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Key Legal and Industry Changes Shaping the Construction Sector in 2026 and Beyond (Part 2)
February 2026Part 1 of our report outlined how the UK construction sector continues to evolve, including as a result of new and anticipated new legal and commercial developments and shifting market dynamics. For construction professionals and businesses, navigating these changes will be important, not only for ensuring compliance with regulatory or client requirements but also in… Read More >
Key Legal and Industry Changes Shaping the Construction Sector in 2026 (Part 1)
February 2026Although the UK construction sector displayed pockets of greater stability in 2025, the last year delivered key legal, regulatory and market developments that should not be overlooked. Staying ahead of these shifts is essential for compliance and will help to inform competitive tendering strategies, effective contract positions and to also protect project outcomes. In this… Read More >
The Rapid Rise of Data Centres – Opportunities and Risks for the UK Construction Industry
December 2025Global spending on data centres is projected to approach USD $3 trillion by 2028, with the U.S. alone accounting for more than half of that growth[1]. In the UK, there are currently an estimated 477 data centres, with this number set to jump by 100 within the next five years. The largest facility, located in… Read More >
New ARB Code – What Architects Need to Know
October 2025The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has recently published a significantly updated Architects Code of Conduct and Practice, which came into force on 1 September 2025. The new Code represents the most significant reform to the regulatory framework in over a decade, replacing the 2017 Code and marking a decisive shift in how professional standards for… Read More >
RICS launches consultation on changes to the Homes Survey Standard
August 2025On 19 August 2025, RICS announced a public consultation (“the Consultation”) on proposed updates to the RICS Homes Survey Standard (“the Standard”). The Standard sets out a framework for RICS members and regulated firms to follow when carrying out residential property surveys across the UK. This aims to ensure that high-quality standards are met consistently.… Read More >
Government updates Remediation Acceleration Plan – July 2025
July 2025On 17 July 2025, the Government published an update to its Remediation Acceleration Plan (RAP), which we first covered following its launch in December 2024 here. The RAP is designed to speed up the identification and remediation of unsafe cladding on high-rise residential buildings (HRBs) in England. This update reaffirms this objective and outlines new… Read More >
The nature of nuclear projects: complex, disaggregated, and high-stakes
July 2025Even amongst mega projects, nuclear power projects tend to stand apart. They are perhaps the most ambitious, costly and technically challenging in the modern world. As a result of this, a single turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract is not always feasible or desirable, and projects may instead be disaggregated into several major work… Read More >
Ignorance of a state of affairs is not sufficient for section 6(4): GGHB v Multiplex & Ors
July 2025Prescription remains a very hot topic and in this article we look at the Court of Session’s approach to the application of Section 6(4) and the evidence relied upon by Greater Glasgow Health Board (“GGHB”) in seeking to postpone the prescriptive period. This recent decision is important for both Insurer / Insured clients as prescription… Read More >
UK Government announces its new 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy – good news for the industry?
July 2025The UK Government has now published its 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy designed to provide long-term stability and drive economic growth. Covering everything from nuclear fusion to digital connectivity, transport, construction, social housing, schools and jobs it is an ambitious long-term programme backed by at least £725 billion of government funding over the next decade. It… Read More >
Procurement After Grenfell: Excluding bidders for misconduct
June 2025The tragedy at Grenfell Tower was not only a human catastrophe but a systemic failure of regulatory oversight, construction standards, and public procurement processes. While much has been written about the fire safety breaches involved, one lesson remains insufficiently explored: how procurement failures contributed to the conditions that allowed such a disaster to occur. This… Read More >