May's issue of Insight is the second of a three-part series on NEC3. In this issue we examine the key responsibilities of the Employer and Consultant in the Professional Services Contract and provide practical pointers on how to navigate them.
Insight
Insight is our newsletter which provides practical information on topical issues affecting the building, engineering and energy sectors.
February 2026
February’s Insight provides a comprehensive guide to “smash and grab” adjudications (or “Payment Notice Dispute” adjudications). In this issue, Claire King and Laura Bowler outline the basics that give rise to the right to require payment of the notified sum, consider recent case law from the courts, and provide practical tips to help employers and contractors avoid being on the receiving end of a smash and grab adjudication.
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In this month’s Insight we provide a round-up of the key practice points in relation to sanctions and relief from sanctions that stem from the Jackson reforms (and specifically the Mitchell case), we consider the future of Mitchell and conclude by asking whether the Jackson reforms have delivered their stated aims as far as sanctions are concerned.
March 2014
In April 2013, after two years of drafting and consultations, the Chartered Institute of Building launched the CIOB Complex Projects Contract 2013 (“CPC 2013”). It is said to be the first contract that is specifically aimed at the good management of major national and international construction projects with a view to projects being delivered to specification, on budget and on time. In this issue we consider the types of projects for which CPC 2013 is suitable and its main features.
February 2014
February's issue of Insight is the first of a three-part series on NEC3. In this issue we discuss the problems that are commonly encountered and provide possible solutions. Parts two and three of the series will address the practicalities where the contractual process is not followed by the parties, and suggested amendments to NEC3.
January 2014
January's issue of Insight discusses mediation practice following the recent decision of the Court of Appeal in PGF II SA v OMFS Company 1 Ltd. The expansion of the previous law in relation to mediation is considered, and practical tips are provided on how to proceed when faced with an invitation to mediate.
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