About Construction Law
In construction, knowing the law is only part of the challenge. It’s also important to see things from a commercial perspective and understand the connection between the agreements you’re advising on and what happens on the ground – knowing when to push a point or let it go and enabling you to give your clients advice that they can work with. From design to build and beyond.
Issues in construction contracts
Applying statutory requirements when drafting and negotiating construction contracts throws up common problems and disputes. We cover HGCRA 1996 requirements plus other issues lke retention, set off, and escrow.
Construction disputes
In-depth guidance and precedent documents for enforcing and challenging the adjudicator’s decision. From correcting errors under the slip rule, to grounds for a jurisdictional challenge, this is the place to go.
Standard form construction contracts
We publish JCT 2016 contracts and FIDIC contracts, and have related schedules of amendments for key forms. See other schedules of amendments, practice notes, and checklists for forms including NEC, MF/1, ICC.
Commercial perspective
Understand the connection between the agreements you’re advising on and what happens on the ground. Know when to push a point or let it go, and give your clients advice they can work with from design to build and beyond.
Topics We Cover
Latest Construction News
HMRC has provided further details on the Simplification and administrative improvements to the CIS first announced at Budget 2025...
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on proposals to introduce a new installation and maintenance licence for heat networks through the...
The Chancellor of the High Court has issued a Practice Note requiring parties to file and serve costs information using electronic Excel spreadsheet...
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Ministry of Defence have published an implementation plan accepting all...
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has published its building control approval application data for higher-risk buildings (HRBs), covering the period...
Latest Construction Practice Notes
The ‘CIOB Contract for use with Complex Projects, First Edition 2013’—CPC 2013 for short—was published by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)...
This Practice Note looks at how an agreement for lease with development obligations may require the landlord to remedy defects in the works. It also...
This document contains quick links to various checklists and resources which lawyers working on matters relating to the construction of real...
Delay in completion of the landlord’s works can be of far greater concern to a tenant than whether the works have been built in accordance with the...
Public liability insurancePublic liability insurance is a form of liability insurance that indemnifies and protects a policyholder’s liability in...
Latest Construction Precedents
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Latest Construction Q&As
Featured Construction content
What are preliminaries in a construction contract?
What is a variation on a construction project?
What is a variation on a construction project?A variation (sometimes referred to as a change) is an alteration to the scope of work originally...
Time of the essence—construction contracts
Time of the essence—construction contractsWhat does time of the essence mean?Where time is 'of the essence' it means that the stated time for...
Product liability insurance for the construction industry
Product liability insurance for the construction industryThis Practice Note looks at product liability insurance from the perspective of those engaged...
What is the difference between termination, determination and a voided contract?
Escrow accounts and escrow agreements
Escrow accounts and escrow agreementsThis Practice Note examines why parties involved in a construction project may enter into an escrow agreement (or...
Scott Schedules in construction disputes
Scott Schedules in construction disputesScott Schedules are often very useful in construction disputes. They help to identify the key issues between...
Differences between adjudication and other forms of dispute resolution
Differences between adjudication and other forms of dispute resolutionThis Practice Note identifies some of the key differences between adjudication...
Concession contracts—materials and resources
Concession contracts—materials and resourcesA concession is a form of public private partnership (PPP). It is a long term contractual arrangement...
Professional indemnity insurance in construction projects
Professional indemnity insurance in construction projectsThis Practice Note looks at professional indemnity (PI) insurance in the context of...
What is the difference between joint insured, co-insured and composite insured?
Target cost contracts on construction projects
Target cost contracts on construction projectsWhat is a target cost contract?A target cost contract is a type of cost reimbursable contract under...
Defects liability period and rectification of defects
Defects liability period and rectification of defectsIt is common in construction projects for defects to manifest or appear in the works. Most...
Retention of payment in construction contracts
Retention of payment in construction contractsThe concept of a retention from interim payments is commonplace in commercial construction contracts,...
What is practical completion?
What is practical completion?Practical completion marks the end of the construction period of a project, when the works are 'finished' and the...
Quantum in construction claims
Quantum in construction claimsThis Practice Note looks at some of the key considerations that may need to be taken into account when a party to a...
Time at large in construction contracts
Time at large in construction contractsThis Practice Note examines the concept of ‘time at large’ in relation to the completion of works under a...
Sub-contractors' insurance
Sub-contractors' insuranceThis Practice Note looks at how sub-contractors’ liability is typically covered by insurance and considers:•difficulties...
Associated legal terms
Defects certificate
A certificate, sometimes known as certificate of making good defects, issued pursuant to the building contract by the contract administrator or employer's agent. The certificate confirms that the contractor has repaired any defects, shrinkages or faults that have appeared during the defects liability period.
Enabling works
Initial works which are necessary to enable the main project to be undertaken. These are generally site preparation works, such as demolition, site clearance or creation of access routes.
Soft FM Contractor (also known as Soft FM Sub-contractor)
The contractor appointed by Project Co to carry out the Soft FM Services.
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