Research & insight

We regularly produce newsletters, articles and papers to keep our clients and other stakeholders up to date with the latest developments and debates in construction and energy law. You can browse some of our most recent materials below.

Newsletters

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Dispatch

A monthly newsletter which summarises recent key cases and legal developments relating to construction law issues.

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Insight

A regular newsletter, which provides practical information on topical issues affecting building, engineering and energy sectors.

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International Quarterly

A newsletter which provides practical information regarding international legal and commercial developments in construction and energy.

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Solutions newsletter

Solutions

A monthly newsletter focused on advancements and innovation in technology, law and the environment.

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Legal Briefing

Legal Briefing

Our regular online article which appears in Building magazine and on Building’s website. It analyses recent cases of interest to the construction sector.

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Construction Industry Law Letter

This newsletter reports the latest legal news and developments to professionals involved in the construction industry.

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Articles & papers

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Articles & papers

Fenwick Elliott partners and colleagues regularly write papers, lecture on and contribute articles on construction law and industry related issues to leading journals, television networks, conference symposia, and universities.

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Annual Review

Cover of Annual ReviewThis year’s Annual Review reports on a year which has seen the new building control regime come into force, the launch of ChatGPT, significant changes to arbitration in the Middle East, and the continued significance of developing affordable, secure and low carbon energy. We also look at the latest developments and precedents for NEC, IChemE and FIDIC contracts, as well as PFI agreements, and our customary focus on the year’s key adjudication decisions and case law.

Cover of Annual Review This year’s Annual Review inevitably focuses on the continuing economic and political challenges facing the construction industry. We also look at the Building Safety Act 2022, and the changes to the regulatory regime for the design, procurement, construction, and management of buildings. We discuss the steps being taken to work towards a secure, low-carbon, sustainable energy future, yet still find room to consider the latest developments in the courts from adjudication to Wagatha Christie as well as the FIDIC and NEC forms.

Cover of Annual ReviewThis year our Annual Review celebrates its 25th year. We provide our usual adjudication and caselaw update and focus on the impact of climate change on construction contracts. We cover liquidated damages, bonds, PFI contracts, unforeseeable ground conditions and also track the courts’ approach to expert evidence. We also consider bias & conflicts of interest amongst both experts and arbitrators. Globally, we consider possible changes to witness evidence, the UNCITRAL Expedited Arbitration Rules and Investment Treaty Arbitration. 

Cover of Annual Review2020 will be remembered for one thing, and this year’s Review reflects the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also track the Bresco story, look at termination and consider the growing scandal about properties covered in combustible cladding. Focussing on digital technology, we cover data & digital processes, the new Information Protocol & BS 19650, Digital Twins and modular construction. Globally, we consider the Advancing Net Zero project, KSL Arbitration Law, the penalties doctrine, changes to the LCIA rules and the Enka v Chubb decision.

Adjudication case notes

Since the first case on enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision of Macob Civil Engineering v Morris Construction Ltd [1999] EWHC there have been hundreds of cases dealing with a wide variety of adjudication issues under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. Our data base lists in excess of 450 cases reported (in some cases unreported) in England, Wales and Scotland.

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Past webinars

Fenwick Elliott have been involved in a number of industry focused webinars either in-house or asked by leading industry organisations to participate in external webinars to share their knowledge and expertise of construction and energy law and provide updates on a wide range of topical legal issues. 

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Publications

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Publications

Fenwick Elliott partners have written or co-authored a number of guides for practitioners which help unravel the complexities of different elements of contentious and non-contentious construction law.

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