July's issue of Insight considers how Project Bank Accounts work in practice, their advantages and disadvantages and gives some practical advice for newcomers to PBA's.
Insight
Insight
Insight is our newsletter which provides practical information on topical issues affecting the building, engineering and energy sectors.
February 2025
February’s Insight takes a closer look at King’s College London’s recent report on Dispute Boards, which provides comprehensive data on Dispute Boards’ effectiveness as a dispute avoidance measure in construction projects.
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Click to download PDFJune 2012
June's issue of Insight discusses the effect London 2012 might have on London’s transport network and the knock-on effects on construction projects near the various London 2012 venues. Lisa Kingston considers what can be done both now and during London 2012 to mitigate against any possible consequences.
May 2012
May's issue of Insight discusses the proposed plans of the Health and Safety Executive (“HSE”) to introduce a charging scheme in order to recover costs incurred by the HSE when investigating breaches and to axe various health and safety measures. In this issue Lisa Kingston examines what effect this reform might have on the construction industry.
April 2012
April's issue of Insight provides practical advice to potential parties to mediation on (i) whether mediation is the appropriate forum for their dispute (ii) when to mediate (iii) how to navigate mediation costs and (iv) how to avoid the adverse costs awards that are being awarded with increasing frequency by the courts if parties unreasonably refuse to mediate.
March 2012
March's Insight covers practical tips for the responding party on how to best respond to adjudication proceedings, tactics and possible lines of defence that might be advanced in answer to the adjudication proceedings.
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