Commercial & Legal

Womble Bond Dickinson discusses the government’s response to Grenfell

Since the fire at Grenfell Tower and the interim report, FIS has been working with its members to address the issues of providing clear...

LEGAL: Sector Hot Topic: Relevant Matters

Under the JCT suite of contracts, a Relevant Matter is a matter for which the employer is responsible that materially affects the progress of...

Immigration after Brexit – the impact on the construction sector

In August, the CBI set out its proposed approach to immigration after Brexit in a report entitled Open and Controlled – A New Approach...

Regaining control of costs

Cost and time overruns are familiar to many in the construction industry, and it’s not uncommon for contractors to have a less-than-perfect view of...

LEGAL: Sector Hot Topic – Relevant Events

Delay is common in construction projects and the source of many construction disputes. Helen Coxon, a chartered legal executive with Womble Bond Dickinson, looks...

Trade associations clash over cash retentions

Build UK, the Civil Engineering Contractors Association and the Construction Products Association have come out against supporting the Aldous Bill which is seeking to...

Skills shortage in the construction sector

The construction sector is in the grips of a skills shortage which is limiting construction activity and increasing labour costs at the same time....

Legislation to ring fence cash retentions delayed until June

The second reading of the Aldous Bill, which aims to ring fence retentions in construction that was scheduled to be put before MPs today,...

Itʼs almost time to say goodbye to JCT 2011

In preparation for the withdrawal of JCT 2011 (JCT has announced that from April 2018, the JCT 2011 contracts will no longer be in...

The Carillion Collapse: implications for the supply chain

Simon Lewis, a partner in the Construction and Engineering team at Womble Bond Dickinson, considers the implications for the supply chain following Carillion’s demise. While...