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Analysis of government policy, commentary on legislative and regulatory change, procurement and contract administration, construction disputes and professional negligence — and reflections drawn from projects across a career.

July 16, 2026

There is a moment on every large regeneration programme when the Gantt chart stops describing the project and starts describing

July 16, 2026

The Procurement Act is a genuine improvement on what it replaced. It is clearer, more flexible and more honest about

July 16, 2026

There is a particular silence that settles over a project waiting on a Gateway Two determination. Nobody can build. Nobody

July 16, 2026

Four years on from Royal Assent, the Building Safety Act is no longer a piece of prospective legislation to be