United Kingdom - January 6 2021
We've never used the words delay and disruption as much as we have in 2020, with contractors and employers having faced significant challenges in…
Lisa Dromgoole, Michelle Essen, Hannah Gardiner, Simon Rowland, Jessica Tresham
United Kingdom - November 4 2020
Anyone working in the construction sector is likely to have encountered the terms "assignment" and "novation". An assignment is a transfer of an…
United Kingdom - September 4 2020
As is well known, a professional such as an engineer or architect can owe a duty of care in tort (that is, not based upon a contractual relationship)…
Simon Rowland
United Kingdom - August 6 2020
Last month Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a circa £3 billion green investment plan, including the Green Homes Grant, as part of his Summer Economic…
Simon Rowland, Sarah Wales
United Kingdom - July 27 2020
Whilst the world continues to struggle with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are signs that the construction sector is beginning to…