Early warning and early resolution

A technology platform based early warning system for spotting potential disputes and resolving them before they have time to fester – science fiction? Martin Burns, Head of Alternative Dispute Resolution Research and Development at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Edward Moore, Chief Executive of ResoLex, insist it is fact and will be available this year. 

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The new rules on tendering for concession contracts

Nick Pimlott and Alexandra Hackney of Fieldfisher examine new rules for tendering concession contracts that represent a regulatory sea change. The risk of legal challenges has risen, they warn.

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The CDM Regulations one year on

The industry has had a year to get to grips with the revised CDM Regulations. Jane Miles of Dentons reviews the key issues that have arisen over the year and suggests how they can be dealt with.

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What makes a process plant contract different?

Simon Colegate of Weightmans reviews what it is about process plant contracts that makes them different from construction contracts. Hybrids of the two create problems, as he explains.

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It’s not fair

Sean Brannigan QC and Claire Packman of 4 Pump Court analyse recent cases to ask if construction contracts can still be subject to the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977. If even some of a party’s standard terms are incorporated, the answer could be yes.

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Professional indemnity – design and build option

Insurance expert John D Wright of JD Risk Associates explains the market for professional indemnity cover for design and build contracts. Contractors need additional clauses to ensure they are properly protected, he warns.

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The severability of adjudication decisions

In our latest alternative dispute resolution series article Alex Gandhi and Rachel Chaplin of Clyde & Co examine a recent judgment that extends the principle of severability of an adjudicator’s decision.

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July issue available soon

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Losing bidder wins compensation claim

Northern Ireland’s Department for Regional Development breached public contract regulations in rejecting a tender from contractor FP McCann for a motorway contract, a High Court judge has ruled.

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