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Melissa Laurie, Chris Dickson and Jane Fender-Allison of CMS explain the legal background to what happens in the event of Covid-19 causing disruption to the supply chain, scrutinising several key forms of force majeure provisions. This story is only available to subscribers to the printed edition of Construction Law. If you have a subscription please … Read more
Cecily Davis of Fieldfisher says bonds will be scrutinised more closely than ever in the Covid-19 world and analyses the implications of a court case which is a useful reminder of the distinction between on demand and conditional bonds. This story is only available to subscribers to the printed edition of Construction Law. If you … Read more
New guidance on contractual issues caused by coronavirus has been published by Build UK and law firm Wedlake Bell, setting out key general considerations as well as implications for JCT and NEC contracts. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account … Read more
Covid-19 is a disaster whose ramifications – social, economic and legal – will not become properly clear for years, but its impact is being immediately felt across communities and industries. Construction is at the centre of events with confusion as we went to press with this new newsletter service over whether sites could or should … Read more
Construction suppliers at risk of insolvency due to coronavirus should continue to be paid by contracting authorities even if service delivery is disrupted or temporarily suspended, the Government has urged. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you … Read more
Construction companies have been left with a lack of clarity over whether or not to keep building sites open following the Government’s call for all except designated key workers to stay at home, according to industry experts. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your … Read more
Construction disputes are set to be impacted by the recommendations of a report on factual witness evidence in trials, write guest editors Akin Akinbode and Tracey Summerell of Dentons LLP in the latest edition of Construction Law. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your … Read more
Editor’s comment High speed vanity? Editor Nick Barrett asks in the wake of yet another report critical of HS2, whether the UK is in danger of buying another expensive lesson in how not to procure infrastructure, which it will ignore like all the others. News Our regular construction law and procurement news round up includes … Read more
Our regular analysis of the court cases most relevant to construction comes from Andrew Croft and Ben Spannuth of Beale & Company Solicitors LLP who focus on a decision that helps clarify the circumstances in which practical completion will be awarded; and one which is an example of the courts enforcing a commercial agreement between … Read more
Cecily Davis of Fieldfisher analyses the 2017 FIDIC Silver Book, the most used contract internationally for major infrastructure projects, asking whether the strong recommendation that its risk/reward balance between parties should not be changed is being observed. This story is only available to subscribers to the printed edition of Construction Law. If you have a … Read more