October's issue of Insight provides information on what you need to know about amendments to the JCT and NEC forms following implementation of the New Construction Act.
Insight
Insight
Insight is our newsletter which provides practical information on topical issues affecting the building, engineering and energy sectors.
May 2025
May’s Insight compares and contrasts the “final account” processes under the JCT and NEC4 forms of contract, and provides practical guidance on how to get the best result at the end of a project.
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Previous issues
October 2011
September 2011
3 October 2011 marked the first working day of the operation of Part 8 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (the “New Act”) and the Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998 (as amended) (the “Revised Scheme”) in England and Wales. Insight provides pointers on how the New Act and Revised Scheme are likely to operate in practice.
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Find out what you need to know about the New Construction Act & Revised Scheme. After months of speculation, we now know that the changes to the Housing Grants Act and the Scheme for Construction Contracts will be implemented in England and Wales on 1 October 2011. Insight summarises the key changes and considers the likely impact of the reforms on construction industry practice as a whole.
July 2011
The long awaited Bribery Act took effect on 1 July 2011. But what is it all about? Insight provides a guide to the four new criminal offences: paying a bribe; receiving a bribe; bribery of a foreign official; and the corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery. Our guide concentrates on the latter offence which will be of most interest to the construction industry and represents the most significant departure from the existing law on bribery.