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Securing London’s status as a world leading arbitral seat: The Arbitration Act 2025
June 2025Arbitration is an alternative to litigation and provides the parties within a binding means of resolving domestic or international dispute through an effective, confidential and impartial process. It is a creature of contract and requires all parties to enter into an arbitration agreement or incorporate a contractual arbitration clause. Arbitration is estimated to be worth… Read More >
Grounded Before Takeoff: The Legal Turbulence Of Airport Project Delays
June 2025Airport construction projects in the Middle East are among some of the most complex and high-stakes infrastructure developments in the world. Driven by ambitious national development plans, rapid population growth and the strategic importance of aviation hubs, these projects often involve multi-billion-dollar investments and tight delivery timelines. They also involve a web of stakeholders, tight… Read More >
Construction and the circular economy
June 2025The construction industry sits at the crossroads of rapid urbanisation and the urgent demand for more sustainable, resource-efficient practices. With buildings accounting for 50% of resource extraction and 35% of waste within the EU[1], the construction sector has become a primary focus of the EU’s green transition. At the centre of this agenda is the… Read More >
JCT Target Cost Contract revealed next week
June 2025Next week sees the long-awaited publication of the JCT Target Cost Contract (2024 Edition). This is the JCT’s first foray into target cost contracting and at the very least an interesting sign of the times in the UK construction market. The contracts have been introduced in response to demand for a target cost option and… Read More >
Holdback liens clarified: BC Court of Appeal reaffirms Builders Lien Act protections in Kingdom Langley decision
June 2025The British Columbia Court of Appeal’s decision in Kingdom Langley Project Limited Partnership v. WQC Mechanical Ltd., 2025 BCCA 169 (“Kingdom Langley”) provides important clarification on the operation of holdback liens and security orders under the Builders Lien Act, SBC 1997, c. 45 (“BLA”). The ruling underscores the importance for construction stakeholders in BC to… Read More >
A framework for rebuilding Canada
June 2025Following the recent Canadian federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a bold vision to rebuild Canada through transformative infrastructure initiatives. Andrés Durán and Ben Spannuth previously examined the vision for “one Canadian economy”, accessed here. Here we explore the framework supporting that vision which has developed to date. First Ministers’ Meeting On 2 June… Read More >
Steps towards making the built environment safer – a look at recent Government activity to shape the future
June 2025The start of the 2025/2026 financial year coincided with numerous consultations closing. These provide an insight into the changes and initiatives that may impact the built environment following the Government’s Response to the Grenfell Inquiry. This article considers the recent consultations and discusses the possible changes that could be seen in the industry in due… Read More >
New judicial guidance on Building Liability Orders and Information Orders
May 2025Following the release of Beale & Co’s recent Building Safety Act 2022 case law round-up summary (available here), Michael O’Brien and Cameron Baker take a deeper look at the decision of BDW Trading Limited -v- Ardmore Construction Limited & Others[1] from the Technology and Construction Court (“TCC”), which determined an application for an information order… Read More >
With great power comes great responsibility – managing risk on data centre projects
May 2025In January 2025, OpenAI announced The Stargate Project (‘Stargate’), a new company with intentions to invest $500 billion building new AI infrastructure in the United States over the next four years.[1] President Trump has described it as ‘the largest AI infrastructure project by far in history’. Earlier this month, it was confirmed that construction is… Read More >
Workplace Relations Commission Annual Report 2024
May 2025On 24 April 2025, the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) published its Annual Report for 2024.The Report provides a wide-ranging insight into the current state of workplace regulation and industrial relations in Ireland. As the primary statutory body responsible for promoting good workplace relations and ensuring compliance with employment law, the WRC’s role has never been… Read More >