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Touching the Void: Newly Enacted Law Clarifies Texas’ “Home-Rule” Construction Statute

In addition to two other newly enacted Texas laws coming out of the most recent legislative session affecting the construction industry, Governor Greg Abbott also signed HB 2960, providing updates to Texas’ “home-rule”...more

BCLP

The Role of Policy and What It Means for the Conduct of Claims for Building Safety Disputes

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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

Jones Day

Statutory Protections vs. Freedom of Contract: A Shift in the Balance?

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The Situation: Australian courts have struggled with balancing the broad statutory protections afforded to consumers and businesses whilst giving effect to the contractual bargains of well-advised, sophisticated commercial...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Transmission Planning and Construction Right of First Refusal Ruled Unduly Discriminatory, Not Mobile-Sierra Protected

The provision contained in incumbent electric utility tariffs—conferring on the holder the right of first refusal (ROFR) to construct additions to the high-voltage electrical grid, regardless of who conceived of and proposed...more

King & Spalding

Zachry Construction Corp.: The End to Indemnity for Exemplary Damages?

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In August 2014, the Texas Supreme Court decided Zachry Construction Corp. v. Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, 2014 WL 4472616 (Tex.). While the case involves construction issues—and specifically the enforceability...more

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