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FCA moves to simplify climate related disclosures and tackle Greenwashing
September 2025The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has announced plans to simplify climate-related disclosures and curb greenwashing. With sustainable investment products and environmentally responsible branding on the rise, concerns remain that not all claims are genuine. The FCA aims to boost transparency so investors and consumers can distinguish between genuine sustainability efforts and misleading marketing. What greenwashing… Read More >
Modular Nuclear Reactors: Contracting, Regulatory Risks, and Dispute Avoidance in a Transforming Energy Sector
September 2025As countries transition away from carbon-intensive energy sources, Modular Nuclear Reactors (MNRs) which include Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), are emerging as a central feature of next-generation energy infrastructure. These compact, factory-fabricated systems promise enhanced safety, efficiency, and deployment flexibility, but these benefits do not come without challenges. The legal and contractual frameworks supporting these projects… Read More >
Refresher for Canadian Construction Companies: Recent Changes to CCDC Contracts
September 2025The Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) is a national organisation that develops, produces, and reviews standard construction contracts, forms, and guidelines used in the Canadian construction industry. The CCDC recently introduced several key updates in the 2025 versions of CCDC contracts, especially CCDC 5A, 5B, and 17, to reflect evolving industry practices and new legal… Read More >
Part one – An update on the Gateways process: is this time for change?
September 2025The Gateway processes for higher-risk buildings in England have recently received a significant amount of media and industry attention. In this article, we delve into the Gateways and the recently announced changes to them (as well as new guidance released to assist those engaging in the process), and provide practical tips to help parties protect… Read More >
Summary judgment not awarded in favour of the Claimant party due to false statement on RICS nomination form
September 2025In RNJM Limited v Purpose Social Homes Limited [2025] EWHC 2224, HHJ Kelly sitting in the Technology and Construction Court considered an application for summary judgment to enforce an Adjudicator’s decision. The Responding Party to the adjudication sought to resist enforcement on the grounds that the Adjudicator had been incorrectly appointed and so did not… Read More >
Global vantage: Arbitration – Mediation – Arbitration: A new method of ADR
September 2025Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) methods are important for resolving disputes in construction projects. The Arb-Med-Arb process offers a hybrid dispute resolution process, combining arbitration and mediation in a structured sequence. Arb-Med-Arb has gained traction since its recent promotion in Singapore. The process is designed to blend the strengths of both arbitration and mediation, seeking to… Read More >
Enforcing adjudicators’ awards in Irish construction contracts
September 2025The Construction Contracts Act 2013 (the “CCA 2013”), which came into effect on 25 July 2016, marked a pivotal shift in how payment disputes in construction projects are resolved in Ireland. For the first time, parties to construction contracts were given a statutory right to refer payment disputes to adjudication, with a legally binding decision… Read More >
‘IN COMPETITION’… COMPETITION & PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW: AUGUST 2025 UPDATE
September 2025Welcome to the second of our regular updates on developments in the field of antitrust and government contracting. We have included those which we think will be of most interest and relevance to readers. Antitrust highlights 23 July 2025 – SMS designations proposed for Apple and Google (mobile ecosystems) The CMA has proposed giving Strategic… Read More >
CMA phase 1 clearance: Aviva’s acquisition of DLG poses no SLC risk
September 2025On 7 August 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published the full text of its Phase 1 clearance decision regarding the anticipated acquisition of Direct Line Insurance Group Plc (DLG) by Aviva. The CMA concluded that while the acquisition constituted a relevant merger situation under the Enterprise Act 2002[1], it did not give rise… Read More >
RIBA AI Report 2025 reveals how artificial intelligence is transforming architecture and construction
September 2025The use of AI across all industries, including construction, is advancing at an unprecedented pace and reaching into aspects of creativity, judgment, and strategy that were once thought uniquely human. The RIBA AI report 2025 was recently published and provides confirmation that the appetite within the architectural profession to adopt Artificial Intelligence is growing –… Read More >