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Construction weekly highlights—20 March 2025

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Published on: 20 March 2025

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This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a case in which the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) ruled on the interpretation of complex amendments to a Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) Design and Build Contract 2016 (Sisk v Capital & Centric), publication by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) of an advisory note on BS 9991:2024, a case in which the Irish High Court dismissed an application to enforce an adjudicator’s award because the notice of intention was incorrectly delivered (Tenderbids v Electrical Waste Management), and publication of Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner’s letter to local authorities in England on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

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