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Paul Cacchioli is a director at risk management and dispute-resolution consultancy HKA Global According to data from the Construction Products Association, construction output last year surpassed pre-pandemic levels. This positive outlook is underpinned by the expected growth in key sectors, such as housebuilding and infrastructure, as a result of the…

A £1.3bn lawsuit against Carillion's former auditor, KPMG, was filed last week, revealing new details about how badly some of its jobs were going. To support the Official Receiver's (OR) case against KPMG, which alleges that the auditor did not sufficiently interrogate and challenge project information provided by Carillion's management,…

Chris Walker is head of health and safety at Napthen Solicitors COVID-19 has had a huge impact on every sector and changed the way many people work. For the construction sector, a strong focus on preventing the spread of the coronavirus on site has sometimes meant a loss of focus…

Pictured left to right: Nigel Brook is a partner, Katie Dugdale is a senior associate, and Jane O’Reilly is an associate at law firm Clyde & Co Now that the dust has settled after the COP26 summit, many construction firms may be left scratching their heads about the practical steps…

Frances Garratt is a senior associate and Robbie Leckie is a partner at law firm CMS The role of ‘good faith’ in construction contracts has fallen under the spotlight in the Scottish courts, in the ongoing case of Van Oord UK v Dragados UK. The dispute arose after Dragados, main…

Construction News recently convened a webinar to discuss how the terms of construction contracts can encourage – or discourage – creative solutions for the clients that sign them. Lem Bingley reports

Peter Clyde is a legal director in the construction and engineering disputes team at law firm Addleshaw Goddard Does the Court of Appeal decision in the case of John Doyle Construction Ltd v Erith Contractors Ltd mark the end of insolvent adjudications? No, it doesn’t. Sorry to ruin the suspense.…

Colin Jones is a partner at law firm HCR, writing on behalf of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) Regulatory Sector Focus Team The short-term response to the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire tragedy has, understandably, focused on high rise buildings with multiple occupancy. With inquiries concluding that the building safety…

Adriano Amorese is a partner at law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner The scale of current material shortages and the rate at which prices have escalated are unprecedented in recent times, making it difficult to predict when the situation might stabilise. The shortages also could not have come at a…

Nick Case is a senior associate at law firm CMS A recent decision in the Technology and Construction Court appears to be the first to consider the extent to which those giving notice must have a genuine belief that the amount stated as due in a payment notice is correct.…