Has your Final Payment Notice become Conclusive?

Stephanie Geesink, Counsel, and Dom Turner-Harriss of Watson Farley & Williams LLP examine a case that provides guidance on when a Final Payment notice can be challenged. The judgment is vital case law, they argue.

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Alliancing to solve antagonism in public procurement – An Italian perspective

Professor Sara Valaguzza of the University of Milan provides an Italian perspective on what seems to be a worldwide drive towards more collaborative ways of working on construction and engineering projects. In this first part of a two part article, she argues that public contracting authorities and private parties often behave as if they were adversaries from the start, so the construction phase is constantly at risk of becoming a disputes battleground.

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Policy Drafting – an underrated skill

Our insurance expert John D Wright of JD Risk Associates warns against failing to pay attention to the drafting of policies. Could leaving it to juniors, as has often been the case, explain the sheer volume of insurance related court cases, he asks?

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Practical steps for meeting the JCT’s collaboration requirement

Our latest alternative dispute resolution series article comes from Tracey Summerell of Dentons UK & Middle East LLP who looks at the collaborative working aspects of the new JCT 2024 Design and Build contract.

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Legislation state of play table 290

This table, prepared by Alignment Media, 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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Legal terms explained: Serial Adjudication

Serial adjudication refers to the practice whereby two or more disputes, potentially involving related issues, are referred successively to adjudication by the same parties under the same contract. Serial adjudications are not uncommon in the construction industry, where disputes can comprise numerous component parts (for example, a final account dispute that can be carved up into discrete elements).

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Evolving risks and artificial intelligence to impact on standard contracts

The biggest source of disputes relating to construction projects remains project delays, payment issues, and scope of work, according to the latest International Construction Study from CMS and YouGov.

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IPA and NIC to be scrapped by a Labour government

The Labour Party will scrap the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) and National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) if it wins the General Election, and replace them with a new body to be called the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA).

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Government wins landmark remediation legal action

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has won a landmark legal challenge against a freeholder that will force it to fix serious building safety issues in a Stevenage tower block.

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News in Brief: June 2024

The Scottish Parliament has unanimously approved legislation that gives Ministers powers to assesses and remediate buildings with unsafe cladding where consent of the owners has not been provided.

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