In URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21, the Supreme Court has dismissed URS' appeal on all four grounds in its decision handed down on 21 May 2025. The case will be remitted to the TCC to determine the...more
6/26/2025
/ Building Codes ,
Cause of Action Accrual ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Defects ,
Construction Litigation ,
Damages ,
Housing Developers ,
Negligence ,
Public Policy ,
Safety Standards ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court
Adjudication has become a key tool in the construction industry, helping employers and contractors resolve disputes quickly and keep cash flowing on projects. But when insolvency enters the picture, things can get tricky —...more
2/14/2025
/ Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Litigation ,
Contract Disputes ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Hong Kong ,
Insolvency ,
Jurisdiction ,
Security of Payment Act ,
Singapore ,
Stays ,
UK
An article considering the Supreme Court’s decision in Abbey Healthcare, which decided that a typically worded collateral warranty is not a construction contract for the purposes of the Housing Grants, Construction and...more
8/8/2024
/ Adjudicatory Process ,
Arbitration ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Terms ,
Dispute Resolution ,
General Contractors ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court
In this Insight, first published in PLC, James Clarke, Richard Shaw and Anna Blest consider the Supreme Court's decision in RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV [2024] UKSC 18, which confirmed that a party's obligation to exercise...more
An article, first published in PLC which analyses the key changes introduced by the JCT in its Design and Build Contract, 2024 Edition, the first of the JCT's 2024 contract families to be published.
Standard forms tend to...more
As schools prepared to reopen this September after the summer break, hundreds were informed that, due to the use of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in their buildings (and its current state and condition), this...more
As we enter 2023, we reflect on 2022 as another dynamic year in the renewables and clean energy market. The Renewables and Clean Energy team at BCLP has undertaken a review of judicial decisions reported in 2022 involving the...more
2/23/2023
/ Breach of Duty ,
Construction Contracts ,
Contract Terms ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Green Energy ,
Judicial Review ,
Nuisance ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Scotland ,
Solar Energy ,
UK ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wind Power
The COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act (No. 14 of 2020) (the “Act”) was enacted and passed on 7 April 2020. Together with the financial measures announced across the three budgets (most recently in the Solidarity Budget of 6...more