Getting to know your own contract

In our latest alternative dispute resolution series article Tim Axtmann of Clyde & Co warns adjudicators that their agreements may upset their rights under late payments legislation.

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Government building safety programme

The government established a building safety programme (BSP) in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, with the aim of ensuring that high rise residential buildings are safe.

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New and proposed legislation: State of play table 224

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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Legal terms explained: Predictive coding

Predictive coding is a software tool that may be used to prioritise the review of documents for disclosure exercises by likelihood of relevance.

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Survey to explore trends in arbitration

Views on the evolution of arbitration are sought for a survey being carried out by law firm White & Case LLP in conjunction with the School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).

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Government seeks views on retention

Seven in ten construction contractors with experience of retentions have suffered delays in receiving payment over the last three years, according to new independent research published by government.

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News in Brief – November 2017

Action is being urged to protect the safety of workers on British construction projects after the second phase of a targeted inspection initiative by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) got under way in October. HSE reports that 43 construction workers were fatally injured in 2015–16, and an estimated ten times that number died from construction-related ill health.

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No end in sight to procurement woes

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) had barely started to recover from the severe mauling it was given in March by the High Court over the Magnox fiasco when along comes another shaming investigation into the same events. If anything the latest scrutiny, from the National Audit Office (NAO), is even more damning about government contract negotiating and management skills than the High Court was.

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Inquiry into construction quality launched

The Chartered Institute of Building has launched a call for evidence into construction quality as a response to recent, high profile failings including the Grenfell Tower fire and the closure of 17 schools in Edinburgh.

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