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CommentExpert witnesses: what’s the price of a change of mind?
When an expert witness changed his mind under cross-examination, should that have impacted the costs award?
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CommentHow construction firms must get in line with new payroll rules
What umbrella payroll legislation means for construction and why firms need to act now
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CommentConstruction law at the turn of 2026: looking backwards and forwards
Cases on defective premises dominated construction law in 2025, and 2026 is likely to follow suit
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CommentMisrepresentations on nomination form invalidate adjudication
A recent TCC ruling serves as a useful reminder of sticking to facts and a simple opinion on suitability or otherwise on adjudicator nomination forms
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CommentPayment rigmaroles – it just shouldn’t be that complicated
It’s that darned payment regime again! Even the courts are getting sick of it now and calling for common sense
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CommentAll construction firms need an AI use policy – but how do you start?
Iain Simmons sets out the minimum requirements for an effective AI use policy in the construction sector
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CommentClauses designed to help avoid conflict in JCT construction contracts
How updated provisions in JCT 2024 are helping drive behavioural change in the industry towards conflict avoidance
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CommentWhy a recent High Court ruling could lead to a rights of light reset
Rashpal Soomal explains how a recent case has shifted the legal position on claims about rights of light
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CommentLet’s fix construction’s payment issues
With the government’s consultation on poor payment practices now closed, what more needs to be done? Rudi Klein talks retentions, payment notices, adjudication costs and project bank accounts
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CommentLet’s extend 28-day adjudication to buyers of new homes
Tony Bingham makes a plea to housing secretary Steve Reed to ditch a Construction Act exclusion that ill serves new home buyers
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CommentAdjudicators should aim for an ‘industry result’
Adjudication’s rough-and-readiness is partly about getting a result that makes sense in industry terms – that just works
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CommentWhat will the Employment Rights Bill mean for construction?
Construction employers must prepare for the significant impact of this legislation
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CommentWill the CLC building control approval guidance be a gateway to success?
These short guidance notes aim to reduce rejections and delays by providing more clarity on what information to include in gateway 2 applications
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CommentStick to the payment process – or pay the price
A new ruling underlines the rigidity of the payment process: no pay less or similar notice, then no wiggle room in sum due
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CommentWhat the immigration white paper means for construction
The proposals are a potential minefield for the construction industry
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CommentBeware what you promise on WhatsApp – it could be a binding contract
Informal messages can form a binding contract even without formal documentation
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CommentWhen is an interim account not an interim account?
An employer attempted to argue that an interim application for payment on account wasn’t detailed enough, but the High Court disagreed
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CommentTarget cost contracts offer a promising pricing model
How does JCT’s new target cost contract compare to its NEC rival – and what are the benefits of this pricing model?
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CommentUnpacking the Building Safety Regulator reforms that aim to unlock high-rise delays
What operational changes are being made to help the Building Safety Regulator tackle the excessive gateway approval waits on high-rise residential schemes?
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CommentWhy an appeal ruling on negligence offers reassurance to valuers
The Court of Appeal has confirmed the two-step test for liability for negligent valuation, in a ruling on Bratt vs Jones