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Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW) has updated its significant infrastructure project (SIP) guidance collection, adding seven guides on...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its response to the consultation on building control charges,...
Construction analysis: In Avanton v LUC, the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) refused a contractor's application to stay execution of a...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has launched its annual remediation supply chain survey to gather insights on market...
What are preliminaries in a construction contract?What are prelims?‘Preliminaries’ in a construction contract, or ‘prelims’, is typically taken to...
What is a variation on a construction project?A variation (sometimes referred to as a change) is an alteration to the scope of work originally...
Time of the essence—construction contractsWhat does time of the essence mean?Where time is 'of the essence' it means that the stated time for...
Product liability insurance for the construction industryThis Practice Note looks at product liability insurance from the perspective of those engaged...
The Notice of AdjudicationA Notice of Adjudication is the first step in commencing an adjudication. This Practice Note sets out what to consider before serving the Notice of Adjudication, why it must be given and what it should contain. It also provides guidance on the timing of the Notice, how it
Differences between adjudication and other forms of dispute resolutionThis Practice Note identifies some of the key differences between adjudication and litigation, arbitration, mediation and expert determination.LitigationAdjudication is a quick method of settling disputes on a provisional interim
Scott Schedules in construction disputesScott Schedules are often very useful in construction disputes. They help to identify the key issues between the parties, and set out for the judge in a single document a summary of the parties’ rival cases on an item-by-item basis.The need for a Scott
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
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