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Key Developments in Construction Law Across the World

December 11, 2024

The Day of Mediation

December 4, 2024

The New Insolvency Rules

November 26, 2024

Barton Legal’s Guide to Mediation

November 14, 2024

Essential Clauses in EPC Contracts for Energy Projects

November 7, 2024

Adjudication Part 5: How to Stop a Smash and Grab Adjudication

October 29, 2024

Strike Out and Summary Judgment

October 23, 2024

Concurrent Delays in International Projects

October 10, 2024

How to Resolve Construction Disputes

September 11, 2024

JCT 2024 Contracts – What’s Changed?

August 21, 2024

What is the conflict avoidance process and the conflict avoidance pledge? It all becomes clear.

August 7, 2024

Adjudication Part 4 – What is the Slip Rule?

July 25, 2024

Pet Peeves of Counsel and Arbitrators

July 17, 2024

Common Drafting Mistakes When Amending NEC Contracts – A Non-Lawyer’s Perspective

July 9, 2024

Changing Trends of Korean Contractors

June 5, 2024

Construction Arbitration in the MENA Region

May 30, 2024

Adjudication Part 3 – What Is Jurisdiction, and How to Challenge It

May 21, 2024

Breaking Down the Defective Premises Act

May 14, 2024

Mediation v Expert Determination – Essential or Desirable?

May 7, 2024

Adjudication Part 2 – Getting Your Timing Right!

March 12, 2024

Adjudication Part 1 – A Formula for Success

February 28, 2024

Fraud – Beware!

February 20, 2024

How to Stay Away from Lawyers

February 6, 2024

Why The Emerald Book?

January 22, 2024

The Complex Terrain of Subcontracting: Pitfalls and Protective Measures

December 19, 2023

Guided by Revenge – What to Avoid When Applying Delay Damages

November 29, 2023

The Utility of Part 36 Offers

November 15, 2023

Navigating Variations in Public Procurement Contracts

November 7, 2023

The Role of International Dispute Centres

October 24, 2023

Getting the Notice of Adjudication Right the First Time

October 17, 2023

Construction Disputes – Why We Need to Talk About Conflict

October 10, 2023

Timelines in Adjudication and Adjudicator’s Powers

October 3, 2023

Top 6 Things a Contractor Can Do To Avoid Disputes

September 26, 2023

Can you rely on Litigation Privilege to protect documents prepared for adjudication?

September 19, 2023

Permissibility of Global and Total Cost Claims in Construction?

September 8, 2023

Can AI replace lawyers on construction contracts?

September 4, 2023

Can the Court order payment of the Adjudicator’s valuation, where the Adjudicator lacked jurisdiction?

August 30, 2023

International Dispute Resolutions – London’s Calling

August 23, 2023

FIDIC – know your risks

August 16, 2023

Whipps Cross Project: A Case Study in Collaboration and Sustainable Development

August 8, 2023

Good Faith in NEC

August 2, 2023

Arbitration – how it works and an arbitrator’s perspective

July 26, 2023

IChemE Standard Forms of Contract

July 17, 2023

FIDIC – Grey Areas in the Rainbow Suite

June 23, 2023

Key Issues in the Construction Industry

June 1, 2023

Top tips for infrastructure projects

May 23, 2023

What are the Contractor’s possibilities in respect of protection from price escalation and applicability of the Adjustment for Changes in Costs in the Serbian construction market?

May 22, 2023

Avoiding Conflict in Construction?

May 9, 2023

Contractor’s entitlement to compensation for encountering unforeseen ground conditions (“UGC”) – is it possible?

April 14, 2023

Out with the Old and In with the New – NEC3 v NEC4

March 8, 2023

Now That’s What I Call…Adjudication!

February 22, 2023

International Construction Projects – ensuring your international investment is worthwhile

February 1, 2023

Use of time bar – in other words “giving notices on time” under construction contracts.

January 10, 2023

African Procurement and infrastructure investment

December 22, 2022

Services/Operations Deductions and the Penalty Rule in the operation of long-term contracts

December 14, 2022

Dispute Resolution provisions within a contract

December 5, 2022

Negotiation and Good Faith in construction projects

November 28, 2022

What Parties to Long-Term Project contracts need to know about disputes (and avoiding them)

November 19, 2022

Consequential loss clauses in contracts and how to utilise them

November 7, 2022

How to terminate a construction contract – FIDIC vs JCT vs NEC4

November 1, 2022

What forms of contract are commonly used for UK/overseas long-term projects?

October 25, 2022

Avoiding Termination – is it possible?

October 24, 2022

Payments: Contracts and Cases

October 11, 2022

Another day, another Adjudication notice – are there any get out clauses?

October 3, 2022

Termination – The need to prove a Contractor is in default in a long-term contract

September 16, 2022

A Crash Course on Scheduling, Floats and Critical Path

September 8, 2022

Pros and Cons of Adjudication and Debunking Misconceptions About Dispute Boards

September 2, 2022

Keep your options open…at least with NEC

August 17, 2022

No contractual definition of “Force Majeure” means no Extension of Time (EoT)…not quite.

August 9, 2022

Appointment of Engineer – a breach of Contract?

June 14, 2022

Arbitration – a Law unto itself

June 13, 2022

Arbitration Around the World

April 13, 2022

How to recognise repudiation? 3 big clues and 3 important steps

March 3, 2022

Plan to succeed don’t plan to fail? Schedules are the answer.

January 24, 2022

National Feature: How to help an Expert? Provide Good Quality Records…

December 1, 2021

FIDIC – Industry Leading Contract Drafting

October 25, 2021

The Rapidly Changing Skyline

September 3, 2021

Too many options, too little time?

August 26, 2021

Construction Industry Opportunities in Colombia

July 26, 2021

International Feature: Mediation in the Middle East: Is there any Appetite?

April 26, 2021

International Feature: Global Claims In Construction

April 26, 2021

National Features: Articles from Sean Hanscomb and David Tresidder

February 19, 2021

National Feature: The end of LIBOR?

February 19, 2021

International Feature: Ann Russo DRBF

January 25, 2021

International Feature: Martina Hess, CES Zambia

January 25, 2021

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