HARDWICK NEWS
The evolving role of arbitration in construction disputes
To what extent is arbitration being used to resolve construction disputes? Hamish Lal, construction partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, suggests that while statutory adjudication and the existence of the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has made...
Construction in the Middle East—key projects and outlook
Mark Raymont, partner at Pinsent Masons LLP Dubai, and Paul Prescott, legal director at Pinsent Masons LLP Qatar, take a look at construction activity in the Middle East, including the key infrastructure projects being procured or constructed, and consider the outlook...
High Court orders publication of draft air quality plan before the general election
In ClientEarth v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the High Court rejected the government’s application to delay publishing its draft Air Quality Plan (AQP) for consultation until after the June 2017 general election. The government had...
A bigger better FIDIC 2017 Yellow Book?
Sarah Jane Hudson, consultant at Charles Russell Speechlys, considers the pre-release version of the second edition of the FIDIC Yellow Book, which is currently being unveiled at FIDIC conferences. It was first made available at the FIDIC users’ London conference in...
New guidance on challenging an adjudicator’s decision during TCC enforcement (Hutton Construction v Wilson Properties)
In Hutton Construction v Wilson Properties, Coulson J issued guidance superseding the guidance found in the TCC Guide concerning when the court will consider a dispute over an adjudicator’s findings in the course of enforcement by way of TCC summary judgment. Matthew...
Industry insight: Brexit and the construction industry
Sarah Schütte of Schutte Consulting Limited sets out her top ten observations and predictions as to how ‘Project Brexit’ will impact on the construction and engineering industry. Among other things, she looks at market access, labour and skills availability and the...
