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UAE joins Singapore Convention on Mediation
October 2026The United Arab Emirates has acceded to the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, commonly known as the Singapore Convention on Mediation. The accession by the United Arab Emirates was effected on 8 October 2026, becoming the Convention’s twenty-fifth State party. The Convention will enter into force for the UAE on… Read More >
Is AI a product or a service and why does it matter?
October 2026In 1996, the Court of Appeal commented on what must have seemed, at the time, a rather niche point: could software be defined as “goods” under legislation such as the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982? In St Albans City and District Council v International Computers Ltd[1] (“ICL”), ICL had supplied a computer system… Read More >
Preparing for Changes to Employment Legislation – Key implications for the Construction Industry
October 2026The Employment Rights Act 2025 and the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 represent some of the most significant overhauls of UK employment law in recent years. The construction industry faces challenges due to its reliance on complex supply chains, subcontracted labour and flexible workforce arrangements. As implementation dates approach, consultants, contractors, subcontractors/subconsultants, developers… Read More >
The Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill
October 2026On 14 October 2026, the Government published the Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill (the “Remediation Bill”). The Remediation Bill, which was foreshadowed in the King’s Speech earlier this year (see our earlier article here) is a key component of the Government’s Remediation Acceleration Plan, which aims to identify all buildings with unsafe… Read More >
Exclusion Decisions – schools must show their working (The King v Lift Schools)
October 2026The decision is of particular note, being an uncommon instance of the Administrative Court giving a substantive judgment reviewing a school’s decision to permanently exclude a pupil. It provides important clarity on the correct approach to be adopted and should therefore be of significant interest to those involved in making such decisions. This Judicial Review… Read More >
Teasing out claims in the SEND Tribunal: M v Proprietor of an Academy
October 2026Those accustomed to representing parties in claims before the First-Tier Tribunal (Health Education and Social Care) (Special Educational Needs and Disability) will be familiar with the sometimes painstaking exercise of pouring over the claim of an unrepresented party to discover the precise nature of the claims being brought. This recent decision by the Upper Tribunal… Read More >
Limitation of liability clauses in solicitors’ engagement letters since Convergnt, Gordeno and Siem.
October 2026A Limitation of Liability cap in a solicitor’s engagement letter can be an important risk-management tool, but it should not be treated as a standard administrative provision, as recent cases such as Convrgnt Value Engineering v Kennedys Dubai LLP [2026] EWHC 1754, Gordeno v Irwin Mitchell [2026] 4 WLR 49 and Siem v Womble Bond Dickinson [2026] EWHC 1168 confirm..… Read More >
Comingled and Compliant: Construction Act trust obligations after Morin Bros. – Part II
October 2026In Part I of this discussion series we examined the breach of trust regime under the Construction Act, the Morin Bros. decision[1], and offered the reasons for our respectful disagreement to the court’s finding that maintaining a separate trust account is required under the Act. We also reviewed the legislative history set out in Striking… Read More >
Comingled and compliant: Construction Act trust obligations after Morin Bros. – Part I
October 2026Breach of trust is among the most consequential remedies available under the Construction Act. Where a contractor fails to honour its statutory trust obligations, an unpaid supplier may pursue officers and directors personally, bypassing the corporate entity that would otherwise insulate them from liability. Because every contractor who receives funds on account of the contract… Read More >
In Competition… Competition & Public Procurement Law: September 2026 Update
October 2026Welcome to the fourteenth edition of In Competition. September moved the centre of gravity from the authority to the bidder. The Commission proposed a single procurement Regulation built around a European preference that would let buyers restrict participation by origin. The CMA asked Parliament for access to losing bids and then fined named individuals for… Read More >