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Greta Thunberg did not hesitate to deem the "net zero by 2050" goal of a number of world governments to be no more than an empty catchphrase devoid of any tangible action at the Youth4Climate summit on 28 September 2021.

Implemented over 25 years ago, the Arbitration Act 1996 (the "Act") is undergoing the review initiated by the Ministry of Justice in 2021.

The Supreme Court handed down judgment in Sharp Corp Ltd v Viterra BV [2024] UKSC 14 and found that the compensatory principle and principle of mitigation were both, indeed, fundamental to the law of damages.

Bonds, guarantees, performance security or whatever they are called form an important part of every major international contract. Despite this, there are a regular number of cases, in many different jurisdictions, where the courts are asked to decide what the nature of the particular project security actually is.

The recent case of Golden Endurance Shipping SA v RMA Watanya SA and others [2016] EWHC 2110 (Comm) provides a useful reminder of the principles surrounding the question of whether or not a party has submitted to a foreign jurisdiction in respect of a judgment in non-EU court proceedings.

The recent case of Harper v Interchange Group Limited [2007] EWHC 1834 provides further confirmation that the courts will expect parties to follow any dispute resolution provisions they may have contractually agreed to.

Carillion JM Limited v Phi Group Ltd</em>, [2011] EWHC 1379 (TCC), Mr Justice Akenhead had to consider the meaning of the "same damage" and a "just and equitable" contribution under the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978

On 17 June 2015, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Aspect Contracts (Asbestos) Limited v Higgins Construction Plc [2015] UKSC 38, and in doing so, it considered for the first time the interaction between the statutory adjudication provisions contained in the Scheme for Construction Contracts ..

In August 2024, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in which it held that a contractor was entitled to terminate its employment based on just two late payments, each of which was rectified within 14 days.

Designing the project, preparing tender and contract documents, supervising the construction, administering the contract, certifying payments, determining extension of time and compensation claims, and much more — these are all the roles of the Engineer.

The recent judgment of Mr Justice Coulson as the assigned judge at the end of last month in Brookfield v Mott MacDonald - [2010] EWHC 659 (TCC) is a fine illustration of the Courts showing leadership in the judging arena, and well before the trial is listed in telling the parties what they should be doing.

In May 2019, JCT introduced a new Practice Note, BIM and JCT Contracts.

Following, two separate hearings, the courts decided that the procurement procedures followed in respect of a proposed framework agreement in Northern Ireland were flawed. Recently there has been a third hearing about the appropriate remedy.

What are the key points everyone should consider before signing a letter of intent? It can take a long time for the formalities of a professional appointment, building contract or sub-contract to be concluded, and time is money for all parties involved in construction.

Project Mediation is one of the new methods of managing the risk of disputes during the delivery stage of a project. In short, the project participants contract from the outset to use mediation as the primary means of dispute resolution. Project Mediation attempts to fuse team building, dispute avoidance and dispute resolution in one procedure.

On 7 May 2019 at the World Tunnelling Congress 2019, in Naples, FIDIC launched a new contract, the Conditions of Contract for Underground Works ("the Emerald Book").

There have been monumental changes to KSA's legal landscape in recent years.

There are some important factors to consider when deciding whether to call on these security documents.