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How to Handle Nighttime Highway Construction Claims in Small Claims Court
How to Handle Nighttime Highway Construction Claims in Small Claims Court Night-time highway construction is the modern-day equivalent of a loud neighbour hosting an all-night rave. Except in this cas...
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Legal and Safety Considerations for Nighttime Highway Construction
Legal and Safety Considerations for Nighttime Highway Construction Nighttime highway construction presents a unique set of challenges for crews working in the dark, often just feet away from fast-movi...
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Driving Rules and Regulations Changes in the UK
Driving Rules and Regulations Changes in the UK As of November 2024, some new driving rules and regulations have been implemented across the UK. If you weren’t already aware, this article will guide y...
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What proposed Alcohol Driving Guidelines in UK mean for Drivers
What proposed Alcohol Driving Guidelines in UK mean for Drivers There has been a number of calls to the UK government to review alcohol driving limits, which could result in stricter regulations on ho...
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Senior Legal and Finance Experts unveil plans for Legal AI Spend and Innovation
Senior Legal and Finance Experts unveil plans for Legal AI Spend and Innovation Senior in-house legal and finance department leaders across industries reveal differing plans for future legal and legal...
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Making Construction Sites Safer and Keeping Workers Safe
Making Construction Sites Safer and Keeping Workers Safe Construction sites are inherently risky environments. Every year, numerous accidents occur, some leading to severe injuries or even fatalities....
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Driving Growth in the Construction Industry through Arbitration Finance
Driving Growth in the Construction Industry through Arbitration Finance There’s a global construction boom happening globally, and disputes are an inevitable reality of the construction sector. Thus,...
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Top legal tips for Standstill Agreements
Top legal tips for Standstill Agreements The popularity of standstill agreements is showing no signs of abating – especially in the post-Grenfell, Building Safety Act 2022 era, after that Act im...
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A Comprehensive Guide to Securing Compensation for Traffic Collision Injuries
A Comprehensive Guide to Securing Compensation for Traffic Collision Injuries Traffic collisions can turn lives upside down, leaving victims grappling with physical pain, emotional distress, and finan...
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Plans for Construction in 2024 and 2025 in Scotland
Plans for Construction in 2024 and 2025 in Scotland The Scottish Government revealed its draft Scottish Budget for 2024/25 in late December 2023, which will have significant impacts on the Scottish co...
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Burges Salmon advises on Banwell bypass as UK Government grants CPO
Burges Salmon advises on Banwell bypass as UK Government grants CPO The Planning and Compulsory Purchase team at independent UK law firm Burges Salmon has worked with North Somerset Council on the £90...
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The updated UK National Planning Policy Framework
The updated UK National Planning Policy Framework Shortly before Christmas, on 19 December 2023, the Government published its long-awaited revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (“NPPF”),...
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How the ZEV Mandate will impact the UK
How the ZEV Mandate will impact the UK As of today, 3 January 2024, the ZEV mandate becomes law, requiring all new cars and vans to be zero emission by 2035. For 2024, 22% of all new UK car sales from...
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UK Building Safety Act 2022 now fully implemented
UK Building Safety Act 2022 now fully implemented The final elements of the new building safety regime introduced by the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) came in to force on 1 October 2023 and the new r...
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The Vital Role of Construction Lawyers in the Building Industry
The Vital Role of Construction Lawyers in the Building Industry The construction business is a complicated and diverse enterprise with several players, extensive contracts, and a variety of regulatory...
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New Flexible Working Measures set for the UK
New Flexible Working Measures set for the UK The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (the Act) received Royal Assent on 20 July 2023 and is expected to come into force approximately one y...
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Seoul Semiconductor wins Permanent Injunction against LED Patent Infringement in Europe
Seoul Semiconductor wins Permanent Injunction against LED Patent Infringement in Europe Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd., a leading global innovator of LED products and technology, announced on May 16 th...
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Arbitration a popular solution for Cross-Border Disputes
Arbitration a popular solution for Cross-Border Disputes Most people in the construction and engineering industry are familiar with the term “international arbitration”. They understand t...
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Major changes in UK Building Safety for 2023
Major changes in UK Building Safety for 2023 The construction industry will see major changes this year as the new building safety regime comes into play. The Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) has laid t...
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To Arbitrate or Litigate?
To Arbitrate or Litigate? When preparing a construction contract, it’s easy to give little thought to its dispute resolution provisions. You might use the unamended wording of the published cont...
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International Mediator Leadership Training launching in Chengdu
International Mediator Leadership Training launching in Chengdu In our fast-paced, globalized world the demand for a diverse range of robust dispute resolution frameworks has never been more urgent. M...
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Legal Lessons of the Kansas City Bridge Collapse
Legal Lessons of the Kansas City Bridge Collapse Last week’s fatal collapse of a bridge being constructed in rural Missouri is a stark reminder that construction sites are often inherently dangerous,...
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What NOT to do after a Truck Accident
What NOT to do after a Truck Accident Being involved in any accident is a traumatic experience. But the stakes are even higher when that accident involves a commercial truck. These types of accidents...
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The future of Arbitration in Construction
The future of Arbitration in Construction In the construction industry, disputes can be resolved or decided in a number of different forums, including arbitration. The Arbitration Act has been around...
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Legal finance as a tool to unlock value in construction disputes
Legal finance as a tool to unlock value in construction disputes The construction industry has seen recent growth in the size and number of high-stakes disputes, particularly in the Middle East and No...
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WBD warns UK’s extreme weather events catastrophic for construction
WBD warns UK’s extreme weather events catastrophic for construction AHEAD of further unsettled weather has been predicated, experts in construction are calling for sector leaders to seriously re...
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Is IR35 hampering growth for UK engineering businesses?
Is IR35 hampering growth for UK engineering businesses? One year on, it is clear that the confusion following IR35 reform is stifling access to specialised talent and is having significant ramificatio...
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Womble Bond Dickinson reviews the Construction Industry in 2021
Womble Bond Dickinson reviews the Construction Industry in 2021 Simon Rowland, Partner and Head of Construction and Engineering and Michelle Essen, Managing Associate at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson...
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Behind the US Cooling Program for Construction Workers
Behind the US Cooling Program for Construction Workers Millions of workers who work outdoors are exposed to risks of heat stress, exhaustion, and other heat-related illnesses in their workplaces. Acco...
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Business must be collaborate to unlock potential of Freeports in England
Business must be collaborate to unlock potential of Freeports in England Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) launched its UK Freeports business sentiment report, representing the views...
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Is it time to incentivise Modern Methods of Construction
Is it time to incentivise Modern Methods of Construction It’s widely accepted that Modern Methods of Construction represent the future of volume housebuilding and are a key part of the solution...
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Implications of privacy laws and connected cars
Implications of privacy laws and connected cars New research shows that there are major privacy implications in today’s connected vehicles. Here, Garikayi Madzudzo, Advanced Cybersecurity Research Sci...
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Roles and responsibilities for Legionella in the rail industry
Roles and responsibilities for Legionella in the rail industry From depots and on-board facilities to redundant outbuildings and old carriage wash systems, Legionella bacteria can grow in a wide range...
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Fire safety – underappreciated existing obligations and upcoming changes
Fire safety – underappreciated existing obligations and upcoming changes In the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, the government and construction sector have reconsidered many aspects of...
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Construction companies set to see a rise in adjudications
Construction companies set to see a rise in adjudications Organisations in the construction sector are being warned to expect a rise in the number of adjudications around contracts as government suppo...
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Any port in a storm – a cautionary tale in drafting
Any port in a storm – a cautionary tale in drafting The new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA 2020) has significantly changed the way businesses are able to manage the challenge...
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Record-keeping and being prepared for construction disputes
Record-keeping and being prepared for construction disputes Future-proofing and protecting your construction business from both anticipated and unexpected events is more important than ever in the cur...
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Building and Fire Safety Regulations post-Grenfell vary between England and Scotland
Building and Fire Safety Regulations post-Grenfell vary between England and Scotland Following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the UK Government has been reviewing and taking steps to reform our buil...
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Who is really footing the bill for the Government funding of unsafe cladding?
Who is really footing the bill for the Government funding of unsafe cladding? The discussion around building safety, and particularly the replacement of combustible cladding, continues to dominate the...
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Rebuilding UK construction recruitment in 2021
Rebuilding UK construction recruitment in 2021 The construction industry was quick to adapt and carry on working in 2020, but it continues to struggle with labour levels. And this is a problem that’s...
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How British construction firms can mitigate materials shortages
How British construction firms can mitigate materials shortages The UK construction industry manufactures and uses an incredible amount of materials each year, producing around 2bn bricks, over 70 mil...
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Womble Bond Dickinson explores navigating delay and disruption in 2021
Womble Bond Dickinson explores navigating delay and disruption in 2021 Against a backdrop of continued uncertainty due to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and as the UK continues its jo...
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WBD advises Northumberland County Council on £43m learning and leisure campus
WBD advises Northumberland County Council on £43m learning and leisure campus Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised Northumberland County Council on the development of a multi-million-pound...
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Artificial Intelligence has changed the world and the law must change with it
Artificial Intelligence has changed the world and the law must change with it From Skynet to the singularity, for better or worse, artificial intelligence (AI) is the future – but AI and people...
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Modern Methods of Construction and the new insolvency laws
Modern Methods of Construction and the new insolvency laws The focus on Modern Methods of Construction, or MMC, sharpened throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with many wondering whether the outbreak and...
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Monaco Solicitors guide to the Coronavirus and employee rights in the UK
Monaco Solicitors guide to the Coronavirus and employee rights in the UK There have been unprecedented impacts on employees’ rights in the UK during this coronavirus pandemic, including the right to h...
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Lawyer warns construction companies of the challenges of Virtual Mediation
Lawyer warns construction companies of the challenges of Virtual Mediation Organisations that are looking to use mediation as a way to resolve a dispute without the need for costly litigation need to...
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WBD looks at the Green Homes Grant and implications for homeowners and landlords
WBD looks at the Green Homes Grant and implications for homeowners and landlords Last month Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a circa £3 billion green investment plan, including the Green Homes Grant,...
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WBD advises Guildford Borough Council on new infrastructure project
WBD advises Guildford Borough Council on new infrastructure project Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised Guildford Borough Council on the construction of a new bridge across the River Wey...
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Construction, COVID19 and managing workplace safety
Construction, COVID19 and managing workplace safety The construction industry has been hit hard by COVID-19, with large numbers of sites shutting and many workers being furloughed – but over recent we...
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