18 Sep, 2024 The von der Leyen II Commission’s guiding star – competitiveness in the twin transition By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Victor Garcia Lopez Lea Bareil Jimena Gonzalez +1 more... Show less How the newly unveiled structure could deliver Europe’s next 5-year political ambitions The wait, at least for now, is finally over....
08 Nov, 2023 Unlocking a “transport revolution”: UK Automated Vehicles Bill announced in King’s Speech By James Roberts Georgina Bayly In the King’s Speech on Tuesday, King Charles announced on behalf of the UK Government that “Ministers will introduce new legal...
17 Oct, 2023 UK Department for Transport proposes extensions to GB vehicle type approval regime By James Roberts James Raeside Georgina Bayly In a consultation published last week, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) is seeking limited views on a proposed extension to the GB...
29 Sep, 2023 UK Government publishes long-awaited results of consultation on Zero Emission Vehicle mandate By James Roberts Georgina Bayly Koolanna Momoh The UK Government has now published the results of the consultation on the proposal for a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate. The...
26 Apr, 2023 Law made in Germany and Commercial Courts – How the Federal Ministry of Justice plans to make Germany more attractive as a place of jurisdiction By Daniel Schnabl Katharina Shingler Stefanie Fay Denise Gruber +1 more... Show less One of the reservations against using German state courts for resolving international disputes has always been the mandatory use of...
11 Apr, 2023 UK Government consults on updates to regulation of vehicles’ CO2 emissions allowances By James Roberts Georgina Bayly Emma Franck-Gwinnell On 30 March 2023, the UK Government launched a consultation on a new framework for regulating CO2 emissions of cars and vans made...
11 Apr, 2023 FIDIC 2022 amendments and reprints: What you need to know By Jon Gilbert Stefan Pislevik Natalia Rodriguez Moskalkova Late last year, FIDIC published some amendments to its 2017 suite of standard form construction contracts (the Construction Contract (Red...
04 Apr, 2023 UK government consults on Zero Emission Vehicle mandate By James Roberts Emma Franck-Gwinnell Georgina Bayly On 30 March 2023, the UK Government announced a range of new and updated energy security and net zero transition policies through its...
14 Feb, 2023 Circular thinking in construction: using Blockchain to verify the origin of second-hand goods By Brock Dahl Sarah-Jane Fick Ann Matthias The reuse and repurposing of second-hand technology, goods and complex materials will play an important role in achieving a more...
29 Nov, 2022 Market volatility - renegotiating lump sums in construction contracts By Sarah-Jane Fick Tom Hutchison Lump sum contracting, particularly on multi-year, complex projects, is inherently risky for contractors. The potential for profitability...
03 Nov, 2022 German approval of Chinese stake in Hamburg container terminal – a veto in disguise? By Frank Röhling Lara Steinbach Uwe Salaschek On 26 October, the German government partially prohibited the acquisition of a 35% interest in one of Hamburg port’s container terminals...
25 Oct, 2022 Dealing with supply cost volatility on major projects: The use of price escalation clauses in construction contracts By Vanessa Medina Stefan Pislevik After two decades of relative stability of input cost for labour and materials, a perfect storm of events (including COVID-19, global...