For a more detailed overview on these key developments look no further than the next chapter. 2015 …the headlines
January Australia: the WA Supreme Court refuses to enforce an adjudicator’s award, for the first time in the history of the Construction Contracts Act 2004 (WA) Hong Kong: the Hong
February UK: the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) are published, governing procurement by public bodies and replacing the Public Contracts Regulations 2006
March UK: the Government publishes “Digital Built
Britain” - a Strategic Plan for Level 3 Building Information Modelling (BIM) UK: in a rare move, the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) refuses to enforce an adjudicator’s decision due to the possibility of bias
Australia: Standards Australia releases a new standard form of
Kong International Arbitration Centre
introduces procedures for the Administration of Arbitration under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
contract (AS 1100 ‘General Conditions of Contract’) for public comment
July UAE: the UAE Commercial Companies Law introduces changes affecting the structures used by foreign investors to establish their businesses in the UAE France: a Government decree (Ordonnance) lays the legal foundations of a single public procurement regime
August Canada: the Court of Appeal provides the first interpretation of the wording of a key insurance exclusion for defective workmanship (LEG 2/96, developed by the London Engineering Group) Singapore: the Court of Appeal provides guidance in two decisions on adjudication
September UK: the TCC decides to enforce an adjudicator’s decision, despite the absence of a written contract Australia: the Supreme Court of NSW decides that the submission of a payment claim does not amount to misleading or deceptive conduct, despite being many times in excess of what’s due
under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act
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