Construction Forecast 2014

Ruth Wilkinson and Louise Shiels forecast what 2014 has in store, from a legal perspective, for the construction industry.

All the signs are that 2014 should be a positive year for the construction industry with construction outputs scheduled to grow - that gets us to thinking about what this year may have in store from a legal perspective.

We can look forward to a whole host of changes in public procurement, introduction of new contract forms and seeing the impact of the reforms to the civil procedure rules on construction disputes. On a day to day basis will we see an increased focus on net contribution clauses by consultants and adjudications based on collateral warranties? We look forward to an interesting year ahead ...

Procurement

In the sphere of public procurement so many changes lie ahead in 2014. How are contractors and public sector bodies supposed to keep up? Not only do we have the EU directives (the revised public sector directive, revised utilities directive and new concessions...