Performance Security in Construction Projects – ‘Guaranteeing’ a balance
When it comes to performance security in construction projects, employers require appropriate protection and recourse to mitigate risks associated with
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Legal File
Wood you believe? – Mass timber could be the new concrete!
The growing climate crisis and the challenging housing market are some of the most pressing challenges society faces today. Efforts
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Is Two Hats Too Many? – The Role of the Contract Administrator and lessons from Down Under
Having recently arrived in Ireland from Australia, I have been going through a learning curve when it comes to assimilating
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What’s in a name: Defining your ‘Project’ for the purposes of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013.
Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations (the “Construction Regulations”) a ‘Client’ commissioning construction work is obliged
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Arthur Cox explores new green obligations impacting the Construction Industry
We focused in recent articles on the transition to net zero. Ireland has committed to a 51% reduction in greenhouse
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How green and environmental considerations are impacting State purchasing in the construction sector
Following our article in Issue 2 of Irish building looking at climate clauses in construction contracts, this article looks at
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Going Green – Is it time to consider the use of climate clauses in construction contracts?
Ireland has committed to halving its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (as compared to 2018 figures) and reaching net zero
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This much and no more? – Liquidated damages and capping damages for delay
Readers will be familiar with liquidated damages (“LDs”) as a mechanism for managing the risk of delay on a construction
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Arthur Cox – What is REPowerEU and what does it mean for the Built Environment?
As a consequence of the war in Ukraine, the EU has taken steps additional to ‘Fit for 55’ to reduce
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Arthur Cox – Speak my Language
ARE YOU TAXONOMY-ALIGNED? We recently looked at the EU’s “Fit for 55” package of legislative proposals, focusing on anticipated changes
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