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The meaning of ‘damage’

Insurance expert John D Wright of JD Risk Associates explains what insurance policies mean when they mention ‘damage’. Not all damage will be insured, and defects that do not give rise to physical loss or damage might not be either.

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Beware of the budget

Vijay Bange of Trowers & Hamlins looks at how the new costs management regime has been working in practice in its first few months. A recent case sheds light on what the future is likely to hold.

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Practical tendering guidance from JCT

Russell Kostulin of Pinsent Masons outlines the main points of the JCT’s Tendering Practice Note 2012 which he finds, despite some shortfalls when dealing with quality issues, to be a comprehensive and practical guide for use during any JCT tendering procedure.

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PF2 makes uncertain progress

Robert Franklin and Rachel Chaplin of Clyde & Co review progress so far in introducing a new private finance model, PF2. Government is taking its time with the documentation of a funding model still burdened by association with the discredited PFI.

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Our contracts monitor Michael Phipps, Principal of Thurston Consultants, casts his eye over some appendices to the JCT Practice Note Tendering 2012, including model forms of the invitation to tender and the tender itself.

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Reports from the courts: October 2013

Our regular round up of the court decisions of most interest to construction comes from Andrew Croft and Will Buckby of Beale and Company who focus on a case highlighting the risks to consultants of issuing certificates without due care; and a maritime dispute with analogous lessons for the use of on demand bonds in construction.

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State of play table 185

This table, prepared by Clyde & Co, provides a regularly amended guide to new and proposed legislation that will affect the construction industry. In addition to EU Directives and UK legislation, the table includes notes highlighting discussion papers issued by both government and non-government organisations, and commentary on the latest developments.

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Investing in Britain’s future

Following on from both the 2013 Budget and Spending Round, the ‘Investing in Britain’s Future’ report further outlines the current government’s long term project of improving Britain’s infrastructure, frequently citing the UK’s infrastructural inadequacy compared to both our foreign peers and Victorian ancestors.

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Limited opportunities

In our latest alternative dispute resolution series article Paul Morgan of Clyde & Co examines the implications of a Technology and Construction Court decision for questions of limitations of action and adjudicator’s decisions.

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Insurance claims – finding the cause

Insurance expert John D Wright of JD Risk Associates explains that establishing cause is key to a successful insurance claim. Watch the precise wording used in policies, he advises.

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