How UK Construction Firms Can Recover Fast and Grow Strong Again

For owners and directors of UK construction businesses, local builders, subcontractors, and small main contractors, the hardest part of a tough patch is how quickly it snowballs.

FEMA and NOAA cuts leave builders out in the cold during hurricane season

As disaster resources grow harder to access, firms need to take a more deliberate look at shielding themselves from liability, writes an environmental lead with EPIC Insurance.

Dutyholder Personal Liability: What “Evidenced Competence” Means for You, Not Just Your Company

The post Dutyholder Personal Liability: What “Evidenced Competence” Means for You, Not Just Your Company appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Building safety rules in England now test both firms and people. A policy, training list or company badge is not enough by itself. Each person who carries out design or building work must have the right skills, knowledge, experience and behaviours for the task.  The firm must also have the systems and staff needed to […]

$10.5M Settlement Ends George Washington Bridge Debris Liability Fight

After a piece of steel from a truck's suspension pierced a motorist’s windshield and caused serious head injury, years of litigation have scrutinized bridge maintenance practices, active construction work and handling of roadway hazards.

Planned Maintenance and Building Performance: The Case for Contracted MEP Servicing

The post Planned Maintenance and Building Performance: The Case for Contracted MEP Servicing appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Anyone who has handled a defects liability period knows the pattern. A building is handed over performing to specification, and within eighteen months the operational reality has drifted well away from the design intent. Filters are loaded. Condensate lines are partially blocked. Terminal units are running at flow rates nobody has verified since commissioning. The […]

Defects Claims in Construction Projects - by Charles Russell Speechly's

A great summary of the contractual and legal position relating to defects claims in construction projects published in Charles Russell Speechly's 'Insight' journal on 24th March 2023

Metroun - Construction Bonds Explained, 09112022

In this video Metroun explore construction bonds, the different types of bonds available, and the purpose they serve throughout a construction project

Building Magazine - Sign the EWS1 form at your peril,

Sheena Wood of Beale & Co comments on the EWS1 form that was meant to offer reassurance about fire safety, but in liability terms it’s a death trap for consultants

Beale & company Webinar - Construction Law Update - NEC3 ECC - Part 2, 02112016

Following the overview of the NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) in their webinar on 12 April 2016, Beale & Company now look in more detail at the following topics which are of perennial interest: - compensation events, including guidance on how to avoid pitfalls in the mechanisms for their notification and assessment; and - the role of the Project Manager, both in relation to compensation events and more generally

Professional Indemnity Insurance & Design Liability Post Grenfell

Silver Shemmings Ash Seminars Jon Sharp of Silver Shemmings Ash discusses changes in the market place to Professional Indemnity Insurance & Design Liability post Grenfell Jon gives an overview of the Professional Indemnity & Insurance marketplace and why we are currently in a ‘hard’ market along with the facts around Grenfell as they stand today and why, going forward, your Professional Indemnity Insurance will cost you more and cover you for less!

Is it reasonable and market standard for a performance bond guarantor to restrict liability to pay until after completion of the guaranteed works?

How would you estimate a risk regarding green facade wit mid-size plants ? How would you solve liability issues?

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