All Comment articles – Page 30
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The year ahead in construction law 2022
Sheena Sood previews what 2022 will hold for the construction industry from a legal point of view
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A tribute to Max Fordham
The pioneering building services engineer was that rare person, a highly original and inventive thinker in a notoriously conservative industry
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Can you skip the adjudication step?
A health board’s right to raise a court action against its contractors was challenged on the grounds that the contract required adjudication be undertaken first. Shona Frame and Kathryn Moffett unpack the implications of the case
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We must make a better case for new housing
Persuading residents to accept local development is not easy, but the case in favour is about far more than good design
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This has to be the year to do things differently
External events and increasing pressure from investors and clients mean the sector’s priorities are changing
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A new bill proposes to abolish retentions altogether
Another private member’s bill aimed at reforming payment practice in construction has more ambitious aims than its predecessors
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In 2022 we will be greener, more flexible and resilient than ever before
Our industry will build on trends over the past 12 months and we will get better at coping with turbulent times
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Hopes and fears for construction in 2022
We asked professionals in the sector to tell us what the next year could bring, this is what they said
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If this was a year of transition, the next must be one of action
As the climate crisis intensifies, the world needs to change – and our industry has a responsibility to lead the way
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Delivering MMC at government scale will transform construction
Industry will have no choice but to modernise with large-scale programmes, writes Jaimie Johnston
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Research identifies the main causes of disputes
Toby Hunt and Helen Collie share the lessons from the latest Crux Insight 2021 analysis of project cost and time overruns, which found design issues are now the top cause of disputes
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What construction must learn from the aviation industry
The housebuilding sector is stuck in the past and should move towards a data-led manufacturing model
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Decarbonisation: managing change
Stephanie Canham unpacks the contractual implications of the new heat and buildings strategy and the upcoming changes to Part L
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Sex, gender and freedom of speech in the workplace
Rebecca Bull warns that employers must be mindful of the law on sex versus gender, including on protection of belief
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Construction industry gossip: Views from the top
 This month, a sudden flurry of tales from on high
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An end of year challenge to the eternal optimists
Is it gloom all round now people are back to Zoom meetings in pyjama bottoms?
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The end of the beginning: 2021 in construction law
Rupert Choat highlights standout developments in construction law over the last 12 months as we sought to emerge from the pandemic
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We’ve only scratched the surface of what social value could be
There are many barriers to truly integrating social value into the design of projects, but a new guide aims to show how change is possible
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Make an energy revolution your new year's resolution
The tidal range offers a solution to one of the greatest challenges facing society. It is also an  infrastructural investment opportunity, says Stuart Murphy, founder of TPGen24
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Making-good decisions
A recent TCC case produced an important ruling on the role of notices of completion of making good defects and looked at severance of adjudicators’ decisions