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This week’s edition of Construction weekly highlights includes the Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR’s) introduction of the external remediation...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has launched a consultation proposing amendments to the submission and approval of...
Construction analysis: The court refused to grant strike out or summary judgment on the assignment issue because the Claimant/Applicant, Crestline...
The Welsh Government has updated Approved Documents F and L to provide guidance on complying with the Building Regulations 2010, SI 2010/2214 in Wales...
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 Reply and further submissions in an adjudicationThis Practice Note considers:•the entitlement to submit further submissions in an adjudication beyond the Response (typically known as the Reply > Rejoinder > Surrejoinder etc)•the contents and form of such submissions, and practical
Breach of natural justice in adjudicationPrinciples of natural justiceIf an adjudicator breaches the rules of natural justice during the adjudication then the decision may be a nullity if the breach is serious.There are three well-known facets to the principle of natural justice:•no one should be a
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
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