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CDM Regulations 2015 – Briefing Note
November 2015The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (“CDM Regulations 2015”) came into force on 6 April 2015, having a significant impact on how health and safety risks must be managed in design, introducing a new Principal Designer role. The transitional deadline of 6 October 2015 for appointing a Principal Designer if a CDM Co-ordinator was… Read More >
National Infrastructure Commission unveiled to “shake Britain out of its inertia on infrastructure”
November 2015The Government has recently launched an independent National Infrastructure Commission (the “NIC”) and pledged £100bn on infrastructure spending. In this article Will Buckby and Simii Sivapalan discuss the impact of the infrastructure spending and the part the NIC will play. Please click on the link below to read the full article.
A 10 Year Stretch
October 2015Those working in the Middle East should be aware of ‘decennial liability’, which makes you liable for problems with a building for up to a decade after completion.
Reports from the Courts – October 2015
October 2015Andrew Croft and Simii Sivapalan present our regular round up of the court cases of most interest to construction, including the first Supreme Court ruling affecting adjudication; and a Scottish Court of Session decision giving guidance on the incorporation of documents into a construction contract. This article was first published by Construction Law October 2015.
Reports from the Courts – August / September 2015
September 2015Our regular round up of court cases of most interest to construction comes from Simmi Sivapalan and Andrew Croft, including a ruling involving a FIDIC contract; and another involving a consideration of an NEC3 contract.
CDM 2015 transitional provisions – are you ready?
September 2015The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (“CDM 2015”), which came into force on 6 April 2015, included transitional provisions regarding the appointment of a Principal Designer. These transitional provisions come to an end on 6 October 2015 – are you ready? Please click on the link below to read the full article.
Network Rail: a pull on the purse strings
September 2015In 2014, Network Rail promised a £38.5bn five year infrastructure spending plan. But only a year later, the programme is facing criticism due to a catalogue of “unacceptable problems”, including spiralling costs and missed targets.
Facing highways challenges together
September 2015Beale & Company associate, Ben Mullard, sees a challenging future for Highways England – and its supply chain – as the newly formed organisation introduces new procurement routes. Much hope is being pinned on the Collaborative Delivery Framework, but is it up to the task? This article was first published in the August/September edition of… Read More >
ACE publishes Amendment Sheet covering CDM 2015
September 2015The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (“ACE”) has published an amendment sheet (“Amendment Sheet”) for the ACE Agreements 2009 Edition, Second Revision covering the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (“CDM 2015”) which came into force on 6 April 2015. For a copy of the Amendment Sheet, click here. The amendments all concern the Schedules… Read More >
When does a claim against an insured company fall within the provisions of Section 62 of the Civil Liability Act, 1961?
August 2015The recent High Court judgment of Mr Justice Gilligan in Murphy v Allianz plc has provided further clarity on the circumstances to which Section 62 of the Civil Liability Act, 1961 (“CLA”) will apply. Read more in our article below.