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Rudi Klein is a barrister and director of Kleinlegal. He has been campaigning against payment abuse for 35 years I spend some of my time advising firms on issues connected to late and non-payment. Many are in a perilous position because of unprecedented cost pressures. Insolvencies are at a level…

Caroline Evans is the corporate strategy director for Arden University  The UK workforce is about to have a rude awakening. Research suggests that by 2030, 30 per cent of all jobs here could be eradicated due to automation. For the construction industry, this means more than half a million jobs…

David Weare is a partner and Ian Smith is a senior associate at Fladgate LLP The recent decision in St James’s Oncology SPC Ltd v Lendlease Construction provides helpful guidance to PFI-project companies, design and build contractors, and employers generally when dealing with latent-defect claims. The case concerned a new…

Bill Barton is director of Barton Legal With some experts predicting a high number of construction firms going into liquidation this year, the rate of insolvencies will hit employers and contractors hard. It has already caused many firms to jump the private sector ship to seek out financially ‘safer’ public…

Brendan Magee is a partner in the building consultancy team at Workman Last year was a year marked by volatility in construction supply chains and cost inflation. With prices now starting to settle, these issues are easing and we are beginning to see that some contractors can hold prices longer…

Pictured left to right: Michelle Essen is legal director, James Ignotus is a managing associate and Jessica Tresham is a partner at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson Most people in the construction and engineering industry are familiar with the term ‘international arbitration’. They understand that it is the most popular means…

Amos Simbo is director of Winway Consultants and founder of the Black Professionals in Construction Network (BPIC) You only have to look at the population and diversity demographics, especially in major cities, to know that people from all backgrounds and walks of life are not in short supply. A number…

Matt Cannon is chief executive of Clancy This year is set to bring a series of challenges for the construction industry, as the economy is expected to enter a recession. Funding decisions will be more closely scrutinised, and while material and labour inflation across some parts of the sector may…

Colin Wood is chief executive for Europe and India at Aecom  National Apprenticeship Week is one of the dates in the business calendar that holds significant meaning for me. I started my career as an apprentice and recognise the huge opportunity these vocational courses give young people in gaining a…

Nick Gray is COO at Currie & Brown Infrastructure investment is a key lever for boosting the UK economy, so the chancellor’s recent commitment to HS2 being delivered in full is welcome news. However, between soaring inflation, supply-chain uncertainty, and the threat of an economic recession, infrastructure as a whole,…