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Harnessing AI for safer construction: balancing innovation with regulatory compliance
Introduction This update summarises the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) current and ongoing approach to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the health and safety industry and, specifically, the construction and consultancy spheres. AI is a natural progression of the modern-day and fast-paced technology driven world that we operate in. The health and safety… Read More >
CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES LANDSCAPE FOR 2024: THE HERE AND NOW AND WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT – SECOND INSTALMENT
With the first half of 2024 behind us, we are looking back at the developments we’ve seen in the construction disputes landscape. This article builds upon our first instalment article published in March 2024. Technology and Construction Court Annual Report: In May 2024, the Technology and Construction Court (the “TCC”) published its Annual Report (“Report”)… Read More >
Labour’s victory: the future of construction, infrastructure and energy under their manifesto
Introduction In the period leading up to the 2024 general election, the prospect of political change was highly anticipated in the UK. This came to fruition as the results confirmed a new political era with Labour coming to power. Building on our previous article What Happens Next for the UK Construction Industry if Labour Prevails?,… Read More >
The potential impact of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 on the residential facilities management market
As reported by Beale & Co’s Kayleigh Rhodes and Antony Smith in their recent article ‘Which Bills survived the 2024 General Election announcement?’, The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (the “Act”) received Royal Assent on 24 May 2024[1]. The Act is the latest (and most likely the last) part of the incumbent Conservative Government’s… Read More >
What’s Next for the UK Construction Industry if Labour Prevails?
Introduction Press reports are anticipating a dramatic shift in the status quo for the next UK general election, with YouGov predicting the Conservatives to only achieve c.19% of the vote[1]. In this article, we consider how the key political battlegrounds in the construction, engineering and infrastructure sectors may play out and how a new Labour… Read More >
Construction Disputes Landscape for 2024: The here and now and what to expect next
As we near the end of the first quarter of this year, Ian Masser and Sophie-Rose Bowen take a look at some of the issues that have impacted the UK construction disputes landscape recently and could shape the industry moving further into 2024. New UK Legislation: The construction industry continues to monitor the impacts of… Read More >
Irish Government approves establishment of defects scheme for Celtic Tiger-era apartments
On 18 January 2023, the Irish Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage received approval to draft legislation supporting the remediation of apartments with fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects constructed between 1991 and 2013. The legislation is intended to provide a statutory basis for the establishment of a remediation scheme aimed at… Read More >
Delivering Excellent Public Works in a Modern Day World: Update to Construction Playbook (September 2022)
The Government’s Construction Playbook, first published on 8 December 2020, sets out how the public sector can get projects and programmes right from the start, building social value into the foundations of the public procurement processes. We are set to see up to £31 billion of contracts across economic and social infrastructure being brought to… Read More >