State of play table 185

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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Investing in Britain’s future

Following on from both the 2013 Budget and Spending Round, the ‘Investing in Britain’s Future’ report further outlines the current government’s long term project of improving Britain’s infrastructure, frequently citing the UK’s infrastructural inadequacy compared to both our foreign peers and Victorian ancestors.

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Management time – easier to recover?

Guest editors Sean Brannigan QC and George Woods of 4 Pump Court argue that the courts will approve claims for recovering the cost of staff time lost in dealing with the consequences of a defendant’s breach. A review of relevant judgments though confirms that detailed evidence will have to be produced.

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Legal terms explained: Claims under the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978

Construction projects will usually involve various parties and in some cases more than one party will be liable for a loss suffered.

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News in Brief: October 2013

Government has trialled a new planning guidance website that consolidates all of the relevant guidance on one site in a slimmed down form as part of the ‘war on red tape’.

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Guide to EU rules minefield

An innovative new guide to the legal maze of European procurement rules governing land and development deals has been produced by the British Property Federation, the Local Government Association and Local Partnerships.

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Schools funding uses PF2

The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has invited tenders for an ‘aggregator’, or fund manager, which would leverage funding to attract investment to the schools building programme.

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New Planning Chamber proposed

Government hopes to end the risk of vital projects being indefinitely postponed by spurious planning appeals by creating a new court to hear judicial review applications.

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Funding needs planning

What is the best way to end decades of floundering, delay and indecision in the planning of the UK’s infrastructure? Few would probably say let’s create a quango to tackle the problem, but that is what has emerged as the main recommendation of the review of UK infrastructure planning by Sir John Armitt.

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Limited opportunities

In our latest alternative dispute resolution series article Paul Morgan of Clyde & Co examines the implications of a Technology and Construction Court decision for questions of limitations of action and adjudicator’s decisions.

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