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Lexis®PSL Construction weekly highlights—19 November 2015

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Published on: 19 November 2015

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Welcome to the weekly Construction highlights from the Lexis®PSL Construction team for the week ending 19 November 2015. This week’s edition of Construction highlights includes a review of the impact of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 on the construction industry, and details of the new electronic working pilot scheme in the TCC. It also includes ‘In Brief’ analysis of a case relating to ground conditions (Van Oord v Allseas) and a summary judgment application regarding variations agreed by email (Seeney v Gleeson), as well as the latest construction industry news and analysis from other practice areas of interest to Construction practitioners.

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