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Losing bidder wins compensation claim

Northern Ireland’s Department for Regional Development breached public contract regulations in rejecting a tender from contractor FP McCann for a motorway contract, a High Court judge has ruled.

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London a disputes resolution powerhouse

The value of disputes on major projects in the UK has fallen to £17 million from £19 million a year ago, according to the latest Global Construction Disputes survey from Arcadis.

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Framework Alliance Contract

The Association of Consultant Architects (ACA) has published what is said to be the first standard form of Framework Alliance Contract, FAC-1.

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Anti bid rigging online resource

A free e-learning resource to help procurement professionals spot bid rigging has been released by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the Crown Commercial Service.

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Construction sector open to employee mistreatment

The construction sector has been singled out as “particularly problematic” when it comes to upholding workers’ rights following results a new survey commissioned by claims management firm Claims.co.uk.

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Open contracting promised for HS2

Contracts for construction of High Speed 2 will be the first to be fully open to public scrutiny following adoption by the UK government of Open Contracting Data Standards (OCDS).

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Contracts can boost BIM

Research led by the King’s College London Centre of Construction Law has highlighted how construction clients can get more out of Building Information Modelling (BIM) by carefully structuring their procurement and contracting processes to maximize potential benefits.

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Anti-oral variation clauses ruled out

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News in Brief: June 2016

JCT’s contracts revisions get under way with publication of the Minor Works Building Contract 2016 which will be available from 24 June.

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UK commercial mediation market on the rise

A new report by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) has revealed that 10,000 commercial mediations were performed in the UK over the last 12 months, marking a 5% increase on 2014.

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