8/19/2025 10:47:36 AM Lessons from VMA Services Ltd v Project One London Ltd [2025] EWHC 1815 (TCC) By James Mapley Lucy Ferebee Can a party avoid paying a Notified Sum awarded in a ‘smash and grab’ adjudication by commencing its own ‘true value’ adjudication? ...
8/14/2025 2:57:14 PM The court clarifies that an adjudicator's decision on payment of his fees is not susceptible to review, even if the adjudicator's decision is not enforced By Karen Morean It has become somewhat rare for the court to refuse to enforce an adjudicator’s decision; even rarer still to find judicial authority on...
7/31/2025 12:49:43 PM Awaab's Law – a legislative update and, separately, recommendations for development transactions By Triya Maicha Baljit Basra Charlotte Sawyer Ben Halsey +1 more... Show less Background and Recent developments As readers will be aware, the introduction of Awaab's Law marks a significant shift in the...
7/29/2025 9:55:43 AM Can parties adjudicate a dispute arising under a settlement agreement: recent court guidance in London Eco Homes Ltd v Raise Now Ealing Ltd [2025] EWHC 1505 (TCC) By Patrick Trevor Karen Morean Summary Parties have the option to adjudicate an issue arising under a contract if: there is an express right to adjudicate in the...
7/23/2025 2:39:01 PM Guidance on Level of Detail for Gateway Applications By Mark London James King Following on from our earlier article regarding the publishing of new Construction Leadership Council guidance (“CLC”), this article...
7/23/2025 2:19:09 PM CLC Issues New Guidance to Tackle Gateway 2 Delays By Mark London Jonathan Corris Triya Maicha Following on swiftly from the recent Fast Track Process announcement, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has released a suite of...
7/17/2025 2:33:05 PM Landmark “Building Safety (Wales) Bill” released By Alex Clarke Lena Barnes Last week on 7 July, the Welsh Government introduced the new Building Safety (Wales) Bill and its Explanatory Memorandum. Alongside this...
7/17/2025 1:41:49 PM New Infrastructure Projects Pipeline Published By Caroline Mostowfi As promised in the Government's 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy, the pipeline for new infrastructure projects has now been published...
7/10/2025 3:04:04 PM Recent Government announcements and consultations, including the launch of the rebranded £39 Billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme By Jonathan Corris Triya Maicha Jonathan Jarvis The UK Government has over the last couple of weeks made several significant announcements and published a number of consultations,...
7/2/2025 8:00:54 AM UK Government Launches Ambitious Ten-Year Infrastructure Strategy – perspectives for housing and other social infrastructure By Caroline Mostowfi Following the recent Spending Review and related announcements, the UK Government has now provided a landmark ten-year Infrastructure...
6/30/2025 11:02:37 AM Building Safety Regulator Reform - a 'Fast Track' process By James King HRB building control approval applications under the new approval process, known as Gateway 2, have been facing criticism for the...
6/25/2025 12:43:01 PM The Expanding Reach of Environmental Criminal Law By Michael Lewis Prateek Sharma Think breaching a Tree Preservation Order is just a planning issue? Think again. Environmental offences are no longer a side note in...