A Festive Request
Constructive is delighted to support the work of FSID (The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths), Olswang’s charity partner. As Christmas approaches, we would like to give our readers the...
View ArticleEnsuring you’re Insuring correctly under the JCT Suite
As Francis Ho pointed out in his blog introducing this series on refurbishment projects, a large proportion of development works these days are high specification refurbishment works to existing...
View ArticleManaging multiple contractors on refurbishment projects
This blog is the second in a series which Constructive is running on refurbishment projects. Part one examined insurance issues when carrying out major works in existing buildings. Part three will look...
View ArticleBank lending to UK property market at all time low
A bi-annual report produced by De Montfort University has revealed that both the economic conditions across the euro zone and the recently disappointing domestic data continue to take their toll on...
View ArticleA taxing start to the year for Newham’s residential landlords
London Borough of Newham’s scheme requiring all private residential landlords to obtain a licence has commenced. The plan covers around 35,000 private tenancies (roughly one third of the Borough’s...
View ArticleEPCs or DECs – tools for resilience?
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are estimated ratings of a building’s potential energy performance and a requirement on the sale or letting of any building. Display Energy Certificates (DECs)...
View ArticleAn invitation to the launch of the CIOB Complex Projects Contract 2013
The CIOB CPC 2013 Contract hits the presses in April 2013. This new First Edition follows feedback from last year’s industry consultation process on the Review Edition. Members of Olswang’s...
View ArticleThe new IChemE contracts
New editions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers’ UK Forms of Contract for Process Plants were recently published. The revised contracts include the Red Book, Green Book and Burgundy Book and two...
View ArticleThe New Construction Industry Council’s BIM “Protocol”
The first edition of the CIC’s Building Information Model (BIM) Protocol (abbreviated to “CIC/BIM Pro”, but here referred to as “the Protocol”) was published without fanfare at the end of February this...
View Article2013 Budget Commentary
Olswang’s award-winning Tax team are analysing the Chancellor’s 2013 Budget on their Tax blog. See recent posts on high-value residential property and investement funds.
View ArticleGuaranteed price or maximum confusion?
The TCC recently reviewed a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) provision in AMEC Group Ltd v Secretary of State for Defence. GMP agreements can be used when the project cost cannot be judged accurately,...
View ArticleShedding light on development
Property development needs a lift. The construction industry nationwide is in crisis. Finance is in short supply. The general economic malaise impacts on occupier demand. There is an uninspiring...
View ArticleCIOB CPC 2013 launched
I am delighted to say that the new Complex Projects Contract (“CPC”) was successfully launched last week at two well-attended events at the Chartered Institute of Building’s HQ in Ascot and Olswang’s...
View ArticleAn interview with….Suzan Yildiz
Continuing our series of interviews, Constructive sat down with Suzan Yildiz, the newest recruit to Olswang’s Real Estate team. 1. As a new recruit to Olswang can you tell us about your background in...
View ArticleAn Invitation to “NPPF: A YEAR ON – THE WINNERS & LOSERS BY SECTOR…”
A stimulating round-table discussion on 18 June 2013 hosted by Olswang LLP in conjunction with Francis Taylor Buildings Please click here to view your invitation. Constructive is pleased to invite...
View ArticleBIM – Looking inside the model
This is the first of a series of blog posts where Constructive will explore Building Information Modelling (BIM) and the inevitable legal consequences of such a dynamic shift within the construction...
View ArticleUse or BIM?
Constructive provided an introduction to BIM in its last blog post. Creating a 3D representation from individual design contributions requires commonality in how project information is structured and...
View ArticleThe Importance of Being Certain: Reform to judicial reviews of planning...
This month ushered in reform of the judicial review process. The express justification by the Ministry of Justice is “concern for planning and infrastructure cases… which seek to stimulate growth” or...
View ArticleRIBA Plan of Work 2013
The latest edition of the RIBA Plan of Work is not a contract document. As its introduction explains, it directs readers to various tools and supplementary core documents used by a project team,...
View ArticleA structured approach to re-structuring
Developers should have their wits about them if a consultant it has engaged is re-structuring. If a consultant’s company (“A”) re-forms as a new company (“B”) (whether because of the administration of...
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