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Is the Adjudication Process Unfair?

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On 17 June 2025 the Adjudication Society held a panel discussion, hosted by BCLP, looking at whether the adjudication process is unfair to employers, main contractors or subcontractors or does it just feel that way....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The B.C. Commercial Liens Act: Unifying and Modernizing

British Columbia’s new Commercial Liens Act (Act) comes into force on June 30, 2025. This new legislation brings substantial changes to the law governing liens, intending to reduce the risks and costs for service providers...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Whose Terms Govern? An Introduction to the Battle of the Forms

For construction lawyers, the Battle of the Forms presents a familiar fact pattern. A material supplier/seller provides a potential buyer with a price quote along with its standard terms. The buyer, usually a contractor or...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Master your Next Mediation: Advice for Attorneys

Crowded court dockets mean the interest in, and need for, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) continues to grow throughout Texas. How can you set the stage for successful mediation? When is the right time to mediate a...more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Expanding Intrigue of AI in Construction

Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has roared into the discourse of the new economy. While the construction industry has lagged behind in its implementation, there is no doubt that AI has become an inescapable reality....more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

The Risks of Ambiguous Credit Applications: What a Recent Case Reveals About Personal Guarantees

From collective experience, it is known that securing the personal guarantee section of credit applications often proves to be more of the exception than the rule. When a personal guarantee is signed, the last thing any party...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Must Read Decision Involving Construction Joint Ventures

A recent decision from the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, is a MUST READ for any lawyer or construction executive involved with joint ventures (“JV’s”). This decision provides a rare, detailed look...more

A&O Shearman

Breach it and weep: deemed fulfilment ain’t fictional

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The Court of Appeal has held that a party who prevents a condition precedent to their obligation to pay from being met cannot rely on the unfulfilled condition to escape their liability in debt....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Revisits the Admissibility of Evidence of Product’s Compliance with Governmental Regulations or...

In 2014, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated opinion in Tincher v. Omega Flex, Inc., 628 Pa. 296, 104 A.3d 328 (2014). That case was a product liability action based on a design defect. The defense bar...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 3, March 2024

Welcome to our third issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In honor of last week’s Women in Construction Week, last Friday’s International Women’s Day, and Women’s History...more

J.S. Held

2024 J.S. Held Global Risk Report: Weather and Natural Disasters

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The growing frequency and ferocity of major weather events and natural disasters have pushed the climate change discussion to the forefront of governments and businesses. Droughts, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Contractor Association Files Suit to Halt Biden’s Federal PLA Mandate

January 12, 2024 Shareholder Shareholder Shareholder On January 10, 2024, Associated General Contractors of America and the Louisiana Associated General Contractors filed suit to enjoin President Biden’s Executive Order 14063...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Construction Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Look at Current Trends

Construction law encompasses a vast area of state and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Construction lawsuits may include issues of commercial law, contract law, employment law, environmental law, personal injury claims,...more

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