Challenging times

Our regular alternative dispute resolution article comes from Kirsti Olson and Alex Wendelken-Dickson of Dentons UK and Middle East LLP who look at court attitudes to poorly founded challenges to adjudication decisions.

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Legal terms explained: Uniform rules for demand guarantees

The Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG) are a codified set of contractual rules published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) which govern demand guarantees and counter-guarantees.

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Judicial review process needs to be streamlined, says report

Measures to streamline the judicial review process, reduce the amount of time it takes for legal challenges against projects to move through the courts, and improve the way data on case progress is published have been proposed in an independent report commissioned by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

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High Court supports government’s climate adaptation plans

The High Court has rejected a legal challenge to the government’s climate adaptation plans, ruling that the National Adaptation Programme (NAP) is lawful.

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Judicial review on oil and gas developments hearing in Court of Session

A legal challenge over the decision to give consent to the UK’s largest untapped oil field was heard at the Scottish Court of Session in front of Lord Ericht in November.

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News in Brief December 2024

Consultation has been launched (14 November) on the £7 billion East West Rail scheme to connect Cambridge and Oxford via Bedford, Milton Keynes and Bicester.

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House of Lords hears construction slammed for Grenfell response

Seven years after the Grenfell Tower tragedy in which 72 people lost their lives there is no end in sight to the controversy over who is to blame and who is to pay. The longer this goes on, the more damage is being done to the reputation of an entire industry, in the eyes of the public.

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Cabinet Office launches procurement for £80 billion framework

Construction suppliers have until 13 December to register interest in market engagement for a Cabinet Office seven year framework for some £80 billion of Construction Works and Associated Services including Healthcare and Offsite Solutions.

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Commissioner to be appointed to oversee new transport strategy investment

The Secretary of State for Transport has appointed an expert panel to advise on the Department for Transport’s (DfT) capital investments, alongside announcement of an Integrated National Transport Strategy for England.

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Company fined £1.6 million after lifting sling snapped and killed worker

A contractor has been fined £1.6 million after a 24-year-old man was crushed to death when a lifting sling snapped.

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