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In an article that first appeared in the February 2019 edition of Building Magazine, Simon Tolson and Stacy Sinclair discuss risk management in the first of two articles on the applications of AI in construction law.
Read this article online [1]In this article Simon Tolson looks at the speculation that law is ripe for ‘uberisation’, becoming the next target of technological transformation. Explaining the current position of artificial intelligence in law, where it is progressing, ethical duties and what happens when it all goes wrong.
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At the Adjudication Society Conference in Manchester on 20 November 2024, King’s College London unveiled the third and final report of its research project on construction adjudication, conducted in collaboration with The Adjudication Society. In this blog, Katherine Butler takes a closer look at the report's findings, exploring recent adjudication statistics, referral trends, and the addressing the issue of diversity among adjudicators.
Read more [5]Claire King takes a closer look at “Constructing the Gold Standard” (the “Review”), a 24-point plan designed to help clients and their supply chain optimise the procurement process and deliver the best outcomes possible. In this blog, Claire shares insight from a recent Fenwick Elliott panel discussion which featured Professor David Mosey, who led the Review.
Read more [6]Paul Smylie reports on the Court of Appeals decision in Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 962, which held that the Contractor was entitled to terminate its employment based on just two late payments, each of which was rectified within 14 days.
Read more [7]In this blog post, Katherine Butler discusses the recent TCC decision, which sets out a useful summary of the law relating to the construction of settlement terms. The judgment serves as a cautionary tale, highlighting the importance of the wording used in settlement agreements.
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Our client, a global financial services firm, sought help when progress to upgrade work to a Data Centre being carried out by its contractor fell behind schedule and then further hit by a fatal accident.
Read more [11]Acting for a contractor in relation to the alleged defective design and construction of a closely controlled laboratory system at a prestigious university in the UK.
Read more [12]Advising, on a large airport development, when a dispute arose over the design and installation of the electronic building management system.
Read more [13]Advising a leading international technology company acting as EPC Contractor for the design, procurement and installation of a fully integrated security system for a Middle Eastern country’s national oil and gas production and processing facilities. Contract value approximately $450 million.
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[1] https://fenwickelliott.co.uk/research-insight/articles-papers/other/ai-construction-law-partnership
[2] https://fenwickelliott.co.uk/sites/default/files/ai_construction_law_-_an_essential_and_inevitable_partnership.pdf
[3] https://fenwickelliott.co.uk/research-insight/articles-papers/other/artificial-intelligence-law
[4] https://fenwickelliott.co.uk/sites/default/files/simon_tolson_-_artificial_intelligence_and_law.pdf
[5] https://fenwickelliott.co.uk/blog/dispute-resolution/2024-construction-adjudication-united-kingdom-report
[6] https://fenwickelliott.co.uk/blog/procurement/constructing-gold-standard
[7] https://fenwickelliott.co.uk/blog/dispute-resolution/court-of-appeals-decision-termination-late-payments
[8] https://fenwickelliott.co.uk/blog/dispute-resolution/settlement-agreements
[9] https://fenwickelliott.co.uk/research-insight/webinars-podcasts/construction-law-update-webinar-building-2017
[10] https://fenwickelliott.co.uk/research-insight/webinars-podcasts/construction-law-update-webinar-building-2016
[11] https://fenwickelliott.co.uk/experience/technology/health-and-safety-project-guidance-data-centre-uk
[12] https://fenwickelliott.co.uk/experience/technology/closely-controlled-laboratory-system
[13] https://fenwickelliott.co.uk/experience/technology/airport-construction-dispute-uk
[14] https://fenwickelliott.co.uk/experience/technology/integrated-security-system-national-oil-company-middle-east