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The Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 (the 2020 Act) was signed into law on 27 March 2020. Part 3, Section 9 of the 2020 Act and related regulations introduce a number of changes

A recent High Court decision has seen another first for statutory adjudication in Ireland as a Sub-Contractor sought to restrain payment to a Contractor on foot of an on demand bond.

Niav O'Higgins, Karen Killoran and Kate Monaghan have authored the Irish chapter for the GAR Construction Arbitration Know-how 2020

The Irish courts have a history of incorporating certain terms into construction contracts.

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government issued these guidelines under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000.

The Supreme Court delivered a significant judgment in the case of Coolglass Windfarm Limited v. An Comisiún Pleanála [2026] IESC 5 on 5 February 2026 dismissing...

The Construction Contracts Act 2013 ("CCA") introduced the right for a party to a construction contract to refer payment disputes arising under the contract for adjudication at any time.

On Monday this week the Government announced that Ireland will enter into Level 5 of the framework of restrictions provided for in the ‘Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19

The TCC recently issued its judgment following a six-week trial heard before Mr Justice Pepperall last year.

In this edition, we outline the key drivers impacting the contraction of the professional indemnity insurance market in Ireland over the last few years.

Matheson's construction / infrastructure specialists have taken the temperature of the construction sector with respect to existing / ongoing Covid-19...

The RIAI published its new suite of 2025 standard form contracts, as we outline here: Construction Law Update: RIAI Construction Contract 2025.

Just as members of the Construction Industry and practitioners were preparing for the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2013 to become operative this March, the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 were signed into law!

Following the Supreme Court decision in McGowan & Ors v Labour Court Ireland & Ors which found the well established regime of registered employment agreements to be unconstitutional, ...

In the UK case of Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd, the Court of Appeal affirmed a contractor's right to terminate a JCT contract immediately for repeated specified defaults. JCT's 2024 updates include provisions for electronic notices, gender-neutral language, and climate considerations.

We looked at ongoing UK litigation about the extent to which a collateral warranty may be considered to be a construction contract for the purpose of referring a dispute to adjudication:

Following the recent CJEU decision in North East Pylon Pressure Campaign Ltd. and Maura Sheehy v. An Bord Pleanála & Ors, C-470/16 (NEPP) (accessible here), there have been two decisions of the Irish High Court...