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The tectonic plates have shifted once again, this time with trade tariff announcements from the incoming Trump administration, sowing the seeds for another potential supply chain disruption event.

At this year’s Vinson & Elkins Construction Conference, industry leaders gathered to explore the most significant developments shaping the construction sector. A highlight of the event was the premiere of the London Construction Year in Review 2024 video.

The United Kingdom has become the first county in Europe to invest in the next generation of nuclear fuel, promising to award £196 million to Urenco’s Capenhurst site in northwest England to support production of up to 10 tonnes of high-assay low enriched uranium (“HALEU”) per year.

With the commitment of no less than 22 countries at COP 28 to triple global nuclear power capacity by 2050, and the UK government’s announcement in its Spring Budget that it would buy two sites for two new nuclear power plants (“NPPs”), it appears that nuclear energy sites will become a familiar part of our landscape, not just in the UK but globally.

This September saw the publication of the International Bar Association Site Visit Model Protocol for International Arbitration, offering a framework of rules for conducting site visits in international arbitration.

In this article published by Construction Law, Scott Stiegler, Bradley Lindsay and Xara Kaye discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling from July 2024, which clarifies that collateral warranties derived from primary building contracts are not considered “construction contracts” under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.

On 9 July 2024, the Supreme Court unanimously held that collateral warranties deriving from or reflective of the primary building contract, and merely promising continued construction, are not generally considered agreements “for…the carrying out of construction operations” as defined under s.104(1) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (the “Construction Act”).

Construction constantly becomes more complex, in engineering and organisation and legal aspects. In this article for Construction Law, Lawrence Winsor says project financing is increasing in complexity as well. Some simple tactics can help avoid pitfalls and disputes.

In recent years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has significantly ramped up its foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa, and has emerged as the fourth-largest foreign direct investor on the continent after China, the European Union and the United States.

In part one of an explainer series about international deep-sea mining regulation, Louise Woods and Elena Guillet share advice for setting up sponsorship agreements between contractors and sponsoring states.

In part two of our series about international deep-sea mining regulation, Louise Woods and Elena Guillet explain what miners need to know about dispute resolution under the different regimes involved in exploration agreements.