This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes an update from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on implementation of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 recommendations, analysis of the House of Lords’ Remediation Bill, MHCLG guidance on fire risk appraisals of external walls, the Scottish Government's latest Cladding Remediation Programme progress report, a Technology and Construction Court (TCC) decision on adjudication enforcement (Danion v IPS Roofing), a further TCC decision on adjudication enforcement arising from a professional negligence claim (Coventry & Warwickshire v Avison Young), the Construction Leadership Council's (CLC) latest construction update, and the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) analysis of the Scottish Government's 2026–31 Programme for Government.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes analysis of the 2024 editions of the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) Design and Build main contract and sub-contract, a case in which the Scottish Sheriff Appeal Court considered whether the contractor was entitled to deduct illiquid sums from interim payments due to the sub-contractor (Realm v ISG), the second set of Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) guidance documents, a new digital form for initiating arbitration proceedings released by the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), and an announcement from HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) that mediation will become compulsory for civil claims with a value less than £10,000.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes Royal Assent of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025, the government’s consultation on major reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, the new infrastructure consent regime under the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 coming into force, together with a second commencement order bringing further powers into effect from March 2026, analysis of emerging trends in international construction arbitration focussing on renewables and energy transition projects, a case from the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Court of Appeal confirming its mandatory interim relief powers prevail over LCIA Rules, a Technology and Construction Court (TCC) decision holding that an expert’s determination that there had been a variation based largely on the parties conduct was not binding because the contract contained a no-oral modification clause (GSY v Gladstone), Building Safety (Wales) Bill progressing to Stage 2 committee consideration, the Construction Industry Council (CIC)’s feedback from the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Pilot informing Version 1, publication of the World Development Report 2025, and the Office for National Statistics (ONS)’s correction of construction output statistics for public housing new work from January 2022 onwards.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes the publication of two sets of building safety regulations, primarily concerning occupied higher-risk buildings (HRBs), analysis of the implications of the Supreme Court (SC)’s decision in Canada Square v Potter for defect claims under construction contracts, a case in which the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) considered whether a payee’s claim for payment based on a ‘smash and grab’ analysis or, alternatively, the true value of the work, comprised a single dispute for the purposes of adjudication (Bellway Homes v Surgo), and the publication of draft legislation amending existing laws on payment practice reporting.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes commentary on the key announcements in the King’s Speech 2024 for the construction industry, a case in which the court considered issues in relation to the signing of a Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) contract (Ubhi Construction v Aspire Enterprises), a case in which the court scrutinised large budgets claimed by both the claimants and defendants (Pan NOx Emissions Litigations), and the latest update from the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) on activity in the construction industry.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes analysis of the Commercial Payment Bill, launch of a consultation by the Welsh Government on regulations to implement the Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026, a Technology and Construction Court (TCC) decision concerning a challenge to an adjudicator’s decision, based on the adjudicator’s alleged failure to consider an agreement relating to revised completion dates (Clerkenwell v HG Construction), a TCC decision concerning the strike-out of a claim for alleged structural damage caused by neighbouring construction works (Kirupakaran v Ibrahim),an Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) decision on compensation for property damage arising from flood defence works (Brookhouse v Environment Agency), updated Cabinet Office guidance on registration requirements for below-threshold suppliers under the Procurement Act 2023, launch of a government consultation on changes to permitted development rights in England, and a speech by the Master of the Rolls on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in arbitration.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes insights from the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) on the Target Cost Contract, an Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) case on the interpretation of paragraph 8 of Schedule 8 to the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) (Almacantar v De Valk), guidelines from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) on third-party arbitration funding, the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)’s whitepaper on streamlining document production in arbitrations, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)’s consultation on a new global construction professional standard, publication of RICS’s AI in Construction 2025 report and the publication of the construction output for July 2025 by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a case in which the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) enforced an adjudicator’s decision that a contractor had breached its duties under a construction contract and was liable under the Defective Premises Act 1972 (BDW v Ardmore), commentary on King’s College London (KCL)’s third report on construction adjudication in the UK, a case where the TCC dismissed a claim for damages for professional negligence by a property developer against a consultant engineer after finding that the engineer had failed to act with reasonable skill and care (Darcliffe v Glanville), a case where the TCC ruled that a postponement of works did not amount to a breach of contract (Grain v Shepherd), changes to the Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025, and the announcement by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) of a new Clean Power Action Plan aimed at achieving clean power in the UK by 2030.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a decision in which the TCC considered whether parties had entered into a binding settlement agreement (Baltimore v Ballymore), publication of draft regulations relating to the Responsible Actors Scheme, a case in which the TCC refused to allow a claimant an extension of time to serve its claim form (Lloyds Developments v Accor SA), an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 2025 preliminary report on dispute resolution statistics, minutes of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) meeting of 5 December 2025, and an analysis of forthcoming changes to the process for appealing planning decisions, and the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS)’s report on construction output for December 2025.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes the announcement of the release date of the JCT Target Cost Contract, publication of guidance on the terms of reference for the Building Control Independent Panel by the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), a Technology and Construction Court (TCC) decision confirming that breaches of good faith obligations do not automatically give rise to liability without causation (Matière v ABM), a government working paper on reforming site size thresholds, MHCLG’s launch of the National Housing Bank, commentary on the key developments in construction law so far in 2025, and responses from construction industry bodies to the Spending Review 2025.

This week’s edition of Construction weekly highlights includes the Scottish Parliament’s approval of the Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill, passage of the Building Safety (Wales) Bill, release of Gateway 2 building control application data by the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), a case in which the Scottish Sheriff Court considered the effects of the appointment of a provisional liquidator on a contractor’s right to make a claim (Eden Homes v Southside Veterinary Clinic), a decision of the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) examining the requirements of payment notices and pay less notices (Laing O’Rourke v Shepperton Studios), a TCC decision on a consultant’s liability for negligent cost advice (Eiger Funding v Ridge), publication of the King’s Bench Guide 2026, and publication by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) of an implementation plan for nuclear regulatory framework reform.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a case in which the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) considered whether a sub-contractor’s payment application was valid (RGB v TAWE Drylining), a case in which the Hong Kong Court of Appeal construed the requirements for notifying claims under a construction contract (Maeda v Bauer), a case in which the TCC struck out proceedings on the basis that they were an abuse of process (Re Fundão Dam Disaster), details of the House of Lords’ consideration of the Fire Safety Bill at report stage, the publication by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of the responses to its consultation ‘Tackling Construction Industry Scheme Abuse’, the release of a report by the Green Alliance on what infrastructure the UK needs to get on track for ‘net zero’, and the publication of guidance from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on top actions that businesses in the construction sector must take to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period.