Insight

Insight is our newsletter which provides practical information on topical issues affecting the building, engineering and energy sectors.

Insight newsletterMay 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

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.

February 2012

February's Insight considers the steps that should be taken by the referring party at the outset of adjudication proceedings to ensure that the award is capable of enforcement.

January 2012

January's Insight provides information on Building Information Modelling (BIM) and the legal implications of its widespread use.

December 2011

December's Insight provides practical tips and advice when you are negotiating a bond or guarantee.

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.

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