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Amelia Spechko is an associate and Christian Charles is a partner at law firm Fladgate The Technology and Construction Court has handed down judgment in Lendlease Construction (Europe) Ltd v Aecom Ltd, providing guidance on a range of issues that have wide-reaching, practical implications for private finance initiative (PFI) projects…

Stephen Chegwin is a principal associate and Emma Humphreys is a partner at law firm Eversheds Artificial intelligence (AI) is the next industrial revolution, with seemingly no limit to its capabilities. For many contractors, AI that radically reforms the workplace may seem a long way off. In some cases, this…

Antony Phillips is head of real estate at law firm Fieldfisher Preemptive injunctions are becoming an increasingly common way of protecting construction sites from acts of trespass by individuals or groups. While trespassing takes many forms, common trespassing problems affecting derelict or partially finished brownfield and urban sites include unauthorised…

Adam Mathewson is a solicitor and Karen Morean is a partner at Devonshires Statutory adjudication has been a fixture of the construction industry for 25 years. Its success and acceptance within the industry is perhaps best demonstrated by how few adjudication decisions are challenged in the Technology and Construction Court…

Gary McIndoe is managing partner at Latitude Law Since the UK left the EU, restrictions on employing overseas workers have been lifted in an effort to allow businesses to access the skilled staff they need. A cap on numbers was lifted, and the requirement for resident labour market testing was…

Andrew Woolsey is an associate and Sophie Ashcroft is a partner in the commercial dispute resolution team at law firm Browne Jacobson Construction companies are using artificial intelligence tools to increase productivity and add new proficiencies in areas such as contract management and project-management processes. However, AI usage may also…

It’s been 25 years since construction adjudications were introduced. But has it become too costly to bring a dispute – and does everyone involved trust the process?  In the early 1990s, the UK construction market was not in good shape. After Black Wednesday dealt a hammer blow to the economy,…

Richard Adams (pictured above left) is a partner and George Bridge (above right) is a solicitor at law firm Burges Salmon A month or so ago, most people had never heard of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, or RAAC. The government’s recent decision to close all English school buildings constructed using…

Hywel Davies is chief technical officer of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) On 17 August, the government published new regulations for higher-risk buildings (HRBs) and major changes to the Building Regulations that will enable further parts of the Building Safety Act to be fully implemented in England…

Amy Pairman is an associate and Eric Johnstone is a senior associate at law firm Brodies On 17 August, the government released its response to its 2022 consultation on the new building-control regime for ‘high-risk buildings’, as part of changes under the Building Safety Act. The government has also published,…