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Navigating digital risks in construction: key insights from our 2026 roundtable
April 2026The construction sector is undergoing rapid transformation as digital technologies, particularly AI, develop at an extraordinary speed. Recent industry reports such as the NBS Digital Construction Report 2025 (see this note) and the RIBA AI Report 2025 (see this note), reflect this shift with more than two in five construction professionals now utilising AI in… Read More >
AI Hallucinations: Why Human Review is not Optional
April 2026Generative AI tools are rapidly changing the way we work and can be profoundly useful. However, their tendency to invent facts, quotes or citations that never existed is well reported. Recent high profile matters show how easily “hallucinations” can appear in external outputs produced by well respected professionals. This can result in real reputational, legal… Read More >
Refusing to Mediate – Further TCC Guidance on Costs in Professional Negligence Claims
April 2026In MJS Projects (March) Limited v RPS Consulting Services Limited [2026] EWHC 884 (TCC)¹, the Technology and Construction Court refused to depart from the usual costs order following the dismissal of a professional negligence claim against consulting engineers. The claimant (MJS) had argued that RPS should be deprived of its costs due to an alleged… Read More >
The New Hospital Programme Reset: What’s Changed?
April 2026The New Hospital Programme was originally presented as a plan to deliver 40 new hospitals by 2030. However, a review commissioned by the Government following the July 2024 General Election and conducted by the Department of Health and Social Care revealed significant funding gaps and delays within the Programme. The review’s findings were published in… Read More >
In Competition… Competition & Public Procurement Law: March 2026 Update
April 2026Welcome to the eighth edition of In Competition. March 2026 was a high-impact month for UK competition enforcement and public procurement policy. The CMA combined expansive consumer protection interventions with traditional antitrust enforcement, while procurement reforms continued to reposition public spending as a lever for industrial and social policy. At EU level, the courts delivered… Read More >
Adjudication in Ontario: Striking the Right Balance Between Process and Substance
April 2026When Ontario amended the Construction Act to include adjudication, the goal was clear: faster, binding resolution of payment disputes to keep projects moving. Adjudication was always intended to be a streamlined alternative to litigation and arbitration; in practice, however, many in the industry have raised concerns that the process is becoming increasingly weighed down by… Read More >
Irish infrastructure 2026 – 2035: A decade of opportunities
April 2026Recent capital expenditure plans in Ireland will be of interest to international consultants and contractors seeking opportunities in the next 10 years. In Q3 of 2025, the Irish Government published its updated National Development Plan (NDP), which set out the largest capital investment in the State’s history, of over €275 billion. In addition, in Q4… Read More >
AI in insurance: rethinking liability, coverage and risk allocation
April 2026An introductory note to a series of articles looking at how the market will respond to the evolving risks and opportunities of AI. Insurers, and the organisations they insure, are increasingly relying on AI‑enabled systems as part of everyday processes. As adoption grows, insurers are being forced to reconsider coverage, exclusions and how AI‑related risks… Read More >
Canada’s “Build Communities Strong Fund” now live
April 2026On 7 April 2026, the Government of Canada officially launched the Build Communities Strong Fund (“BCSF”). Announced in Budget 2025, backed by substantial federal investment, and tied to broader legislative reforms, the BCSF will provide CAD $51 billion over 10 years, starting in 2026-27 and CAD $3 billion per year ongoing via three streams of… Read More >
Part two: how rapid data centre expansion is testing the UK’s planning and infrastructure regime – environmental constraints
April 2026In part one of our three-part series, we explored how the rapid expansion of data centre development is stretching the UK’s planning system and exposing structural weaknesses in long‑established planning frameworks. In part two, we turn to the environmental constraints increasingly shaping whether, where and how data centre projects can proceed. While these facilities are… Read More >