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industry sectors here, including infrastructure (transport, water and utility networks, pipelines, interconnectors and social) industrial (power generation, refineries, process and manufacturing) and development (commercial and residential).</p> </article></div> <div class="listarticleshtl"><article class="article_latest_briefings featured_briefings"> <ul class="ul_latest_briefings"> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Thu Mar 21 04:15:00 UTC 2024"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/006190-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="David Metzger"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2024/03/why-your-construction-contract-default-termination-remedies-are-often-wrong.html"> <strong>Why your construction contract default termination remedies are (often) wrong</strong> We have been thinking this for a while - too many construction contracts contain an inherently perverse position in relation to Contractor-default terminations. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>David Metzger</b> Special counsel (Consultant to Clifford Chance) <em>21 March 2024</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2024/03/why-your-construction-contract-default-termination-remedies-are-often-wrong.html" title="Read more about Why your construction contract default termination remedies are (often) wrong"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Why your construction contract default termination remedies are (often) wrong</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Tue Apr 23 04:15:00 UTC 2024"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/005067-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Marianne Toghill"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2024/04/jct-d-and-b-2024-a-brave-new-world.html"> <strong>JCT D&B 2024 – a brave new world?</strong> The new JCT D&B 2024 has been published. The first JCT I ever had to advise on was the JCT 1998 “With Contractor’s Design“ (a pre-cursor to the design and build contract for the benefit of youngers readers) so I have seen a few iterations… This is always an exciting moment for a construction lawyer as we race to work out what has changed and update our templates. For the industry, the layout and terminology used in the JCT is so familiar, rather like a comfortable pair of shoes or a trusted friend, that any changes tend to be treated with an element of trepidation and uptake of the new forms can be slow. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Marianne Toghill</b> Head of UK Real Estate Construction <em>23 April 2024</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2024/04/jct-d-and-b-2024-a-brave-new-world.html" title="Read more about JCT D&B 2024 – a brave new world?"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about JCT D&B 2024 – a brave new world?</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Tue Aug 27 04:15:00 UTC 2024"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/930000/935945-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Alexis Foucard"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2024/08/renewable-energy-projects-and-construction-disputes-how-to-prevent-and-mitigate-the-new-risks.html"> <strong>Renewable energy projects and construction disputes: how to prevent and mitigate the new risks?</strong> Construction disputes involving offshore renewable energy projects share some features of conventional construction disputes. Yet these projects entail a new and/or distinctive set of risks that require tailored approaches to dispute resolution. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Alexis Foucard</b> Counsel <em>27 August 2024</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2024/08/renewable-energy-projects-and-construction-disputes-how-to-prevent-and-mitigate-the-new-risks.html" title="Read more about Renewable energy projects and construction disputes: how to prevent and mitigate the new risks?"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Renewable energy projects and construction disputes: how to prevent and mitigate the new risks?</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Energy & resources </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">sectors:energy_infrastructure</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Tue Jan 17 10:30:00 UTC 2023"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/600000/626860-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Jamie Calvy"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2023/01/without-haste-the-decade-long-attempt-to-claw-back-bond-monies-for-creditors1.html"> <strong>Without haste – the decade-long attempt to claw back bond monies for creditors: Hastie Group Limited (in liq) v Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd (Formerly Brookfield Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd) (No 3) [2022] FCA 1280</strong> The construction industry in Australia is in a state of extreme turbulence. Supply chain disruption and spiralling costs on lump sum contracts are destroying contractors' bottom lines, increasingly making it impossible for contractors to break even, let alone achieve their planned profit margins, meaning the risk of insolvency is no longer an outlying risk, but is now an increasing reality. From an owner's perspective, tendering a project on a lump-sum basis is not risk-free. If the contractor is liquidated, this will significantly increase the costs of completing the project if another contractor is required to complete the works. Calling the original contractor's performance bonds simply might not be enough to recover the owner's losses. That said, the judgment in Hastie confirms that performance bonds are not property of the procuring contractor, or their administrators pursuant to Chapter 5 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Further, the advent of the contractor's insolvency does not affect the status quo of on-demand performance bonds – namely that they are enforceable by the beneficiary against the issuing bank, meaning funds cannot simply be clawed back by the administrators to pay creditors. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Jamie Calvy</b> Senior Associate <em>17 January 2023</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2023/01/without-haste-the-decade-long-attempt-to-claw-back-bond-monies-for-creditors1.html" title="Read more about Without haste – the decade-long attempt to claw back bond monies for creditors: Hastie Group Limited (in liq) v Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd (Formerly Brookfield Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd) (No 3) [2022] FCA 1280"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Without haste – the decade-long attempt to claw back bond monies for creditors: Hastie Group Limited (in liq) v Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd (Formerly Brookfield Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd) (No 3) [2022] FCA 1280</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Asia </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:asia</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Fri Mar 03 04:15:00 UTC 2023"> <img src="/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2023/03/challenges-of-advancing-covid-19-supply-chain-delay-and-disruption-claims.html"> <strong>Challenges of advancing COVID-19 supply chain delay and disruption claims under contractual force majeure provisions</strong> Many construction projects operating under lump-sum contracts are experiencing severe cost escalations due to COVID-19 delays. With limited alternatives, contractors may seek to recover those costs under force majeure provisions. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b></b> <em>3 March 2023</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2023/03/challenges-of-advancing-covid-19-supply-chain-delay-and-disruption-claims.html" title="Read more about Challenges of advancing COVID-19 supply chain delay and disruption claims under contractual force majeure provisions"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Challenges of advancing COVID-19 supply chain delay and disruption claims under contractual force majeure provisions</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Asia </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:asia</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Fri Jul 07 04:15:00 UTC 2023"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/005067-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Marianne Toghill"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2023/07/what-are-the-top-3-tips-for-making-construction-and-demolition-greener.html"> <strong>What are the top 3 tips for making construction and demolition greener?</strong> In the latest video in our Construction Onsites video series, Marianne Toghill talks to Dr Barbara Marino, Strategic Development & Compliance Director Built Environment, of Keltbray to get her top three tips for making construction and demolition greener, the tension between sustainability and economics, ChatGPT and who her heroes are in the industry. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Marianne Toghill</b> Head of UK Real Estate Construction <em>7 July 2023</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2023/07/what-are-the-top-3-tips-for-making-construction-and-demolition-greener.html" title="Read more about What are the top 3 tips for making construction and demolition greener?"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about What are the top 3 tips for making construction and demolition greener?</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/united_kingdom</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Tue Jul 25 04:15:00 UTC 2023"> <img src="/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2023/07/construction-delays-can-be-such-a-nuisance.html"> <strong>Construction delays can be such a nuisance!</strong> In a recent judgment, the New South Wales Supreme Court has held that construction delays may be the basis of a cause of action in private nuisance. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b></b> <em>25 July 2023</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2023/07/construction-delays-can-be-such-a-nuisance.html" title="Read more about Construction delays can be such a nuisance!"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Construction delays can be such a nuisance!</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Australia </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:australia_and_oceania/australia</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Thu Sep 21 04:15:00 UTC 2023"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/600000/626079-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Hague Skinner"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2023/09/offshore-decommissioning-australian-government-publishes-issues-paper.html"> <strong>Offshore Decommissioning - Australian Government publishes issues paper</strong> The Australian Government is developing a roadmap to establish an Australian offshore decommissioning industry. It has recently released an issues paper and is seeking submissions on development of that industry. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Hague Skinner</b> Senior Associate <em>21 September 2023</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2023/09/offshore-decommissioning-australian-government-publishes-issues-paper.html" title="Read more about Offshore Decommissioning - Australian Government publishes issues paper"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Offshore Decommissioning - Australian Government publishes issues paper</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Asia </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:asia</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Fri Nov 24 04:15:00 UTC 2023"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/920000/920853-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Pat Saraceni"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2023/11/decommissioning-disputes-how-to-mitigate-risks-as-we-transition-to-renewable-energy.html"> <strong>Decommissioning disputes: how to mitigate risks as we transition to renewable energy</strong> Decommissioning of ageing fossil fuel assets is on the rise globally. It is an important part of energy transition, but is often a complex, costly, and risky business, especially in the offshore sector, with a high potential for disputes. This blog examines some of the risks associated with decommissioning and provides guidance on mitigating those risks. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Pat Saraceni</b> Director, Litigation and Dispute Resolution <em>24 November 2023</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2023/11/decommissioning-disputes-how-to-mitigate-risks-as-we-transition-to-renewable-energy.html" title="Read more about Decommissioning disputes: how to mitigate risks as we transition to renewable energy"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Decommissioning disputes: how to mitigate risks as we transition to renewable energy</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Energy & resources </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">sectors:energy_infrastructure</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Australia </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:australia_and_oceania/australia</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Energy transition </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">legal_area:esg/energy_transition</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Commercial arbitration </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">theme:commercial-arbitration</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Wed Feb 02 10:30:00 UTC 2022"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/006190-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="David Metzger"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2022/02/2022-faqs-good-faith-no-more.html"> <strong>2022 FAQs – (Good) Faith No More?</strong> The most common enquiry I have received from owner/developer clients in the last six months has been along the lines of ''Our Contractor is insisting on additional payments to reflect increased prices in its supply chain. We are clear that there is no contractual entitlement for those payments, but if we don’t pay, it is threatening to stop work or walk away from our project. Even though we could then terminate, we would rather avoid that scenario - is there any way to make the additional payments under protest but reserve our rights to claim them back later?". </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>David Metzger</b> Special counsel (Consultant to Clifford Chance) <em>2 February 2022</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2022/02/2022-faqs-good-faith-no-more.html" title="Read more about 2022 FAQs – (Good) Faith No More?"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about 2022 FAQs – (Good) Faith No More?</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Tue Feb 08 10:30:00 UTC 2022"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/006190-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="David Metzger"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2022/02/its-a-knock-for-knock-out.html"> <strong>It's a knock-for-knock out</strong> A very quick review of so-called knock-for-knock indemnities and why and where they are applied. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>David Metzger</b> Special counsel (Consultant to Clifford Chance) <em>8 February 2022</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2022/02/its-a-knock-for-knock-out.html" title="Read more about It's a knock-for-knock out"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about It's a knock-for-knock out</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/united_kingdom</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Wed Feb 16 10:30:00 UTC 2022"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/006190-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="David Metzger"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2022/02/float-float-on.html"> <strong>Float, Float On</strong> The recent Scotwind auction can be seen as a huge vote of confidence in floating offshore wind, awarding projects at 100x the current installed floating capacity, to say nothing of upcoming projects and licensing rounds elsewhere. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>David Metzger</b> Special counsel (Consultant to Clifford Chance) <em>16 February 2022</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2022/02/float-float-on.html" title="Read more about Float, Float On"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Float, Float On</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Thu Mar 10 10:30:00 UTC 2022"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/005067-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Marianne Toghill"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2022/03/booming-techtainment-takes-a-starring-role-in-real-estate-and-construction-industries.html"> <strong>Booming Techtainment takes a starring role in Real Estate and Construction Industries</strong> In the latest in our Construction Onsites video series and hot on the heels of International Women's Day, Marianne Toghill talks to Samantha Perahia MBE of the British Film Commission about the BFC's role in helping to bring together real estate developers, contractors, investors and content producers to deliver new studio space in the UK. Tying in with this year's #BreakThe Bias theme for IWD, they also explore what the industry is doing to promote inclusion and gender representation and finally the use of brownfield sites for film studio developments. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Marianne Toghill</b> Head of UK Real Estate Construction <em>10 March 2022</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2022/03/booming-techtainment-takes-a-starring-role-in-real-estate-and-construction-industries.html" title="Read more about Booming Techtainment takes a starring role in Real Estate and Construction Industries"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Booming Techtainment takes a starring role in Real Estate and Construction Industries</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Fri Jul 29 10:30:00 UTC 2022"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/600000/625866-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Spencer Flay"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2022/08/Changes-to-the-security-of-payment-and-adjudication-law-in-western-australia.html"> <strong>Changes to the security of payment and adjudication law in Western Australia</strong> In the first of our Construction law conversation series, Sean Marriott (Counsel in the Clifford Chance Perth office) talks to Spencer Flay (Partner in the Clifford Chance Perth office) about the impending changes to the security of payment and adjudication law in Western Australia. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Spencer Flay</b> Partner <em>29 July 2022</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2022/08/Changes-to-the-security-of-payment-and-adjudication-law-in-western-australia.html" title="Read more about Changes to the security of payment and adjudication law in Western Australia"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Changes to the security of payment and adjudication law in Western Australia</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Australia </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:australia_and_oceania/australia</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Mon Nov 14 10:30:00 UTC 2022"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/005067-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Marianne Toghill"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2022/11/building-with-purpose-native-land-and-bankside-yards.html"> <strong>Building with purpose – Native Land and Bankside Yards</strong> In the latest in our Construction Onsites video series, Marianne Toghill is joined by Felicity Masefield and Oliver Nutt from Native Land inside the Arbor building – their new office development above Bankside Yards’ historic railway arches. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Marianne Toghill</b> Head of UK Real Estate Construction <em>14 November 2022</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2022/11/building-with-purpose-native-land-and-bankside-yards.html" title="Read more about Building with purpose – Native Land and Bankside Yards"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Building with purpose – Native Land and Bankside Yards</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">client_portal:country_state/united_kingdom</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Tue Nov 22 11:30:00 UTC 2022"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/920000/920853-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Pat Saraceni"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2022/11/the-new-security-of-payment-act-in-western-australia-impacts-for-the-offshore-sector.html"> <strong>The new Security of Payment Act in Western Australia - Impacts for the offshore sector</strong> Director Pat Saraceni along with Counsel Kristian Maley discuss recent legislative changes in Western Australia, and how they impact on construction work in the offshore sector. Pat and Kristian also share some suggestions about what steps the offshore sector can take to be ready for the State's new Security of Payment Act. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Pat Saraceni</b> Director, Litigation and Dispute Resolution <em>22 November 2022</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2022/11/the-new-security-of-payment-act-in-western-australia-impacts-for-the-offshore-sector.html" title="Read more about The new Security of Payment Act in Western Australia - Impacts for the offshore sector"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about The new Security of Payment Act in Western Australia - Impacts for the offshore sector</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> Australia </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:australia_and_oceania/australia</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Mon Mar 01 10:30:00 UTC 2021"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/600000/621747-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Emma Clarke"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2021/03/industrialised-construction-contracting-challenges-in-this-brave-new-world.html"> <strong>Industrialised construction – contracting challenges in this brave new world</strong> As different construction sectors take up industrialised construction processes, new commercial and contractual issues are falling under the spotlight. In this first of a series of blog articles looking at the interests of developers, contractors, lenders and other stakeholders in an industrialised/modular context, we consider the point of payment, transfer of title and security. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Emma Clarke</b> Senior Associate <em>1 March 2021</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2021/03/industrialised-construction-contracting-challenges-in-this-brave-new-world.html" title="Read more about Industrialised construction – contracting challenges in this brave new world"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Industrialised construction – contracting challenges in this brave new world</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">client_portal:country_state/united_kingdom</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Mon Mar 08 09:30:00 UTC 2021"> <img src="/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2021/03/entire-agreement-clauses-boilerplate.html"> <strong>Entire agreement clauses – boilerplate worthy of consideration</strong> Entire agreement clauses are often seen as mere contractual boilerplate. Given the potential impact of getting the drafting wrong, we think they need very careful consideration. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b></b> <em>8 March 2021</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2021/03/entire-agreement-clauses-boilerplate.html" title="Read more about Entire agreement clauses – boilerplate worthy of consideration"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Entire agreement clauses – boilerplate worthy of consideration</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Mon Mar 15 10:30:00 UTC 2021"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/005067-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Marianne Toghill"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2021/03/what-are-the-top-3-tips-for-a-successful-data-centre-construction-project.html"> <strong>What are the top 3 tips for a successful data centre construction project?</strong> In the latest in our Construction Onsites video series and hot on the heels of International Women's Day, Marianne Toghill speaks to Martina Kitts from NTT Global Data Centers about London 1, NTT's latest and state of the art data centre in Dagenham including her tips for success, NTT's "try before you buy" concept and how London 1 has been designed to avoid global warming impact. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Marianne Toghill</b> Head of UK Real Estate Construction <em>15 March 2021</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2021/03/what-are-the-top-3-tips-for-a-successful-data-centre-construction-project.html" title="Read more about What are the top 3 tips for a successful data centre construction project?"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about What are the top 3 tips for a successful data centre construction project?</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">client_portal:country_state/united_kingdom</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Mon May 17 09:30:00 UTC 2021"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/005067-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Marianne Toghill"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2021/05/what-are-the-top-3-tips-for-bringing-life-back-into-our-town-centres-through-redevelopment.html"> <strong>What are the top 3 tips for bringing life back into our town centres through redevelopment?</strong> In the latest video in our Construction Onsites series, Marianne Toghill talks to Rob Tincknell to discuss his tips for success for town centre regeneration, what he is most proud of in his career to date, why he wants us to become urban explorers, and why ultimately connecting people is the key to successful real estate projects. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Marianne Toghill</b> Head of UK Real Estate Construction <em>17 May 2021</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2021/05/what-are-the-top-3-tips-for-bringing-life-back-into-our-town-centres-through-redevelopment.html" title="Read more about What are the top 3 tips for bringing life back into our town centres through redevelopment?"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about What are the top 3 tips for bringing life back into our town centres through redevelopment?</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/united_kingdom</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Tue Jul 06 10:30:00 UTC 2021"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/005067-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Marianne Toghill"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2021/07/what-are-the-top-three-tips-for-the-construction-of-a-new-town.html"> <strong>What are the top 3 tips for the construction of a new town? </strong> In the latest video in our Construction Onsites series, Marianne Toghill talks to Aldred Drummond, Chief Executive of Fawley Waterside, to discuss his tips for success in the construction and development of a new town at Fawley Waterside in Hampshire, his family's connection with the site, why he didn't just blow up the power station and how Fawley Waterside offers something for everyone. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Marianne Toghill</b> Head of UK Real Estate Construction <em>6 July 2021</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2021/07/what-are-the-top-three-tips-for-the-construction-of-a-new-town.html" title="Read more about What are the top 3 tips for the construction of a new town? "> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about What are the top 3 tips for the construction of a new town? </span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">client_portal:country_state/united_kingdom</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Thu Jan 23 10:30:00 UTC 2020"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/006190-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="David Metzger"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2020/01/coronavirus-force-majeure-checklist.html"> <strong>Coronavirus and force majeure - checklist</strong> We have started seeing a steady flow of force majeure claims across our network, following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and the consequential surveillance and controls introduced by the Chinese and other governments. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>David Metzger</b> Special counsel (Consultant to Clifford Chance) <em>23 January 2020</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2020/01/coronavirus-force-majeure-checklist.html" title="Read more about Coronavirus and force majeure - checklist"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Coronavirus and force majeure - checklist</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Tue May 26 10:30:00 UTC 2020"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/006190-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="David Metzger"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2020/05/do-the-right-thing-construction-and-moral-hazards.html"> <strong>Do the right thing? construction and moral hazards</strong> In which the Clifford Chance Construction blog ponders why the industry struggles with ethics and trust issues and wonders if 2020 could yet be Construction's summer of love. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>David Metzger</b> Special counsel (Consultant to Clifford Chance) <em>26 May 2020</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2020/05/do-the-right-thing-construction-and-moral-hazards.html" title="Read more about Do the right thing? construction and moral hazards"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Do the right thing? construction and moral hazards</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">client_portal:country_state/united_kingdom</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Fri May 15 10:30:00 UTC 2020"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/005067-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Marianne Toghill"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2020/05/the-end-of-shirking-from-home.html"> <strong>The end of "shirking from home"?</strong> Will lockdown's great working from home experiment, plus the trend towards digitalised construction, lead to greater equality in the construction industry? Will the current "can do" attitude extend post coronavirus? </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Marianne Toghill</b> Head of UK Real Estate Construction <em>15 May 2020</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2020/05/the-end-of-shirking-from-home.html" title="Read more about The end of "shirking from home"?"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about The end of "shirking from home"?</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/united_kingdom</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Thu Jun 11 10:30:00 UTC 2020"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/006190-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="David Metzger"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2020/06/borrower-vendor-due-diligence-when-it-is-not-due-or-diligent.html"> <strong>Borrower/vendor due diligence – when it is not due (or diligent)</strong> We have set out 5 guidelines for when developers/borrowers/vendors produce due diligence reports on their own project contracts alongside a critical glance at this growing trend. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>David Metzger</b> Special counsel (Consultant to Clifford Chance) <em>11 June 2020</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2020/06/borrower-vendor-due-diligence-when-it-is-not-due-or-diligent.html" title="Read more about Borrower/vendor due diligence – when it is not due (or diligent)"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Borrower/vendor due diligence – when it is not due (or diligent)</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/united_kingdom</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Wed Jul 15 09:30:00 UTC 2020"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/900000/905824-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Edward Bretherton"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2020/07/close-but-no-ciga-r.html"> <strong>Close but no Ciga-r?</strong> The recently enacted Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 ("CIGA") introduces sweeping changes to UK insolvency law. Some of these changes have significant implications for common construction project procedures – in particular around the enforceability of key remedies in multiparty contracts, including step-in rights. In this blog, I look at three of them. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Edward Bretherton</b> Partner <em>15 July 2020</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2020/07/close-but-no-ciga-r.html" title="Read more about Close but no Ciga-r?"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Close but no Ciga-r?</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Fri Jul 03 10:30:00 UTC 2020"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/005067-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Marianne Toghill"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2020/07/data-centres-take-centre-stage.html"> <strong>Data centres take centre stage</strong> In this blog piece, Marianne Toghill, our Head of UK Real Estate Construction, looks at issues around the construction of data centres, a rapidly growing asset class increasingly in the spotlight. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Marianne Toghill</b> Head of UK Real Estate Construction <em>3 July 2020</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2020/07/data-centres-take-centre-stage.html" title="Read more about Data centres take centre stage"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Data centres take centre stage</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/united_kingdom</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Tue Sep 01 10:30:00 UTC 2020"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/900000/905824-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Edward Bretherton"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2020/09/termination-whats-the-triple-point-of-delay-liquidated-damages.html"> <strong>Termination - what's the Triple Point of delay liquidated damages?</strong> In this Clifford Chance Construction Group blog, London partner Ed Bretherton assesses the manner in which delay liability might be allocated in a termination scenario. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Edward Bretherton</b> Partner <em>1 September 2020</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2020/09/termination-whats-the-triple-point-of-delay-liquidated-damages.html" title="Read more about Termination - what's the Triple Point of delay liquidated damages?"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Termination - what's the Triple Point 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height="120" alt="Marianne Toghill"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2020/10/what-are-the-top-3-tips-for-successful-construction-projects.html"> <strong>What are the top 3 tips for successful construction projects?</strong> In the first of our Construction Onsites video series, Marianne Toghill talks to Pavlos Clifton from Helical plc to understand his tips for success and how his team has taken 33 Charterhouse Street to be the first BREEAM outstanding rated building in the UK against the new assessment criteria. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Marianne Toghill</b> Head of UK Real Estate Construction <em>15 October 2020</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2020/10/what-are-the-top-3-tips-for-successful-construction-projects.html" title="Read more about What are the top 3 tips for successful construction projects?"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about What are 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href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2019/02/three-construction-procurement-pitfalls-and-how-to-dig-yourself-out-of-them.html" title="Read more about 3 construction procurement pitfalls and how to dig yourself out of them"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about 3 construction procurement pitfalls and how to dig yourself out of them</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/united_kingdom</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Thu Sep 26 09:30:00 UTC 2019"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/900000/905824-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Edward Bretherton"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2019/09/caps-and-carve-outs.html"> <strong>Caps and Carve-Outs – you can't have one, you can't have none, you can't have one without the other</strong> The common law is well-known for its difficult relationship with liquidated damages ('LDs'), with its complicated set of rules which may be beloved by construction lawyers, but considered arcane by any other standards. In spite of this, parties to construction contracts have a deep and understandable attachment to LDs. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Edward Bretherton</b> Partner <em>26 September 2019</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2019/09/caps-and-carve-outs.html" title="Read more about Caps and Carve-Outs – you can't have one, you can't have none, you can't have one without the other"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Caps and Carve-Outs – you can't have one, you can't have none, you can't have one without the other</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/united_kingdom</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Wed Sep 18 09:30:00 UTC 2019"> <img src="/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2019/09/epc-performance-guarantees-and-shortfall-remedies.html"> <strong>EPC performance guarantees and shortfall remedies - 4 items for your checklist</strong> Pass/fail or buydown? </a> <span class="span_title"> <b></b> <em>18 September 2019</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2019/09/epc-performance-guarantees-and-shortfall-remedies.html" title="Read more about EPC performance guarantees and shortfall remedies - 4 items for your checklist"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about EPC performance guarantees and shortfall remedies - 4 items for your checklist</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/united_kingdom</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Mon Apr 30 09:30:00 UTC 2018"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/006190-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="David Metzger"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2018/04/3-recent-developments-on-delay-liquidated-damages.html"> <strong>3 recent developments on delay liquidated damages (and one ongoing principle that you ignore at your peril)</strong> The common law is well-known for its difficult relationship with liquidated damages ('LDs'), with its complicated set of rules which may be beloved by construction lawyers, but considered arcane by any other standards. In spite of this, parties to construction contracts have a deep and understandable attachment to LDs. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>David Metzger</b> Special counsel (Consultant to Clifford Chance) <em>30 April 2018</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2018/04/3-recent-developments-on-delay-liquidated-damages.html" title="Read more about 3 recent developments on delay liquidated damages (and one ongoing principle that you ignore at your peril)"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about 3 recent developments on delay liquidated damages (and one ongoing principle that you ignore at your peril)</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/united_kingdom</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Mon May 07 09:30:00 UTC 2018"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/900000/905824-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Edward Bretherton"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2018/05/fidic-silver-book-2017-five-implications-for-project-finance.html"> <strong>FIDIC Silver Book 2017 – 5 implications for project finance</strong> At the end of 2017, FIDIC released its long-awaited update to the 1999 first edition of the Silver Book. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>Edward Bretherton</b> Partner <em>7 May 2018</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2018/05/fidic-silver-book-2017-five-implications-for-project-finance.html" title="Read more about FIDIC Silver Book 2017 – 5 implications for project finance"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about FIDIC Silver Book 2017 – 5 implications for project finance</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/united_kingdom</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Tue May 15 09:30:00 UTC 2018"> <img src="/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2018/05/mental-health-in-the-construction-industry.html"> <strong>Mental health in the construction industry</strong> Perhaps the most staggering statistic available about the UK construction industry is that two construction workers take their own life every single day in the UK. Recent information released by the UK Office of National Statistics and the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity suggest that mental ill health is more acute in the construction industry than any other. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b></b> <em>15 May 2018</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2018/05/mental-health-in-the-construction-industry.html" title="Read more about Mental health in the construction industry"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Mental health in the construction industry</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/united_kingdom</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Thu Jun 07 09:30:00 UTC 2018"> <img src="/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2018/06/procurement-structures-cracking-the-code.html"> <strong>Procurement structures - cracking the code</strong> Individual mistakes in contract drafting or negotiation are always problematic, but normally survivable. By contrast, selecting the wrong overall procurement structure can be catastrophic. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b></b> <em>7 June 2018</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2018/06/procurement-structures-cracking-the-code.html" title="Read more about Procurement structures - cracking the code"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Procurement structures - cracking the code</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/united_kingdom</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Mon Jun 04 09:30:00 UTC 2018"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/006190-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="David Metzger"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2018/07/4-technology-hotspots-in-modern-construction-contracts.html"> <strong>4 technology 'hotspots' in modern Construction Contracts</strong> Despite a longstanding preference for the 'tried and trusted', increasingly construction projects are featuring deployment of new models of equipment and technological innovation. Here are just four of the ways in which they are impacting on Construction and OM contracts. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>David Metzger</b> Special counsel (Consultant to Clifford Chance) <em>4 June 2018</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2018/07/4-technology-hotspots-in-modern-construction-contracts.html" title="Read more about 4 technology 'hotspots' in modern Construction Contracts"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about 4 technology 'hotspots' in modern Construction Contracts</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">client_portal:country_state/united_kingdom</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Wed Jul 25 09:30:00 UTC 2018"> <img src="/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2018/07/3-ways-to-cure-an-eca-funding-shortfall.html"> <strong>3 ways to cure an ECA funding shortfall</strong> Ensuring contractor compliance with tied content requirements. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b></b> <em>25 July 2018</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2018/07/3-ways-to-cure-an-eca-funding-shortfall.html" title="Read more about 3 ways to cure an ECA funding shortfall"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about 3 ways to cure an ECA funding shortfall</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/united_kingdom</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Wed Sep 12 09:30:00 UTC 2018"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/006190-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="David Metzger"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2018/09/credit-crunch-is-it-time-for-payment-charters-with-teeth.html"> <strong>Credit crunch - is it time for Payment Charters with teeth?</strong> We have been spending considerable time this year dealing with the fall-out from Carillion's liquidation - as well as meeting with board members of our clients and cross-industry contacts to discuss the issues it has exposed and potential ways forward. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>David Metzger</b> Special counsel (Consultant to Clifford Chance) <em>12 September 2018</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2018/09/credit-crunch-is-it-time-for-payment-charters-with-teeth.html" title="Read more about Credit crunch - is it time for Payment Charters with teeth?"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Credit crunch - is it time for Payment Charters with teeth?</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/united_kingdom</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_no_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Wed Nov 28 10:30:00 UTC 2018"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/000000/006190-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="David Metzger"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2018/11/industrialised-construction-setting-new-standards.html"> <strong>Industrialised construction – setting new standards</strong> Industrialised construction is back in vogue having overcome the design and defect horrors of the pre-fab label and with the concept now covering not only fully modular building components but also offsite manufacture of package component sets which can be relatively quickly assembled or installed on site. </a> <span class="span_title"> <b>David Metzger</b> Special counsel (Consultant to Clifford Chance) <em>28 November 2018</em> </span> <a class="a_pdf_link" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2018/11/industrialised-construction-setting-new-standards.html" title="Read more about Industrialised construction – setting new standards"> Read more <span style="display: none !important">about Industrialised construction – setting new standards</span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> United Kingdom </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:europe/western_europe/united_kingdom</a> </li> <li class="li_taglist_resource"> <a class="a_tagtitle" href="#"> International </a> <a style="display: none;" class="a_tagid" href="#">jurisdiction:international</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="li_has_image " style="border-bottom-color: #4D86B0;" data-dateorder="Wed Dec 19 10:30:00 UTC 2018"> <img src="/content/dam/cliffordchance/profiles/900000/909059-half.png/_jcr_content/renditions/original" width="240" height="120" alt="Irina Steinberg"/> <a class="a_latest_briefings" href="/insights/resources/blogs/construction-insights/2018/12/contractor-consortia-sharing-risk-the-right-way.html"> <strong>Contractor Consortia - 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