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This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a case in which the Outer House of the Court of Session considered whether an...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published Circular 03/2026, announcing a replacement direction issued by the...
The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (DBIST) has announced measures to protect consumers from rogue builders and strengthen the...
Construction analysis: The Outer House of the Court of Session enforced an adjudicator’s award of £113,767 in favour of the pursuer, Entexol. Lord...
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...
Key differences between Scots law and English law for construction lawyersThis Practice Note highlights key differences between the law in Scotland and England from the perspective of an English lawyer practising in the area of Construction law. Terminology differences are not addressed in this
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
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
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
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