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Take a look at our blog articles, webinars, and recordings of #ConstructionCast – the discussion forum we started with the arrival of COVID-19…
ConstructionCast – Expert Shopping
This month Annie was joined by Simon Murray of William J Marshall and Katherine Butler of Fenwick Elliott. The panel looked at expert shopping, what is it and how do you deal with it? What is Expert Shopping? Expert shopping is the process of switching an expert...
L is for…Liquidated Damages
Here’s what we know about Liquidated damages (LDs). Firstly, they are also known as liquidated and ascertained damages (LADs). The basic principle appears to be that they exist to bring certainty. Usually this is in the case where there might otherwise be a court...
Words Matter
The image that goes with this post appeared in a press release from Easy Jet. Possibly the finest example of why words and the way you use them are important. The headline is not to tell you that flights have been dropped from the schedule to Amsterdam. Indeed, quite...
K is for … Kings Counsel
We struggled to come up with a subject for K but thanks to the recent change in monarch we are in luck. Who are the King’s Counsel? Previously known as the Queen’s Counsel (QC) under Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Their title automatically changes based on the...
ConstructionCast – In conversation with Sandi Rhys Jones
This month we were privileged and honoured to have Sandi Rhys Jones OBE join the construction cast hotseat for a chat. Sadly Annie couldn't be with us as she was with the other finalists of Women in Construction and Engineering awards, so Stuart took the lead......
Six Years – Plus Ça Change?
Six Years - What’s Changed? So, it’s been six years. Originally, I thought I’d see if I could make this idea last for six months or so. But it turns out a specialist marketing & BD service with people who understand the sector in which they work is something...
ConstructionCast – The Building Safety Act
As the first parts of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA or The Act) come into play many seek clarification on what this means for them. Annie was joined by Charlie Thompson, Stuart MacDougald-Denton, Josh Waterman, and Abiola Banjoko to discuss The Act. Watch the full...
ConstructionCast – ESG, CSR, B Corps and more…
This month, Stuart was joined by Martin Long of Ashfold, Khushboo Shahdadpuri of Al Tamimi & Company, and Saul Humphrey to discuss the world of ESG, CSR, B Corps and more. https://youtu.be/dOCbfLZ0j6o How do we define ESG and CSR? Why get involved? ESG is...
ConstructionCast – 150 Years of the TCC
In a first for Construction Cast, we welcomed our first Lord, The Rt. Hon.Lord Justice Coulson, along with Laura Lintott of Watson Farley & Williams, and Dr David Sawtell, Barrister at 39 Essex Chambers. Between them, the panellists edited the soon-to-be-published...