This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes Technology and Construction Court (TCC) decisions on: retrospective extensions of time for service (Galliford Try Construction v Arcadis Consulting), an application for strike out/summary judgment concerning unpaid milestones under a subcontract (BioConstruct v Grays Thurrock Properties), and a poling gang payment dispute (IES Utilities v British Telecoms). It also covers the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC)’s publication of a practice note on dispute board decision preparation and composition, the launch of its 2025 International Contract Users Conference and its three-year MoU with the Saudi Contractors Authority, COP30 commitments on built environment emissions, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)’s consultation on revising carbon storage access regulations, the Welsh Government proposals for Social Public Works Clauses, the Crown Commercial Service (CCS)’s Public Procurement Review Services results, the Greater London Authority (GLA)’s draft London Plan Guidance to unlock stalled housing sites, a joint Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) and Autodesk report calling for a National AI in Engineering Strategy, and HMRC’s measures to combat Construction Industry Scheme fraud.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes an announcement from the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) of the release date for its 2024 Intermediate Building Contract family, publication of a new Building Regulations Principal Designer Professional Services Contract by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), an update from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) on the suspension of work on over 50 buildings, a case in which the Court of Appeal considered circumstances in which an order for parties on the same side of a dispute to share a single joint expert may be appropriate (Stellantis Auto SAS v Autoliv AB), and new guidance published by the Cabinet Office on the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023).

This week’s edition of Construction weekly highlights includes Scottish Government guidance on implementation of the Compliance Plan Approach (CPA) for High Risk Buildings (HRBs), Real Estate:UK’s (RE:UK) response to the MHCLG consultation on categorisation of higher-risk building work, a Technology and Construction Court (TCC) decision on the survival of liabilities under a pre-construction services agreement (PCSA) following execution of a subsequent Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) contract (Belong (Construction) v Seddon), a TCC decision confirming a strict approach to applications for retrospective validation of service by email (Coal Pension Properties v Mace), Welsh Government guidance on connecting on-site renewable generation and battery storage to the electricity grid, guidance from Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW) on consultees to be notified at the commencement of a Significant Infrastructure Project (SIP) examination, publication of biodiversity gain statements (BNG) for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs), a new guidance collection on BNG for NSIPs, the draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2026, a First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) (FTT) decision clarifying the reasonable care test in a Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) relief appeal (George Star Builders Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners), and publication by the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) of a whole life carbon framework for the built environment sector.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes commentary on how a boom in data centre construction could lead to a new wave of international arbitration, the launch of a consultation by the Welsh Government’s consultation on proposed changes to the Building Regulations, an analysis of the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 (PRMA 2025), and confirmation that the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has secured a 2025 Parliamentary debate on an amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes publication of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)’s new Remediation Acceleration Plan aimed at identifying unsafe buildings and expediting the removal of unsafe cladding, a case where the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) enforced an adjudicator’s decision in favour of a claimant in administration, subject to a stay of execution (Malin v Volkerfitzpatrick), a case where the TCC granted declarations sought by an employer in relation to unlawful suspension and termination of a design and build contract and the contractor’s consequent repudiatory breach (BNP Paribas v Briggs & Forrester), publication by the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) of a new practice note, focusing on the appointment of dispute boards and a review of the historic causes of insolvency, and analysis considering the lessons to be learned from recent case studies and the wider implications for key players in the industry.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a case in which the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) refused to enforce an adjudicator’s decision where there was a dispute about the existence of an underlying construction contract (High Tech v WLP Trading), an analysis of a case in which the TCC found that an assignee was entitled to adjudicate under a construction contract (Paragon v FK Facades), an update on the progress of the Building Safety (Wales) Bill, the issue of a protocol from the Society of Construction Law (Singapore) (SCL(S)) on experts' joint statements in arbitration, an announcement from the Scottish Building Contracts Committee (SBCC) on the release of its 2024 edition contracts, and the laying of the Procurement (Amendment) Regulations 2026.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a Supreme Court decision affirming developer’s rights to bring negligence, Defective Premises Act 1972 (DPA 1972), and contribution claims for repair costs against a structural engineer (URS v BDW), clarification from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) that roof gardens shall not be considered a storey when assessing if a building is higher-risk, as well as MHCLG’s first progress report on the implementation of Phase 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, and publication of the Welsh Procurement Act 2023 guidance framework.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a case in which the court construed a bond based on the ABI Model Form (Yuanda v Multiplex), a ruling in which the court gave guidance on the difference between single joint experts and testing houses (Blackpool Borough Council v Volkerfitzpatrick) and the announcement of a new Judge in Charge of the Technology and Construction Court (TCC).

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.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes the publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)’s response to a consultation on further amendments to Approved Document B, the release of 2024 editions of the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) Pre–Construction Services and Consultancy Agreements, analysis of a case in which the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) considered whether to set off or withhold enforcement of an adjudication decision (CNO Plant Hire v Caldwell), and a panel discussion on the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in Abbey v Augusta (formerly Simply Construct).

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a decision of the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) on a remediation agreement under the Building Safety Act 2022 (Durkan Estates v Wallace Estates), a TCC judgment in respect of an injunction to restrain calls on a performance guarantee and retention bond (TTSJV v BapCo), a case in which the TCC considered third-party rights in relation to a project bank account (E & TL Jones v Vale of Glamorgan Council), a TCC decision on applications for the trial of preliminary issues in construction disputes (Atlantic Projects Company (UK) Ltd v EP NI Energy Ltd), and publication by the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary (CTJ) of the High Court of Justice summer vacation notice for 2026.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a case in which the First-tier Tribunal made remediation contribution orders against various companies for costs incurred in remedying fire safety defects at Vista Towers (Grey GR v Edgewater), analysis of a case in which the Supreme Court considered whether parties had varied an existing building contract or rescinded and replaced it with a new one (R v Revenue and Customs), commentary on the practical implications arising from the designation of data centres as critical national infrastructure, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)’s announcement of measures to accelerate the development of offshore wind projects in the UK, and the publication of guidance from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) on product marking and EU recognition requirements for the Great British (GB) market.