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Monday21 May 2012

Tony Bingham

Tony Bingham: Disputes before payment date

18 May 2012

Here’s a recent dispute over payment that was deemed to have crystallised even though the payment date had not been reached

Working in jurisdictions abroad

Kevin Hawkins

Vietnam: The legal landscape

4 Apr 12

Construction opportunities in Asia are on the up, but what about the practicalities of doing business in a country such as Vietnam? Here’s a guide to what you need to know

Doing business in China: The meaning of Guanxi

26 Mar 12

When doing business in China, exchanging gifts, building friendships and developing mutual trust are more important than signing the contract

More international law

News analysis

New asbestos regulations: The risks

05 April 2012

From tomorrow stricter regulations will govern even low-risk asbestos work, triggering new obligations for contractors and property owners. Building reports on the risks for the industry if it doesn’t follow the legislation to the letter

Crystallisation of disputes: Working Environments vs Greencoat Construction

2 May 12

In this case a Judge examined whether it was possible to severe an adjudicator’s decision to exclude issues that fell outside of a crystallised dispute

The legal view

Tom Peel

Site investigations: Don't get stuck on shaky ground

18 May 2012

A site purchased for development may already have a geotechnical and environmental report attached. But will it offer the developer enough protection?

Stuart Pemble

In defence of imperfect Design and Build

8 May 12

Points made in a recent attack on design and build could have been applied to any procurement route - and failed to recognise the many good things that D&B brings to the table

More legal comment

Rupert Choat

Public procurement: Don't take it lying down

12 Mar 12

Challenges to public contract awards are rising - and judges are stepping in where regulators have failed to tread

iain murdoch

A quick guide to the Party Wall Act 1996: notice requirements and dispute resolution procedure

8 May 12

A quick guide to the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996), explaining the Act’s notice requirements and its section 10 dispute resolution procedure.

Construction Law

Construction Act

Rudi Klein

The impact of the Construction Act six months on

18 May 2012

The amended Construction Act has been in effect for over six months. What impact has it had on contracts and what redress does it offer if things go wrong?

More Construction Act

The TCC's new home: Roll with the times

14 October 2011

The Technology and Construction Court is an increasingly valuable resource and area of expertise. Its new home reflects this and helps it perform on the world stage

BIM

Michael Conroy Harris

BIM disputes are inevitable

17 June 2011

The recent US case didn’t go to court, but eventually we will see legal spats over BIM in the UK - so how will we go about resolving them?

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