Product liability – is a building a product?

Insurance expert John D Wright of JD Risk Associates explains product liability risk, which should be of concern to designers and contractors as well as manufacturers of products used on a project.

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Construction disputes – market trends

Vijay Bange of Trowers & Hamlins takes a detailed look at the findings of the recent EC Harris study on construction disputes worldwide. The UK needs to respond to the revelation that failure to administer the contract properly is the most common cause of disputes.

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To withhold or not to withhold

The latest in our alternative dispute resolution series comes from Tia Starey of Clyde & Co who examines a recent court decision reinforcing the principle that attempts to avoid enforcement of adjudicators’ decisions by using set-off arguments will fail.

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State of play table 174

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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Government Construction Strategy one year on

One year following publication by the Cabinet Office of the government Construction Strategy, the Cabinet Office has published four reports on specific aspects of the strategy, including the ‘Government Construction Strategy: One Year On Report and Action Plan Update’ (the Report).

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Legal terms explained: Copyright

Copyright is a property right which subsists in the following descriptions of work; original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works, sound recordings, films and the typographical arrangement of published editions (s 1 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988)).

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Calls for procurement reform

The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has put reform of construction procurement and funding at the heart of a new campaign to convince the government of the case for using the industry to generate economic growth.

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New duty in reform bill

The Scottish government intends to create a Procurement Reform Bill which would establish a national legislative framework for buying goods, works, and services including construction projects, worth some £9,000 million a year.

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Contractors quit public sector

Almost two-thirds of Scottish contractors have abandoned bidding for public sector projects over the past three years because the costs of procurement are to high, says a report from the Scottish Building Federation (SBF).

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News in Brief: October 2012

The All Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment has called for a public sector ‘procurement revolution’ in a report ‘A better deal for public building’.

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