BIM – the insurance implications

Government policy has sent the construction industry in fast pursuit of its latest holy grail, Building Information Modelling. Insurance expert John D Wright examines the insurance implications.

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HSE spot checks – what to do?

Anne Davies of Withers explains what companies can expect when they receive a surprise visit on a site from health and safety inspectors, and what to do if any breaches of the law are found.

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Setting aside an expert determination

In our latest alternative dispute resolution series article Christopher Leadbetter of Clyde & Co reports on a rare example of an expert determination being challenged in the courts.

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Tidal wave of work might overturn the boat

Contractor insolvency is a perennial problem in the construction industry and the topic generates a regular flow of articles for CL, such as one by Ebony Alleyne on p 17 of this issue. Many contractors may still be tendering at negative margins and could possibly be just one major dispute away from the brink, she warns.

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Contract management under fire

The capability of the civil service to procure and manage large scale commercial contracts has been challenged again, this time by a report from the government’s spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO).

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Project risk rising

Nobody in central government is responsible for overseeing major projects at a strategic whole-of-government level and the level of risk from projects going wrong is increasing, says the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in a report on the government’s Major Projects Authority (MPA).

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Arbitrations pass peak

The level of arbitrations heard at the London Court of International Arbitration has passed the level of the peak of the financial crisis in 2009.

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News in brief: October 2014

Corporate manslaughter charges have been laid against Baldwins Crane Hire following the death of a crane driver in an accident in 2001.

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Legal terms explained: Acceleration

Acceleration is a term often used both by parties in construction projects, but there can be questions as to how it operates in practice and how, and to what extent, payment may be due for what are regarded as measures taken in order to accelerate works.

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Reliance letters may be here to stay

Guest editor Steve Timbs, Executive Director of CBRE Building Consultancy, bemoans the recent rise in client demands for reliance letters demanding excessive levels of professional indemnity cover. They seem to be here to stay, he warns.

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