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The Prime Minister's Office has announced that the Prime Minister will meet mayors from across England on 4 June 2026 to discuss housing,...
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has published an updated Note to Parties and Arbitral Tribunals on the Conduct of ICC Arbitration. The...
This week’s edition of Construction weekly highlights includes Scottish Government guidance on implementation of the Compliance Plan Approach (CPA)...
The Welsh Government has published a technical note providing guidance to owners of premises with on-site renewable electricity generation and battery...
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...
Letter to developer client at the start of development projectTo: [insert client name and address]Date: [insert date]Dear [contact name][Project name/Address]Thank you for instructing us in relation to [description of project and address].So that we have as much information as possible at the outset
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin
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