Construction

Éamonn Conlon SC has taken up the post of chair of the Adjudication Society in Ireland. Mr Conlon is joined in the new Irish leadership team by Clare Cashin, Jarleth Heneghan and Alan Brady BL, who will work closely with the Society's junior vice-chair Arran Dowling-Hussey.

Philip Lee partner Clare Cashin and senior associate Michael Cahill consider the tricky question of whether a statutory adjudication process can be challenged by judicial review. Whether statutory adjudication in Ireland is amenable to judicial review is a question that has, in absence of a definiti

Imogen McGrath SC and Shauna Keniry BL set out the key legal principles to consider when terminating construction contracts. Challenges faced by the construction industry come into sharp focus during straitened economic times. Projects are often beset by the cost of credit, cash flow pressures, infl

Construction and procurement law specialist firm Quigg Golden has appointed Dermot Durack as an associate director. Mr Durack is a chartered quantity surveyor, arbitrator, adjudicator and mediator. He is one of now three Quigg Golden employees who are members of the Construction Contracts Adjudicati

Arthur Cox partners Niav O'Higgins, Karen Killoran and Niamh McGovern provide a construction law update following a recent High Court ruling. In the latest judgment enforcing adjudication decisions, the High Court emphasised that it is not its role to “be drawn into a detailed examination of t

Construction law specialist Shane O'Connor has joined RDJ LLP as a partner. Mr O'Connor brings over a decade of experience advising on construction and procurement matters including contract drafting and negotiation, regulatory advices, and all forms of alternative dispute resolution.

A new sectoral employment order (SEO) for the construction sector will come into force in September. The government has accepted the Labour Court's recommendation for new minimum pay and pension contribution rates for workers in the construction sector.

A new construction safety licensing authority will be established under legislation approved by ministers. The draft Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2022, which is due to be published, will provide for the establishment of a licensing authority to oversee a new licensing model for those skilled a

Nearly three-quarters of Irish property professionals believe that 50,000 new homes must be built every year to solve the housing crisis, according to a survey by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP. The business law firm surveyed more than 200 agents, developers and property managers at its recent ‘

LK Shields Solicitors has appointed Jamie Ritchie as head of its projects and construction team. Mr Ritchie has over 10 years' experience in construction and engineering matters and has played a central role in working with some of the firm's largest domestic and international clients on their infra

Construction cost inflation (83 per cent) along with planning permission and judicial review timelines (76 per cent) are the two biggest challenges facing the housing sector, according to a survey conducted by ByrneWallace LLP.

UK law firm TLT is embarking on a new project to identify how climate-aligned contract clauses can be used in built environment projects to combat climate change throughout the entire lifecycle of a building. The commercial law firm has won a competitive brief to support The Chancery Lane Project (T

John Dugdale, partner at Belfast firm Carson McDowell, examines a recent English court ruling with significance for construction law. A recent judgment of the Court of Appeal in England and Wales has provided guidance on whether a collateral warranty can be a “construction contract” for

Philip Lee LLP has announced the appointment of Finola Igoe as a senior associate in the firm's projects and construction group. Ms Igoe has more than 12 years' experience as a solicitor and advises in both contentious and non-contentious construction matters.

Hayes Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of Kevin Harnett as a partner and head of the firm's construction team. Mr Harnett has 15 years' experience advising on construction issues and construction-related disputes and is also an accredited mediator.