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Changes to RICS Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) arrangements in the UK and Ireland
July 2024The RICS has this month announced its decision to proceed with important amendments to its Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) Requirements and Minimum Approved Wording for regulated firms in the UK and Ireland. The amendments, relating to fire safety and the assessment of external wall fire risk, received broad support during the RICS’s industry consultation, reflecting… Read More >
CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES LANDSCAPE FOR 2024: THE HERE AND NOW AND WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT – SECOND INSTALMENT
July 2024With 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 >
Which Bills survived the 2024 General Election announcement?
May 2024Update on the Arbitration Bill – what you need to know now! The Arbitration Act 1996 (“AA 1996”) applies to arbitrations seated in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland. Arbitration reportedly contributes over £2.5 billion annually to the British economy and the Arbitration Bill, introduced to Parliament in November 2023, aimed to continue this success[1]. Our… Read More >
RIBA Principal Designer’s Guide
May 2024In March 2024 RIBA published a Guide on the role of the Principal Designer, which is especially helpful given the lack of substantive guidance from the government or the Building Safety Regulator. For further information about the Building Safety Act, please see links to our previous articles here and here, and explore our ‘Building a… Read More >
What’s Next for the UK Construction Industry if Labour Prevails?
May 2024Introduction 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 >
Is Pirelli potentially doomed? The Appeal of URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd
May 2024Overview In December 2023, the Supreme Court granted URS Corporation Ltd permission to appeal the earlier Court of Appeal decision in URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 772. The Appeal is listed for early December 2024 before 7 justices. A core question arising is whether the earlier decision in Pirelli General… Read More >
JCT Design & Build 2024: what you need to know
April 2024We hosted a webinar on 25 April looking at the recently published 2024 edition of the JCT Design & Build Contract (“D&B Contract”) and it was great to see so many of you there. For anyone unable to attend and as a reminder, the key points covered were as follows. Summary The latest changes reflect… Read More >
Willmott Dixon v Prater and others – Claim No. HT-2022-000409
March 2024Case Report Building Liability Orders – Important new guidance from the Court Overview: On 21 March 2024, Mrs Justice Jefford delivered an ex tempore Judgment in the Technology and Construction Court on an application brought by various Lindner Group companies regarding Part 20 claims brought by AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Ltd (“AECOM”) for Building… Read More >
REPORTS FROM THE COURTS
March 2024Our regular analysis of court decisions of most interest to construction comes from Andrew Croft, Ben Spannuth and Daniela Miklova who report on a case that reminds parties to comply with contractual notification requirements/payment obligations to avoid prejudicing their right to adjudicate; and a First Tier Tribunal decision that underlines that it has discretion under… Read More >
Construction Disputes Landscape for 2024: The here and now and what to expect next
March 2024As 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 >