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What next for the Environment Bill?

The Environment Bill 2019-21 (the Bill) was reintroduced into Parliament on 30 January 2020. Intended as a post-Brexit, replacement framework for future environmental legislation, the Bill establishes a statutory basis for the government’s 25 Year Environment Plan and sets out plans to create a new governmental supervisory watchdog, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP).

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Legal terms explained: Set-off

Set-off is a mechanism which enables parties who have financial claims against each other to offset their claims, in order to reduce or eliminate the liability of one party to the other.

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MMC and procurement

Guest Editor Professor David Mosey, King’s College London, argues that adoption of long-term procurement strategies and collaborative call-off contracts arguably offers the best way to deliver successful modern methods of construction investments.

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Reports from the courts: March 2020

Andrew Croft and Ben Spannuth of Beale & Company Solicitors LLP present our regular round up of the court cases of most interest to construction, one of which stands as warning against using Part 8 claims as appeals against adjudication decisions; and another that cautions that payments into court are not equivalent to payment bonds.

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VAT changes threaten small firm survival

Tax policy expert Brian Palmer of AAT warns that changes in the way payments are made to VAT registered subcontractors - making main contractors liable for payments - could drive smaller firms out of business.

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Construction Law Guide to: CIS and the VAT reverse charge

In our latest Guides series article Tom Manley and Lisa O’Gorman of DLA Piper examine the implications of looming changes in construction tax legislation.

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The post Brexit immigration landscape

Gillian McKearney, head of UK Immigration at Fieldfisher, warns that retaining European Union national employees will be key to surviving in the the post Brexit immigration landscape. Employers must be proactive, she advises.

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Adjudication strategy: how can I maximise my prospects?

Oli Macrae of Foot Anstey LLP advises on how to take an effective approach to developing a strategy for an adjudication. Strategic advantages can be gained through adopting appropriate tactics.

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The corporate veil in a construction context

Barristers Chris Bryden and Georgia Whiting, Chambers of Timothy Raggatt QC, 4 King’s Bench Walk, explain why limited liability - shielding directors of failed companies behind the corporate veil, while exposing others to suffering - is a necessary double sided coin.

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The importance of being earnest

In the first of a two part article quantity surveyor Iain Wishart gives a personal view of what he regards as the root cause of construction disputes. The unusual commercial nature of construction contracts is a key issue.

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