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CommentA vital insurance backstop
Construction will benefit hugely from the £10bn trade credit insurance state scheme, says Milo Bogaerts of Euler Hermes
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CommentVariations and covid-19 claims
Can variations clauses be invoked over pandemic-driven changes to the way construction projects are being run?
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CommentIf black lives really matter, then do something
Construction firms do not need another racial inequality review to tell them what to do - we know what makes a difference, now let’s get on with it, says Mary Pierre-Harvey
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CommentWhat will the insolvency bill mean for construction contracts?
The bill aims to help firms hit by the pandemic but will permanently change how contracts work
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CommentGetting better: Life after the virus
Our cities and offices will go through radical change during this crisis, and will emerge as more enjoyable places for us all
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CommentPeople of colour and construction
Many in our sector have spoken out about racial inequality, but the Black Lives Matter campaign shows we need to do much more
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CommentFacing up to tighter public sector budgets
Covid-19 could trigger stronger alliances with construction firms, says Scape’s Mark Robinson
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CommentBlueprint for building our economic recovery
Government must take fast, bold and decisive action to avoid the worst recession in centuries, says KPMG’s Richard Threlfall
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CommentWe must build back greener
This crisis offers a moment of pause to consider the relationship between biodiversity and the built environment, says BRE’s Richard Cobb
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: One for the road
Pity the A66, whose dualling media shunned in favour of Dom’s lockdown shenanigans – but where even is it?
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CommentHow to adapt now and for the future
Business are tackling urgent problems but they also need to think further ahead about long-term trends emerging from this crisis, says Alinea’s Iain Parker
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CommentEssential law: Variations, part two
Continuing our series on the basics of construction law, Sara Cunningham considers some of the issues that can arise when valuing variations under a construction contract
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CommentThe offsite trap: modular methods and contract law
With modular building methods, the question is: when are construction operations not ‘construction operations’?
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CommentHow to get construction back on its feet
The CLC has proposed an ambitious recovery plan - it needs to be to overcome the unprecedented challenges posed by covid-19
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CommentFrameworks have a role to play in covid-19 recovery
Framework suppliers have an important role to play with showing security of work, writes Pagabo’s Simon Toplass
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CommentThe CLC’s Roadmap to Recovery: Transformation in a crisis
Covid-19 could be the catalyst the industry needs to drive radical reform, says NFB’s Richard Beresford
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CommentHow the high street can come back from covid
There is still hope for bricks and mortar retail, says Farrells’ Peter Barbalov
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CommentOffsite manufacturing can be the real beneficiary from this crisis
Industry needs to move to more sophisticated ways of working, says former Balfour Beatty boss Dave Smith
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CommentRestarting work on Scottish construction sites: a legal view
With the ban on work north of the border finally lifted, what must sites do to comply with the rules?
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CommentOffices hold the key to work-life balance
When we eventually return to the workplace we can expect it to be very different, says Richard Kauntze of the British Council of Offices