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<p>On 12 February 2015, the Insurance Act 2015 ("the Insurance Act") received Royal Assent.

Design life guarantees are a common feature of construction and infrastructure contracts providing comfort that a critical aspect (or aspects) of a structure that will last for a certain period of time.

In June 2018 the NEC published its first Alliance Contract "designed for use on major projects or programmes of work where longer term collaborative ways of working are to be created".

Let's get one thing straight at the start, the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 ("GDPR") does not apply to people processing personal data in the course of exclusively personal or household activity.

Major change is afoot in the insurance industry. On 1 August 2016, the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 comes into force.

In June 2010 the Court of Appeal handed down a unanimous Judgment in the case of Geldof Metaalconstructie NV v Simon Carves Ltd ("Geldof") [2010] EWCA Civ 667.

On 12 August 2016 the Insurance Act 2015 (the "Insurance Act")1 came into force bringing with it a new default regime for business insurance in the UK.

As Sarah Buckingham explains, one of the recurring themes in many of the contract negotiations we have seen this year relates to site conditions and who is to take this risk if they turn out to be unexpectedly adverse.

As Karen Gidwani explains, this year brought the conclusion to the long-running case of MT Højgaard A/S v. E.ON Climate and Renewables UK Robin Rigg and another ("MTH v. E.ON"). Fenwick Elliott acted for MTH.

When the amendments to the Housing Grants (Construction and Regeneration) Act 1996 ("the Construction Act") were introduced by Part 8 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 ("the New Act") it was not entirely clear how the changes in the payment provisions section would impact on the behaviour of parties to construction contracts.

In the current economic environment, it is more important than ever to ensure that your project's securities are set up correctly, or, if you are the party offering those securities, know what you have given.

In light of recent court cases many might agree that the answer to this question is "no". That said, Sir Alan Ward in the case of Wright v Michael Wright Supplies Ltd1 commented that: ..

The NEC4 form of contract emphasises "collaborative working requiring the early identification of problems and proactive approach to addressing problems".

Under most formal contracts it is necessary for the contractor to give notice of various matters before becoming entitled to extensions of time and loss and expense.

One of the key elements of the Jackson Reforms was the effective management of litigation costs through the introduction of cost budgeting.

A speech by Simon Tolson, Fenwick Elliott, delivered at the launch event for the new Pre-Action Protocol for Construction and Engineering disputes, 2 November 2016 at Super Court, 7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, Court 26

In Part 1 of his article on GDPR, Simon Tolson explored the key underlying principles about how GDPR affects arbitrators and adjudicators. In Part 2 below, Simon discusses the application of those principles to dealing with personal data.

For over 40 years the EIC (European International Contractors) has been at the forefront of advocating fair and balanced conditions of contract in the international construction sector.