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Traffic collisions can turn lives upside down, leaving victims grappling with physical pain, emotional distress, and financial strain. In the aftermath of such harrowing...
The Scottish Government revealed its draft Scottish Budget for 2024/25 in late December 2023, which will have significant impacts on the Scottish construction industry. T...
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase team at independent UK law firm Burges Salmon has worked with North Somerset Council on the Β£90m Banwell bypass which was granted Com...
Shortly before Christmas, on 19 December 2023, the Government published itsΒ long-awaited revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (βNPPFβ), following a year-lo...
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 each qua...
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 regime is now live. W...
The construction business is a complicated and diverse enterprise with several players, extensive contracts, and a variety of regulatory rules. In this environment, const...
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 year after that,...
Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd., a leading global innovator of LED products and technology, announced on May 16 that the Higher Regional Court in DΓΌsseldorf, Germany, issue...
Most people in the construction and engineering industry are familiar with the term “international arbitration”.Β They understand that it is the most popular...
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 the groundwork,...
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...
In our fast-paced, globalized world the demand for a diverse range of robust dispute resolution frameworks has never been more urgent. Mediation, arbitration, and litigat...
Last weekβs fatal collapse of a bridge being constructed in rural Missouri is a stark reminder that construction sites are often inherently dangerous, posing health and s...
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 often re...
In the construction industry, disputes can be resolved or decided in a number of different forums, including arbitration. The Arbitration Act has been around since 1996 a...
The construction industry has seen recent growth in the size and number of high-stakes disputes, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Latin America...
AHEAD of further unsettled weather has been predicated, experts in construction are calling for sector leaders to seriously rethink their practices or face heading for ca...
One year on, it is clear that the confusion following IR35 reform is stifling access to specialised talent and is having significant ramifications for UK business growth....
Simon Rowland, Partner and Head of Construction and Engineering and Michelle Essen, Managing Associate at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, take a look at the events of 202...
Millions of workers who work outdoors are exposed to risks of heat stress, exhaustion, and other heat-related illnesses in their workplaces. According to the Occupational...
law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) launched its UK Freeports business sentiment report, representing the views of over 500 UK businesses in response to the Governmentβs...
It’s widely accepted that Modern Methods of Construction represent the future of volume housebuilding and are a key part of the solution that will enable the sector...
From depots and on-board facilities to redundant outbuildings and old carriage wash systems, Legionella bacteria can grow in a wide range of locations within the rail ind...
In the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, the government and construction sector have reconsidered many aspects of building safety and special consideration has bee...
Organisations in the construction sector are being warned to expect a rise in the number of adjudications around contracts as government support comes to an end and cash...
The new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA 2020) has significantly changed the way businesses are able to manage the challenges of having insolvent suppli...
Future-proofing and protecting your construction business from both anticipated and unexpected events is more important than ever in the current climate. A vital step in...
Following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the UK Government has been reviewing and taking steps to reform our building and fire safety regimes. However, one thing that i...
The discussion around building safety, and particularly the replacement of combustible cladding, continues toΒ dominate the headlines for the construction sector. Last wee...
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 thatβs not going away an...
The UK construction industry manufactures and uses an incredible amount of materials each year, producing aroundΒ 2bn bricks, over 70 million sq m of concrete blocks and 3...
Against a backdrop of continued uncertainty due to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and as the UK continues its journey as the first ever nation to exit th...
Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD)Β has advised Northumberland County Council on the development of a multi-million-pound learning and leisure campus in Ponteland. The c...
From Skynet to the singularity, for better or worse, artificial intelligence (AI) is the future – but AI and people don’t compete on a level playing field, le...
The focus on Modern Methods of Construction, or MMC, sharpened throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with many wondering whether the outbreak and the consequential delays to...
There have been unprecedented impacts on employeesβ rights in the UK during this coronavirus pandemic, including the right to health and safety and the right to be paid....
Organisations that are looking to use mediation as a way to resolve a dispute without the need for costly litigation need to be aware of the impact that the Covid-19 pand...
Last month Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a circa Β£3 billion green investment plan, including the Green Homes Grant, as part of his Summer Economic Update. The UK Gover...
Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised Guildford Borough Council on the construction of a new bridge across the River Wey which will improve access to the town...
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