2 April 2020 Blog Health and Safety in the construction industry and COVID-19 One of the many issues facing those involved in the construction industry at the moment is what are the health and safety implications of COVID-19... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
31 March 2020 Blog Government position on Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the construction industry - 31 March 2020 On 31 March 2020, the Government issued a letter to the construction industry stating those in the industry who had to travel to work should continue to do so... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
30 March 2020 Blog Suspension of the CITB levy for 3 months The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has suspended the issue of its levy bills, due for payment in 2020, for an initial period of three months... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
23 March 2020 Blog Procurement and Coronavirus-COVID-19 Two more blogs from our Procurement team... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
20 March 2020 Blog NEC and Coronavirus (COVID-19) Following my blog on 10 March 2020, here’s a more detailed note on coronavirus (COVID-19) in relation to NEC3 and 4 Engineering and Construction Contract [ECC]... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
20 March 2020 Blog IR35 deferred The Government has been announced that the extension of the off-payroll working rules to large and medium sized business (commonly known as the IR35 reforms) will be deferred for 12 months to April 2021... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
19 March 2020 Blog JCT and coronavirus (COVID-19) Following my blog on 10 March 2020, here's a more detailed note on JCT and coronavirus (COVID-19)... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
12 March 2020 Blog Coronavirus (COVID-19) – the construction industry and insurance One of the questions that we are being asked is will insurance cover the delay/suspension/cessation/termination of construction works as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19)... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
11 March 2020 Blog MF/1- Coronavirus (COVID-19) In the third of our series of blogs on MF/1 (rev 6) we discuss the clauses that may be relevant to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
10 March 2020 Blog Construction contractual provisions - Coronavirus (COVID-19) The key clauses of the both JCT 2016 and NEC4 that are relevant in relation to Coronavirus (COVID-19) are those dealing with the contractor’s entitlement to time and money in the event of delay, and termination... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
3 March 2020 Blog MF/1 - The Mother of All Construction/Installation Contracts? Before turning to a more analytical analysis of MF/1 in the next week or so, it’s worth noting as a starting point that if you like your contracts to be “all singing, all dancing”, then the MF/1 fits that bill... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
27 February 2020 Blog Future Home Standards: Proposed changes to Part L (conservation of fuel and power) and Part F (ventilation) of the Building Regulations for new buildings On 7 February 2020, the Government‘s consultation period for changes to Part L and Part F of the Building Regulations closed... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read