No false starts allowed

Vijay Bange of Trowers & Hamlins examines a decision that shows the courts will support parties’ right to lay down in their contracts how they will resolve their disputes. The decision also provides useful guidance on drafting clauses relating to dispute resolution.

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Execution – and how to survive it

Execution is the one common feature to every transaction and the same issues come up time and time again. Jonathan Bowley and George Fisher of Eversheds provide a useful reminder of the basics and some potential pitfalls.

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Developments in arbitration in Scotland

The Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010 came into force in June 2010. Shona Frame of MacRoberts looks at the reported cases on arbitration under the new regime that have given insight into the Scottish court’s approach.

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Construction law in 2014 – a review

The courts were again focussed on issues concerning notice provisions and condition precedent clauses in construction contracts last year, as Adam Latner of Pinsent Masons reports in this review of the highlights of 2014.

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No cause to jump for joy

Our contracts monitor Michael Phipps, Principal of Thurston Consultants, continues his analysis of the JCT Management Building Contract 2011, focusing on termination of contracts in the event of employer insolvency, and other possible termination events.

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Reports from the courts: January 2015

In our latest reports from the courts Andrew Croft and Jennifer Webb of Beale & Company focus on a Scottish court ruling with relevance for adjudication in England; and on a rare example of a dispute under FIDIC contracts coming to the courts.

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Construction features as economy rebalances

On 3 December 2014 the Chancellor delivered his Autumn Statement featuring various measures to address ongoing imbalances in the UK economy. Identifying infrastructure as a key productivity driver, the statement included the following announcements:

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State of play table 196

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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It’s broke, let’s fix it

Guest editor James Bowling of 4 Pump Court says there is a need to reform the way that the courts handle adjudication enforcement when parties may face insolvency. The current system is a mess, but he has a solution.

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