Insight

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

Insight newsletterFebruary 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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Previous issues

January 2016

January 2016's issue of Insight looks at litigation funding and the various options available to both claiming and defending parties.

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December 2015

December 2015's issue of Insight considers the new guidance that has been provided by the Court of Appeal in relation to final accounts.

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November 2015

November 2015's issue of Insight considers the law of penalties in the construction context and how liquidated damages practice is likely to change.

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October 2015

October 2015's issue of Insight considers the key measures that have been introduced by the government in the run-up to BIM Level 2 and the government’s strategy for BIM Level 3.

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September 2015

September 2015’s issue of Insight considers the current approach of the courts relating to bonds and guarantees.

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