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A recent TCC decision suggests that the case law supporting so called “smash and grab” adjudications might have to be reassessed...

I had the pleasure of attending the NEC Users Group Annual Seminar yesterday for the launch of the new NEC4 suite of contracts...

The Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2017 was made on 28 March 2017, and it came into force on 29 March 2017...

In a recent adjudication enforcement case, the Technology and Construction Court looked at the rules around assignment of contracts...

The JCT has confirmed that the following 2016 forms of contract can now be pre-ordered for dispatch on the 30 March 2017...

Developers (in fact, all construction clients) should carefully review and consider ownership and/or licensing of copyright when using design material...

The TCC's decision in Wilmott Dixon Construction Ltd -v- Robert West Consulting Ltd [2016] EWHC 3291 (TCC) reminds us that the Courts will only depart from the general rule, that a contractor is not liable for the negligence of (or other torts committed by) its independent sub-contractors, in exceptional circumstances...

A common issue crossed my desk this month: a dispute had arisen on a typical design and build project where the employer was looking to recover costs from its D&B contractor...

A new ACE Professional Services Agreement has been published...

As Christmas creeps up on us I hope you will find a few thoughts on the new JCT 2016 contracts helpful...

The new JCT Intermediate Building Contract 2016 is available for pre-order now (to be despatched on 7 December 2016)! ...

In Eventech (C-518/13) the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) was asked the rather intriguing question: does the practice of permitting London black cabs to use bus lanes whilst prohibiting private hire vehicles (PHVs) from doing so appear to involve the granting of State aid?...