The role of information management in disputes is a key topic at this year’s Digital Construction Summit.

The proposed revised information management mandate is the push the industry needs towards improved productivity and collaboration.

Good records, stemming from information management best practice, can act as both a shield and a sword in disputes, according to an in-house lawyer at Buro Happold.

An information management contract has been launched to support the collaboration necessary to realise the benefits of BIM and the application of the ISO 19650 standards.

Focusing on built environment stakeholders needs’, their language and expressing benefits in that language is key to driving the effective adoption of information management processes.