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UK Wildfires: Increased Risks for the Construction and Insurance Market
September 2026Wildfires have traditionally been associated with jurisdictions such as Australia, California and parts of Southern Europe rather than the United Kingdom. However, that perception may be changing. In 2025, the UK experienced its most severe wildfire season on record, with approximately 47,800 hectares of land affected. Continued drought conditions and prolonged periods of dry weather… Read More >
ON THEIR LAST LEGS: London Engineering Group to Publish Revised LEG Exclusion Clauses
September 2026Charlie Dee, chairman of the London Engineering Group (“LEG”), a professional forum for insurers and reinsurers of engineering and construction risks, announced in late June that the LEG was working to publish revised versions of the LEG exclusion clauses by the end of summer 2026. The announcement follows a series of recent US judgments which… Read More >
Outer House determines there was no breach of natural justice in Adjudicator’s finding that time is “at large”
September 2026The recent Outer House decision in Entexol Limited v Sked Construction Limited [2026] CSOH 80 emphasises that the Scottish courts remain reluctant to interfere with the interim binding decisions reached by adjudicators. This decision also demonstrates the benefit of obtaining strategic and commercial advice before commencing any form of dispute resolution proceedings. Background The decision… Read More >
One Year Post-Kirwan – O’Shaughnessy v HSE and the Courts’ Approach to Delay
August 2026Twelve months after the Supreme Court’s decision in Kirwan v Connors & Ors[i] (“Kirwan”), its impact on Irish Court procedure remains significant. The judgment replaced the Primor test with a structured, timeline-based framework and signalled a stricter approach to litigation delay. You can find our previous in-depth article on the decision here. A Shift in… Read More >
On their last LEGs: London Engineering Group to publish revised LEG exclusion clauses
August 2026Charlie Dee, chairman of the London Engineering Group (“LEG”), a professional forum for insurers and reinsurers of engineering and construction risks, announced in late June that the LEG was working to publish revised versions of the LEG exclusion clauses by the end of summer 2026. The announcement follows a series of recent US judgments which… Read More >
Professional Indemnity Insurance Update – August 2026
August 2026As we head into the second half of 2026, the construction UK professional indemnity (PI) market continues its “soft” market trend seen over the last couple of years. In the first of our construction PI updates, we provide a roundup of recent decisions in the Courts of England & Wales and trends that we may… Read More >
RIBA AI Report 2026 charts the growing role of artificial intelligence in architectural practice
August 2026Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasingly established part of architectural practice. As we noted in our previous article regarding the RIBA AI Report 2025, last year marked a shift from cautious experimentation towards routine use. The RIBA AI Report 2026 (the Report) shows that this transition has continued at pace. AI is now being… Read More >
TTSJV W.L.L. and Others v Bapco Refining B.S.C. [2026] EWHC 2047 (TCC)
August 2026In refusing an urgent application to restrain a US$484 million bond call, the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) reaffirmed the exceptionally high threshold contractors face when seeking to prevent an employer from exercising its rights under an on-demand performance security arrangement. In the absence of fraud, a “seriously arguable” case of breach of the underlying… Read More >
Affordable Housing Funding Agreements: Key Provisions Not-for-Profits and Charitable Organisations Should Watch For
August 2026Not-for-profit and charitable housing providers accessing government affordable housing funding are often working with far more than a grant: contribution agreements can combine loan-like features, development obligations, and ongoing operating covenants and reporting rights that extend well beyond construction. Below, we set out the provisions that tend to appear across this space, so that boards… Read More >
Nature, climate and risk in NEC’s revised Option X29
August 2026Environmental requirements in construction contracts and governance frameworks are becoming more measurable, commercially significant and enforceable. Infrastructure delivery, maintenance and decommissioning have significant implications for greenhouse gas emissions, resource use, biodiversity and climate resilience, attracting increasing scrutiny from clients, investors, regulators and the wider public. NEC’s 2026 update to Option X29 of the NEC4 suite… Read More >