We are pleased to share the third episode in our Construction Law Masters podcast series in which we welcome distinguished guests from the construction industry to discuss their unique experiences and views of various aspects of construction law and practice. The third episode in this series features Professor David Mosey, Director of the Centre of … Read more

We are pleased to share the fifth and final episode in our Construction Arbitration podcast series. In this episode Craig Tevendale (Partner, UK Head of International Arbitration) is joined by Liz Kantor (Senior Associate, International Arbitration) and Kemi Wood (Associate, Construction & Infrastructure Disputes) to talk about managing the procedure in construction arbitration. They discuss … Read more

In a recent decision the court has clarified that parties are required to undertake reasonable and proportionate checks to see if they have or have had ‘known adverse documents’ in order to fulfil the continuing obligation to disclose such documents under the Disclosure Pilot Scheme. Some guidance is given as to the kinds of steps … Read more

Following the Prime Minister’s address to the nation on 11 May 2020, the Government published “Our Plan to Rebuild: the UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy” (the “Recovery Strategy”) which sets out the next two phases of the Government’s response to COVID-19 following the Stay at Home guidance (Phase One). The next two phases are Smarter … Read more

Current events are stress-testing construction contracts, in ways which their authors could never have foreseen. Unsurprisingly, that includes termination provisions – including those in the JCT forms. One recent client query certainly gave me pause for thought: if the client issued an instruction to suspend the works because of Covid-19, could the contractor eventually become … Read more

In the final soundbite from this episode of our Construction Law Master’s podcast series, David Barry, Chairman and founder of Blackrock Expert Services Group and one of the world’s pre-eminent delay experts, spoke about the relationship between an expert and their clients and lawyers. David gave his views on the common mistakes clients and their … Read more

As part of our Construction Law Masters podcast series David Barry, Chairman and founder of Blackrock Expert Services Group and one of the world’s pre-eminent delay experts, gave his views on the differing role of experts in arbitration and litigation. David spoke to James Doe, UK Head of Herbert Smith Freehills’ Construction & Infrastructure Disputes … Read more

In this latest episode of our Navigating COVID-19 podcast series, Sarah Pollock, Emma Schaafsma and Julie Farley consider the force majeure implications of a potential second wave of COVID-19 infections and the resulting re-imposition or tightening of lockdown measures. Many contracting parties have already been affected by force majeure events arising out of the pandemic and the associated restrictions.  … Read more