Simon Lewis
CommentAssessing the Building Safety Act's new product safety regime
Does the Building Safety Act adequately address the issues around construction product regulation?
CommentA protocol for operational BIM
Unpacking the new digital data management protocol for the operational, rather than delivery, phase of a building’s lifecycle
CommentDefects and limitation periods
Recent defects claims prompted by a renewed focus on building safety highlight common problems with limitation periods
CommentCasting light on novation and assignment
A recent judgment has offered a thorough and illuminating review of the principles around assignment and novation
CommentCan a duty of care be owed to a non-existent party?
Simon Lewis examines a case that clarifies the rules on when a duty of care can be owed to third parties
CommentInternational BIM takes a big step forward
The first BIM protocol for use with ISO 19650 provides a legal framework for those using the international standard
CommentInsolvency and inquisitiveness
Simon Lewis explains the limits of requests for information under section 236 of the Insolvency Act when a company goes bust
CommentA new model for mediation?
Hot on the heels of TeCSA’s low-cost mediation service, the CIC has included a fixed-fee option in its new model agreement
CommentTaking BIM to a whole new level
BIM is going global, with the launch of a new international standard – this is the future of construction
CommentPFI: The ghost of contracts past
PFI contracts were meant to rebalance risk more fairly but didn’t – and we haven’t seen the last of the disputes over them yet
CommentLegal: Implied criticism
The Court of Appeal concluded that parties can agree whatever they wish – even if it seems in hindsight not entirely fair
CommentLegal: Making BIM better
Simon Lewis explains how a new report provides much-needed clarification on the legal issues of BIM
CommentIn for the long haul?
A recent judgment raises questions over whether the courts should approach long-term contracts differently to shorter-term ones, insofar as termination provisions are concerned
CommentWheels within wheels
Framework agreements with complex linked subcontracts can lead to cases centred on how the contracts work, rather than the substance of the dispute itself
CommentTuning in to BIM FM
As BIM becomes a more familiar part of the construction landscape we should turn our attention to how it can be useful over a building’s lifetime
CommentContract terms: Room for interpretation
Clause 3 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act raises a question on how to define ‘written standard terms of business’
CommentCyber security: No virtual silver bullet
The construction industry thinks cyber security is not an issue it has to worry about. It’s wrong
CommentService with a smile
Disputes about PFI projects are likely to be about operational matters. A recent case centred around how service points were awarded
CommentCyber security: Security protocols
The latest PAS document goes beyond BIM to look at wider security concerns in the digital built environment
CommentFIDIC contracts: Simply red
A recently reported case held that the employer was not entitled to take advantage of its own wrongdoing in enforcing a condition precedent under the FIDIC Red Book