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Form EWS1 - designed to provide assurance that a high rise building is fire safety compliant...

Aakon Construction Services Ltd v Pure Fitout Associated Ltd is the third case in which the High Court in Ireland has enforced an adjudicator's decision following an adjudication under the Construction Contracts Act 2013.

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is consulting until 3 February 2025 on a review of Technical Guidance Document...

On 27 March 2020 the Taoiseach announced that "with effect from midnight tonight, for a two-week period until Easter Sunday, 12 April, everybody must stay at home in all circumstances

This summer was the third anniversary of the new statutory right to refer "payment disputes" to adjudication in Ireland.

The UK Government's Commercial Payments Bill proposes to abolish construction retentions in Great Britain following a two-year transition period, fundamentally changing how construction projects manage payment security and defect remediation. While the Bill extends wider payment reforms to Northern Ireland, the retention ban itself does not currently apply there, creating important jurisdictional distinctions for businesses operating across the UK. What alternative security mechanisms will replace retention

This briefing looks into the potential effect of emergency measures resulting from the Health (Preservation and Protection and Other Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 (Act) on some...

It will come as little surprise to those with experience of the Irish construction sector that environmental and sustainability factors and regulations...

The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2024 was signed into law by the President on 12 July 2024. The Act will only apply to student-specific accommodation...

As the transposition deadline (29 May 2026) approaches, the European Commission published four instruments on the transposition of the Recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.

Amendments have been made to public works contracts with the intent of improving dispute management in public construction projects. Measures are designed to encourage early resolution, allow for appointment of Standing Conciliators to chair Project Boards on major projects, and maintain fast-track arbitration alongside options for more complex cases.

On 31 December 2020 Ireland entered into another Level 5 lockdown provided for in the ‘Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19',...

The High Court has rejected a challenge to a decision to grant "a relatively minor modification" to two previous permissions at Intel's Leixlip campus.

The Construction Products Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 (CPR) came into effect on 8 January 2026. The CPR will substantially replace the long-standing Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 (2011 Regulation).

Following the announcement of the Irish Budget 2018 this week, the Maples and Calder Tax Group has prepared a commentary on Ireland's International Tax Strategy and Budget 2018.

In Ireland, the Construction Contracts Act 2013 allows a party to a "construction contract" to refer for adjudication any dispute relating to a payment arising under the construction contract.

FIDIC has now formally published its new Carbon Management Guide, along with accompanying guidelines for the Red Book 2017 (2022 print run) and White Book 2017.