A market report from consultancy Gleeds suggests growing concern among the construction sector as it grapples with the effect of the war in Iran.

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

The tools we use to manage modern construction projects have transformed beyond recognition. The contracts governing them largely haven’t. Rekha Thawrani OBE, global director of NEC Contracts, explains why that gap is now closing – and what it means for project delivery.

Graham has won a £286m contract for the redevelopment of Cambridge Halls student accommodation at Manchester Metropolitan University.

A new Supreme Court ruling has clarified when contractors can terminate for repeated late payment under standard JCT contracts, tightening the rules around how repeated payment defaults should be handled.

Nouman Qadir MCIOB reviews a case where a contractor won a dispute over the validity of an agreement made over a popular instant messaging platform.

The case of John Sisk and Son Ltd v Capital & Centric (Rose) Ltd flags the importance to read a whole contract – and not just focus on the legal front-end. By Jane Hughes and Jessica Barnes.

A selection of readers’ comments about news and issues in the industry from across the CIOB community and social media.

The practice of adding clauses to increase the other contracting party’s obligations has serious and far-reaching implications, writes Samantha Peat.

This month’s contract clinic question comes from a contractor whose client is refusing to pay for work that’s been invoiced for. Aqeel Haque looks at what recourse is available

A new law in the kingdom has significant implications for construction contracts. Laywers from Mayer Brown explain the key points.

​JCT has announced the release of all contracts from the Design and Build Contract family as part of its 2024 Edition of contracts.

This month’s contract clinic question is from a client which has booted an underperforming contractor off a project – and wants to know what it should pay them. Aqeel Haque replies.

The question We’ve come to final account and the employer argues the amount due is substantially lower than our costs, so we need to prepare a claim. We’ve never been…

With the emergence of chatbots like ChatGPT, one construction manager asks our contract clinic if artificial intelligence could be used instead of lawyers for drafting construction contracts?

This month’s contract clinic question comes from a contractor who found some historically significant artefacts when excavating a site.

This month’s contract clinic comes from a contractor worried about the SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol, which its client wishes to introduce on their contract.

With material prices rocketing, this month’s contract clinic question comes from a reader worried about how to price timber costs for a residential project tender.