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FIDIC relaunches iconic suite of construction contracts

International engineers federation hails “defining moment” for construction industry as it launches new contracts.

2 years 5 months ago
Roadshows to update on new ACE Agreements and legal and insurance trends

Essential legal roadshows to update consultancy firms on the latest industry developments.

3 years 3 months ago
New ACE Agreements coming soon

New ACE Agreements will be published at the end of this year following a comprehensive review of the current suite of agreements.

3 years 8 months ago
Scourge of late payment still persists in construction

Late payment is still a major issue in the construction industry, despite measures to tackle it.

3 years 10 months ago
Engineers beware: The Modern Slavery Act impacts consultants too

Modern Slavery Act impacts on consultants not just contractors says Chris Syder at Pennington Manches

4 years 1 month ago
CDM Designer dilemmas answered

Uncertainty abounds since the new CDM regulations were introduced in October. Beale & Company associates James Vernon and Andrew Croft cover some FAQs

4 years 2 months ago
Murphy's £8m bill for misunderstanding FIDIC contract on fat fuelled power plant

Murphy was told it had to pay over £8m in liquidated damages to Beckton Energy ltd for running 409 days late. They should have had a better grasp of the FIDIC form of contract says barrister Peter Collie

4 years 2 months ago
Can we use the NEC as the basis for a standard international PPP contract?

Huge investment in the global asset base could be streamlined through the development of a standard international contract for public-private partnership (PPP) projects, say NEC and procurement specialists Richard Patterson and Barry Trebes

4 years 4 months ago
An online community for in-house legal advisers

Here’s a thing – a free resource provided by lawyers to keep you up to date with events and for sharing knowledge.

4 years 8 months ago
£32M: that’s the average global project dispute value says ARCADIS

Study reveals a rise of £12M in a year. UK dispute values fall to £17.5M but that’s up from £4.5M at the start of the decade.

4 years 11 months ago