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Following the tragic events at Grenfell Tower last year, the Government commissioned an ‘Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety’ by Dame Judith Hackitt...

A defendant contractor has successfully struck out a claim brought against it under a collateral warranty on the basis that the collateral warranty was found to apply retrospectively...

The changes contained in the NEC4 ECC are not as clear as I would have liked, and in some respects the new edition rather muddies the proverbial construction waters...

In light of recent high-profile events of contractor insolvency, it is worth setting out the provisions and requirements that an employer should consider including in its construction contracts to ensure that it is properly protected in the event that its main contractor becomes insolvent prior to practical completion...

This year we are hosting a series of events exploring what’s in store for the construction industry...

In a judgement which is likely to be of interest to many in the construction industry, the Technology and Construction Court has recently held that a company in liquidation cannot refer a dispute to adjudication where there are claims by a company in liquidation and cross claims by the other party...

How are liquidated damages (“LADs”) used in construction contracts forming part of project finance arrangements?...

Those of you who have had the tedious task of providing large quantities of documents to your lawyers for disclosure will welcome the news that approval has been given for a two-year disclosure pilot scheme to limit the scope of disclosure...

Where concurrent delays occur (one an employer delay and one a contractor delay), the common law position is that the contractor will be entitled to an extension of time for the delay but not for any additional costs...

Mills & Reeve has recently acted for the successful party, R.G. Carter Building Limited (“R.G. Carter”), in the Technology and Construction Court, on the issue of when the period for bringing a contribution claim under the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 (“the Act”) begins...

 The independent review by Dame Judith Hackitt into Building Regulations and fire safety, set up following the Grenfell Tower fire, has published its final report...

The Supreme Court confirmed that a No Oral Modification (“NOM”) clause is legally effective...