Government promises more joined up approach to infrastructure investment

A raft of recent initiatives look like they represent a serious attempt to confront challenges to adequate and efficient infrastructure investment and delivery that have bedevilled the UK for many years, Nick Barrett reports.

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Construction Law Guide to: Price and Payment

The latest in our CL Guides series comes from Clare Rushton of DLA Piper LLP who explains how contracts deal with the the essential matters of price and payment.

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Supreme Court clarifies Building Safety liability issues

Stephanie Geesink, Counsel, and Dom Turner-Harriss of Watson Farley & Williams LLP analyse the landmark ruling from the Supreme Court that clarifies significant issues regarding liability for building safety defects. The decision highlights the potential liability that can arise many years after project completion.

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The Construction Act payment regime: what about the VAT?

Matthew Thorne and Caroline Ziebart of 4 Pump Court examine a court decision with important implications for the industry’s payment regime. They argue that it creates a situation not required by the Construction Act and that it should be reversed.

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Steering complex hospital builds to completion

Andrew Drennan of Alvarez & Marsal Disputes’ London office and Haris Katostaras of Alvarez & Marsal Disputes and Investigations in Athens, share their experiences of what causes such a high incidence of delays and disputes on hospital projects. Key strategies to mitigate the problems are suggested.

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Pros and Cons in Employer’s Liability Insurance

Insurance expert John D Wright of JD Risk Associates reviews the development of employer’s liability insurance over the past century. Despite efforts to minimise the dangers of injuries at work, the incidence of claims continues to rise, especially in construction.

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Approaches to choosing a dispute resolution forum

In our latest ADR series article Tracey Summerell and George Harris-Rowe of Dentons UK and Middle East LLP report from a recent disputes conference in London.

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Legal terms explained; Emergency arbitration and construction disputes

Emergency arbitration typically refers to an arbitral procedure that involves the appointment of an emergency arbitrator (EA), allowing a party to obtain urgent relief before the constitution of a tribunal, without needing to seek assistance from the national courts.

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Review calls for HS2 reset

Government has promised to implement all the recommendations of the Stewart review into how government and the Department for Transport deliver major projects.

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Consultation opens on procurement reforms

The Cabinet Office has opened consultation on procurement reform proposals that will make creation of high quality British jobs and boosting skills in local communities key requirements for companies to win contracts for major infrastructure projects.

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