Construction Law

An imperfectly expert system

11th August 20161st January 2015

Shock headlines about a report late last year ran along the lines of ‘Lawyers push experts to favour clients.’

Rocky road to revolution ahead

3rd August 20162nd December 2014

Prime Minister David Cameron’s recent pledge of a ‘roads revolution’ was a welcome sign that the government has woken up to the need to replace and improve much of the UK’s infrastructure.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has launched two new building contracts designed to be used in conjunction with its Architects’ Appointment Agreements for Small Projects (domestic and concise forms).

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New arbitration rules

3rd August 20162nd December 2014

The first new London Court of Arbitration (LCIA) rules since 1998 came into force from 1 October, with changes affecting most of the articles following a comprehensive revision process.

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Dispute resolution one stop shop

3rd August 20162nd December 2014

The world’s first specialist centre for the mediation of international commercial disputes – the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) – has been launched.

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News in brief: December 2014

3rd August 20162nd December 2014

The Scottish government says the number of public-sector contract awards being won by home companies through its Public Contracts Scotland online portal has more than doubled to over 12,000 in two years.

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Legal terms explained: Concurrent delay

3rd August 20162nd December 2014

This is where a period of delay to completion of a project is caused by two or more factors, one of which is the contractor’s responsibility and one of which is the employer’s responsibility.

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Raising standards: how to write a standard form contract

3rd August 20162nd December 2014

Francis Ho of Olswangs, a joint author of the CIOB’s Complex Projects Contract suite, asks why standard form contracts remain so popular. Keeping them up to date and relevant is a time consuming but essential business, he says.

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State of play table 195

3rd August 20162nd December 2014

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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European Commission approves UK revised plans to support Hinkley Point nuclear power plant

3rd August 20162nd December 2014

On 8 October 2014, the European Commission announced that it has decided, under the EU state aid rules, to approve revised UK plans to subsidise the construction and operation of the new Hinkley Point nuclear power plant.

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