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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 – Insolvency
This week, we took a look at insolvency – what are the risks, how can you manage them, and what has happened in the law since the start of 2020? Watch the video here, or read our full review below: David Birne of Opus Restructuring opened with a definition of...
Construction Cast S02 E01 – Technical Experts
For our first session back after the summer break we were joined by David Rintoul, partner at solicitors Hill Dickinson and Mark Wheeler, Head of Diales, a consultancy which specialises in providing expert witness services to the construction industry. We started off...
Are You Communicating?
A client once said to me, ‘I don’t get involved in marketing because there’s no science to it, and everyone has an opinion’. I’d agree with the second part, but the first part is arguably not correct. 20 years of writing, researching, learning and studying have taught...
Construction Cast 14 – Procurement, Tendering and Bidding
This week we were joined by some of the UK and Ireland's leading authorities on bidding, procurement and disputes. Jon Williams of Strategic Proposals, Sarah Hannaford QC of Keating Chambers and Marian Regan of Greenville Procurement Partners. Has COVID-19 changed the...
ConstructionCast 13 – We’ve Had Enough of Experts
A fantastic turnout for the latest in the series, and many thanks to our presenters John Delaney of Base Quantum, Sarah Hannaford of Keating Chambers, Éamonn Conlon and Expert QS, George Taft of Secretariat. You can watch the recording below, or simply catch up with...
Readability: Are You Really Going to Write That?
Readability - arguably one of the biggest challenges facing the technical writer... If you work in the world of construction and law, you probably saw the latest big news around adjudication, from the ‘Bresco’ case. Lots of summaries and Linkedin Posts were shared...
ConstructionCast 12 – Diversity in Construction
On 23rd June a host of experts from throughout the industry joined Construction Cast for a brief look at the subject of diversity. We commenced with a brief discussion around COVID-19. Speakers looked at some of the positive aspects of the lockdown and the good things...
Construction Cast 11 – Delay Analysis
The Battle of the Construction Delay Analysts With Michelle Metz, Tom Francis & David Stone - watch the video, or read the review below... Introduction and Coronavirus Update Last week the Construction Leadership Council released a new document, the ‘Roadmap for...
ConstructionCast 10 – Paul Darling OBE QC & Virtual Hearings
This week we were privileged to be joined for an exclusive interview with Paul Darling OBE, QC, barrister at 39 Essex Chambers. His first since the recent and revolutionary 'zoom trial' or virtual hearing, at the Technology and Construction Court. You can watch the...