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NEC and climate change : NEC releases new X29 secondary Option for consultation
April 2022As we have previously reported in our “Beyond Net Zero” series, the built environment sector faces huge challenges in reducing its environmental impact and reaching Net Zero. In a welcomed development, NEC have now released their new X29 secondary Option, reducing the impact of works on climate change, for consultation. The Option X29 has been… Read More >
THE ROADMAP TO 2030; SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE IN INFRASTRUCTURE
October 2021Last month the UK’s Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) published the Transforming Infrastructure Performance (TIP): Roadmap to 2030 (the “Roadmap”) which outlines the government’s vision to drive change, innovation and sustainability in the built environment, alongside the commitment to investing £650bn in the sector over the next decade. The Roadmap includes a Built Environment Model… Read More >
The Mission is Decarbonising Construction: is the industry ready?
October 2021The National Engineering Policy Centre (“NECP”), which includes the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) and is led by the Royal Academy of Engineering, connects policy makers with critical engineering expertise to inform and respond to policy issues of national importance. The NECP advises the Government to help address the long-term global threat posed by… Read More >
ARCHITECTS’ ROUNDTABLE – SEPTEMBER 2021
September 2021On 15 September, Beale & Co were delighted to host its latest Architects’ Roundtable for leading architectural practices. The roundtable provided an opportunity for architects to reflect on the key issues, some new and some prevailing, that are affecting the industry and to debate the challenges of today and the future. The roundtable focussed on… Read More >
Opportunity to help shape the approach to regulation of architects
August 2021On 16 August 2021 the Government published a Call for Evidence in respect of a review of architect regulations. Architects should take note as this provides an opportunity to comment on the way the profession is regulated and hints that significant change to the regime could be afoot. Given the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read More >
IPCC Climate Change Report, a “code-red read” for everyone!
August 2021As pressure begins to grow in the run up to COP26, the United Nations intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has today issued its report on the changes happening to our planet, and the fact that human activity is increasing the risk of irreversible climate change. The UN secretary-general describes it as “code red for… Read More >
All businesses face the growing threat of climate change litigation
July 2021This month’s extreme floods in Germany, Belgium and now China have once more brought sharply into focus the issue of climate change and the growing global acknowledgment that there is a climate crisis. We are sure we would all acknowledge that previously scientists have been hesitant in linking extreme weather events with climate change but… Read More >
Procurement in a changing climate: Government requires carbon reduction plans from bidders
July 2021On 5 June 2021, the UK Government issued a Procurement Policy Notice[1] which will require tenderers for public contracts with a value above £5 million to demonstrate how they will act to reduce their carbon emissions. The PPN is intended to take effect from 30 September 2021. Public procurement is a useful lever to help… Read More >
Cleared for take-off? – Supreme Court breathes new life into plans for Heathrow’s third runway
December 2020In an article earlier this year, we considered the Court of Appeal’s ruling that Heathrow Airport’s plans for a third runway were illegal because no consideration was given to climate change obligations under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (“the Paris Agreement”). It was thought that the ruling could have wide-reaching implications, with the possibility… Read More >
PAYMENT NOTICES AND THE HIGH COURT: PLACEFIRST CONSTRUCTION V CAR CONSTRUCTION
January 2025Introduction Earlier this month, the Manchester High Court made a ruling in Placefirst Construction Ltd v Car Construction (North East) Ltd [2025] EWHC 100 (TCC), addressing the validity of a payment notice and a payless notice in a construction dispute. The decision examines common statutory and contractual provisions and will interest parties to construction contracts… Read More >