Infrastructure projects

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Infrastructure is a broad term which can encompass a wide range of sectors and types of projects, ranging from schools, hospitals, roads and railway lines to wind, waste and water projects, oil and gas facilities, pipelines and processing plants. These may be domestic UK projects or international projects.

Infrastructure projects can frequently be high value and complex and the parties will need to understand, and ensure that the contractual arrangements provide for, the commercial, strategic, technical, geographical and political factors involved in such projects and the associated risks.

Due to the broad spectrum of issues involved, infrastructure projects will often involve lawyers from a number of practice areas including construction, projects, corporate and banking.

For guidance on energy projects, see: Energy projects for construction lawyers—overview.

Parties

The parties involved in an infrastructure project will vary depending on a variety of factors (including the type of project, its location and the form of procurement) but they might typically include the

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This week’s edition of Construction weekly highlights includes the release of the latest Building Safety Regulator (BSR) statistics on higher-risk building applications, publication by the British Standards Institution (BSI) of PAS 2000:2026 on construction product safety and due diligence, the release of the first contracts in the Scottish Building Contracts Committee (SBCC)’s 2024 suite, a case in which the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) refused to grant strike-out and summary judgment in a dispute concerning a claim under a bond and the validity and effect of an assignment (Crestline v Euroins), guidance from the National House Building Council (NHBC) on ground gas risks for residential developers, the British Property Federation (BPF)’s response to scrutiny of the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, and an MHCLG report examining barriers to small and medium enterprise (SME) engagement in the construction products sector.

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Building Safety Regulator rejects remedial scheme leading to split trial (Woodland Court v RCGM Ltd & Others)

Construction analysis: This claimants, referred to collectively as Woodland, applied to adjourn the trial of this matter from June 2026 to June 2027 due to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) rejecting the claimants’ proposed remedial scheme. The application was opposed by the first, fourth and fifth Defendants, with the other defendants remaining neutral. The property at the centre of this case is a ‘Higher-Risk Building’ (HRB) within the meaning of section 120D of the Building Act 1984. The BSR’s rejection of the proposed remedial scheme meant the claimants’ case on quantum was uncertain, hence the request for adjournment. After consideration, the court refused Woodland’s application to adjourn the entirety of the proceedings. Instead the trial will be split, with issues relating to liability to be heard at the original hearing in June 2026, with issues relating to quantum to be dealt with later. Written by Oli Worth, partner and Lucy Day, associate at Archor LLP.

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