11 May 2017Building ConsultancyStrong housebuilding growth boosts construction industry A strong performance from the house building sector in March contributed to growth in the construction industry according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics.
3 May 2017Dispute ResolutionThe Evaluative Mediator - Enter Stage Left I am currently involved in a large mediation which I am struggling to settle. It isn't a complete train wreck. A gap of over £10 million has been reduced to less than £500K and the Parties are still talking to each other and otherwise exploring options to avoid spending the equivalent of the GDP of a small African country to litigate the dispute; so we will see.
3 May 2017Building ConsultancyReaction to the latest Markit/CIPS UK construction PMI for April Gateley Vinden says industry growth a result of investment in infrastructure and push for new housing.
27 Apr 2017Dispute ResolutionWhen No Doesn't Always Mean No It is far from unusual for construction contracts to require instructions that are intended to vary the works by increasing or changing scope to be put in writing before an Employer is then obliged to pay for the work done under that instruction.
22 Apr 2017Dispute ResolutionPreparing for Mediation: The Mediation Bundle The bundle should be concise, containing information the mediator needs to understand in advance.
17 Apr 2017Dispute ResolutionPreparing for Mediation: The Position Statement The position statement should analyse the dispute and communicate your objectives.
10 Apr 2017Building ConsultancyReaction to ONS construction industry output figures for February Gateley Vinden expects infrastructure and housebuilding sectors to bounce back.
8 Apr 2017Dispute ResolutionPreparing for Mediation: The Power of the Opening Statement A well researched, planned and delivered opening statement can set the tone of the mediation.
4 Apr 2017Building ConsultancyReaction to Markit CIPS UK construction PMI for March 2017 Gateley Vinden expects the civil engineering sector to continue to perform strongly in the coming year.
3 Apr 2017Dispute ResolutionPreparing for Mediation There is a difference between what you need to obtain and what you desire.
24 Mar 2017Dispute ResolutionAdjudicating Two Disputes at the Same Time, Unintended Consequences Paragraph 8(1) of The Scheme for Construction Contracts (England Wales) Regulations 1998 as amended by The Scheme for Construction Contracts (England Wales) Regulations 1998 (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2011 (“the Scheme”) says; “The adjudicator may, with the consent of all the parties to those disputes, adjudicate at the same time on more than one dispute under the same contract”.
11 Mar 2017Dispute ResolutionAdjudication Costs Recovery When Sir Michael Latham issued his “Constructing the Team” report in 1994 and adjudication was first floated as an idea to resolve disputes quickly, efficiently and at low cost, he could never have foreseen that the process of resolving construction disputes by adjudication would evolve into the complex process that it is today.
