UK

Bruno de Cazalet

October 2003

A paper given to a conference organised by the Centre of Construction Law at King's College London and held in London on 11th September 2003.

Bruno de Cazalet looks at the use of partnering contracts in France. He begins by explaining that, for public works, by law the design and construction have to be kept separate, although there are exceptions to this. He considers the lack of co-operation on the Channel Tunnel project. He then turns to moves towards partnering, in particular on private contracts.

Keith Lindup

October 2003

A paper given to a conference organised by the Centre of Construction Law at King's College London and held in London on 11th September 2003.

Keith Lindup describes the transfer of Westminster's housing stock to CityWest Homes Ltd, and the completion of its strategic procurement for major works and repairs. He gives his view of the key points and issues and briefly describes the company's proposals for the future.

October 2003

A paper given to a conference organised by the Centre of Construction Law at King's College London and held in London on 11th September 2003.

David Mosey

October 2003

A paper given to a conference organised by the Centre of Construction Law at King's College London and held in London on 11th September 2003.

David Mosey takes an overview of the moves towards a culture change in the industry, beginning with Latham in 1994, followed by Egan and more recent initiatives, including ethinking Construction. He also looks at the forms of partnering contract published to date. He concludes with details of some pitfalls he has encountered on partnered projects.

Robert Akenhead QC

September 2003

A paper given to a joint meeting of the Society of Construction Law and the Adjudication Society in London on 17th September 2003

The author considers the statutory requirements contained in section 107 of the Housing Grants, Construction and egeneration Act that a 'construction contract' for the purposes of the adjudication provisions of the Act must be 'in writing'. He looks at the recent case law and considers the problems that these decisions throw up.

Arthur McInnis PhD

September 2003

A paper given to a meeting of the Society of Construction Law in London on 1st April 2003.

Geoff Brewer

A paper based on a talk given to a meeting of the Society of Construction Law in London on 1st July 2003

Geoff Brewer, one of the authors of the contract, discusses the Joint Contract Tribunal Major Project Form, launched in June 2003. He goes through the documentation summarising the contract's provisions.

Richard G Saxon

July 2003

A paper based on a talk given to a meeting of the Society of Construction Law in London on 3rd June 2003.

The paper contends that the movement 'ethinking Construction' and the Latham reforms before it, have had limited impact because of their concept of the construction industry. A broader definition, embracing the provision of built environment over its lifecycle, opens up more productive viewpoints for providers and potential for greater stakeholder satisfaction.

Professor John Uff CBE, QC

Centre of Construction Law & Management, The Michael Brown Foundation: fourth public lecture delivered at The Great Hall, King's College, London on 19th June 2003.

In the fourth Michael Brown foundation lecture, Professor John Uff looks at the impact of ethics in construction law, necessarily in terms of the effect on the action of individuals who participate in construction projects.

Martin Howe

June 2003

A paper based on a talk given to a meeting of the Society of Construction Law in London on 4th March 2003

Martin Howe looks in some detail at this form of partnering contract due to be published in the summer of 2003 by 'Be' (or Collaborating for the Built Environment, the merged body of the eading Construction Forum and the Design and Build Foundation). He considers key features of the contract, drafted as a Purchase Order with separate Collaborative Construction Terms.