Nicholas Gould in a paper given at a conference organised by White Paper entitled “Achieving More For Less In Construction Procurement and Contractor Management” considers the key provisions that are typically included in construction contracts. The paper focuses on the nature of partnering relationships, the types of binding and non-binding agreements that are available and the ways in which the parties might enhance their working relationships.
Victoria Russell provided a case law update paper and talk to the members of the South East branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators discussing the most recent decisions relating to adjudication enforcement and arbitration.