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ARTICLE · 02 MARCH 2017

Construction Law In 2017

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Last year we experienced a strong recovery for the Irish construction industry and activity trends look set to maintain this positive momentum in 2017.

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Susan Bryson
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Last year we experienced a strong recovery for the Irish construction industry and activity trends look set to maintain this positive momentum in 2017.

Key topics in 2016 included:

The introduction of adjudication

Amendments to the Public Works Contract

The return of private funding has brought with it a return to bespoke forms of contract. Given the level of international involvement, there has been an increase in the use of adaptations of the JCT and FIDIC contracts. In terms of publicly-funded works, amendments were introduced to the Public Works Contract ("PWC") in April 2016. 

The introduction of adjudication

The Construction Contracts Act 2013 (the "Act") was finally commenced in April 2016 and adjudication is now available as a fast-track means of resolving payment disputes in all contracts, both public and private. The Act was commenced in April 2016 and applies to all contracts entered into after 25 July 2016. The most significant part of this

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