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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. -
Roadshows to update on new ACE Agreements and legal and insurance trends
Essential legal roadshows to update consultancy firms on the latest industry developments. -
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. -
Scourge of late payment still persists in construction
Late payment is still a major issue in the construction industry, despite measures to tackle it. -
Engineers beware: The Modern Slavery Act impacts consultants too
Modern Slavery Act impacts on consultants not just contractors says Chris Syder at Pennington Manches -
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 -
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 -
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 -
An online community for in-house legal advisers
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£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.