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RIBA AI Report 2025 reveals how artificial intelligence is transforming architecture and construction
September 2025The use of AI across all industries, including construction, is advancing at an unprecedented pace and reaching into aspects of creativity, judgment, and strategy that were once thought uniquely human. The RIBA AI report 2025 was recently published and provides confirmation that the appetite within the architectural profession to adopt Artificial Intelligence is growing –… Read More >
Architects Roundtable – June 2025
July 2025On 26 June 2025, Beale & Co partners Andrew Croft, Nathan Penny-Larter, Nathan Modell, and Michael O’Brien had great pleasure in hosting our latest ever-popular Architects’ Roundtable, bringing together senior decision-makers to share their views and experiences on key issues affecting the industry. There was plenty of engagement on the day, demonstrating the relevance and… 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 >
Harnessing AI for safer construction: balancing innovation with regulatory compliance
July 2024Introduction 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 Week Middle East: Leaders in Construction Summit 2023
September 2023We are delighted to be a Bronze sponsor of Construction Week Middle East’s Leaders in Construction Summit 2023. Taking place in Dubai on 20 September, the Summit aims to bring together industry experts to share their insights on the latest trends and technologies that will help drive net-zero strategy and achieve UAE’s Vision 2031. Lyndon… Read More >
The Impact of Innovative Technology in the Construction Industry: Staying Ahead of the Curve
September 2023The construction industry continues to undergo a digital transformation with the integration of innovative technology which is transforming the way construction projects are designed, executed, and managed. In this article Ian Masser and Sophie-Rose Bowen discuss some of the ways that innovative technology is being used in the construction industry and the potential legal issues… Read More >
UK Public Procurement Open frameworks – open field or missed open goal?
July 2023Introduction We have covered the reforms set out in the eagerly awaited Procurement Act 2023 in a number of articles. Those following developments will know that this important landmark legislation will present multifaceted changes to an area of law that had hitherto been shaped by the UK’s membership of the European Union. In its Green… Read More >
BEALE & CO SPONSOR CONSTRUCTION WEEK MIDDLE EAST LEADERS IN CONSTRUCTION SUMMIT 2023
July 2023Beale & Co are delighted to be a Bronze sponsor of Construction Week Middle East Leaders in Construction Summit 2023. Taking place in Dubai on 20 September 2023, the Summit aims to bring together industry experts to share their insights on the latest trends and technologies that will help drive net-zero strategy and achieve UAE’s… Read More >
Great Power, Great Responsibility: Plugging In – Reforming the Electrical Grid Connection Regime in the UK
June 2023A typical power generation project would until fairly recently have comprised construction of a fossil fuel, often gas-fired, power station. That power station would have been constructed on a site convenient for connection to the national electricity transmission grid, near an area of high demand. Nowadays, at least here in the UK, a typical project… Read More >
Temperature still rising: US antitrust backlash continues against insurers’ climate initiatives
May 20231. Introduction In our previous article, we explored the challenges insurers face in achieving cooperative climate action while adhering to competition law compliance. Notably, two leading insurers withdrew from the NetZero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) due to concerns surrounding competition law implications. However, recent developments have raised additional concerns for UK-based businesses regarding antitrust laws and… Read More >