Payment reform proposals: government must try harder
Rudi Klein awards the government an average mark of just 4/10 on its recently published proposals for legislation on payment reform
On overnice distinctions in expert witness qualifications
Tony Bingham unpicks the lessons of a recent ruling on the niceties around the qualifications required of specific expert witnesses
Strategic land controls go public
Carolyn Milligan and Gabrielle Coppack explain the new registration regime for contractual land rights
AI-assisted adjudication nears
UK construction disputes may be particularly well suited to AI facilitation
Why adjudicators need freedom from disciplinary threat
Tony Bingham explains how fear of institutional sanctions can lead to justice being compromised, and tells a cautionary tale
The contract administration skills gap
Peter Hibberd on why action is needed to address the skills gap in construction contract administration among industry professionals
When can a contractor terminate for repeated late payments?
Steven Carey on a Supreme Court ruling clarifying contractors’ termination rights for late payment in JCT contracts
PFI: the perils of project expiry
Lack of contractual clarity on PFI performance obligations can prompt excessive retrospective scrutiny at the point of handover
Retentions: how will a ban work at the coalface?
We finally have a decision on the fate of retentions – they are going to be banned
Construction amid war and hostilities
Nicholas Gould examines the contractual implications of the conflict in Iran for construction projects in the Gulf region
