Welcome to our spring edition of the UK Construction Briefing, which highlights a variety of issues affecting UK construction businesses. We have also included links to the articles we posted between January and March 2017 – look under "other articles" for these.

If you would like more information on any of the topics below, please contact one of the team listed under Key Contacts.

UK Construction News round-up

• The duty to report on payment practices comes into force
• H&S, regulatory & employment issues for UK construction businesses – a round-up
• Housebuilding and planning news round-up, Spring 2017
• Brexit starts today – how will you respond? (29 March 2017)

    Other articles

• Safeguarding mental health: essential for your construction workers, good for your business
• Diversity in the Construction Industry

Contracts update

• Payment and pay less notices: intention, content and timing
• New construction and engineering contracts for 2017
• Can the courts mend a bad deal?

    Other articles

• NEC4 is on its way
• Avoiding disputes under PFI/PF2 contracts

Resolving UK Construction Disputes

• Round-up of litigation and ADR procedure for in-house lawyers
• Expert evidence: is it needed, when will the court allow it and the importance of staying engaged throughout the proceedings

    Other articles

• Compulsory e-filing in the TCC from April 2017
• Shorter trials: take a short cut

Adjudication issues

• Adjudication case review: recent adjudication enforcement decisions
• CIC Users Guide to Adjudication

    Other articles

• Court clamps down on 'smash and grab'
• How solvent is your opponent? Check before you start adjudication enforcement proceedings

International

• Ten things you should know about the new Arbitration Law in Qatar

    Other articles

• Upcoming projects in MEA region
• The Northern Powerhouse and wider opportunities for Chinese investment in UK infrastructure