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Oil shipments may be affected by the Middle East conflict. Image: Dreamstime

The Middle East conflict: how it could impact construction and how to be prepared

With events in the Middle East triggering the grim prospects of product delays and inflation, Anjali Shrivastava advises careful checking of construction contract terms

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‘What are the legal risks on a stadium redevelopment?’

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JCT termination provisions: Supreme Court clarifies rights for repeated defaults

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Zane’s Law will clean up Britain’s contaminated land legacy

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Building assessment certificates: construction’s next legal logjam?

How do you solve cashflow shortfalls mid-project?

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‘We’re worried our adjudicator is biased’

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Building tomorrow: construction’s legal landscape in 2026

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What happens if your registered building control approver becomes insolvent?

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Is it time for the UK to leave the Aarhus Convention?

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‘Our client says we haven’t made a valid application for payment’

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New homes delivery: time for an MMC renaissance?

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‘Our scaffolding has collapsed. What are the legal implications?’

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‘Help! Our employer’s agent is favouring the contractor’

Building miniatures on real estate market showing new blocks and houses in a new city (selective focus on the left buildings) - Angus Dawson Hackitt's recent suggestion of introducing a new 'Gateway 2.5' step in the building control process for new higher-risk buildings.

‘Gateway 2.5’: should we expect a new step in the building control process?

Base of a big glass tower being built - lawyers discuss the importance of the Bankside litigation right to light ruling involving this development.

Bankside rights to light ruling takes developers out of darkness

A white page with the heading 'contract' and text underneath - this Q&A explores what 'good faith' means in construction contracts.

Q&A: what happens when good faith is breached in construction contracts?

‘Are facilitation payments the same as bribery?’

Aerial view of Smoke House and Curing House in Remus Road, east London - lawyers explain how a roof garden transformed a building into a higher-risk building.

The smoke clears on whether rooftop gardens are higher-risk buildings

The remains of Grenfell Tower, covered in a wrap displaying a green heart with the words:

Eight years from Grenfell, what’s changed in the building safety legislation?

Modern residential apartment house home building complex and outdoor facility reflex - in this Q&A, two lawyers explain everything construction needs to know about the Building Safety Levy.

Building Safety Levy Q&A: everything construction needs to know

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