April UK: the Construction
May Singapore: the Court of Appeal confirms that interim awards under Singapore’s International Arbitration Act (IAA) are final and enforceable UK: the TCC holds that an employer should not benefit from its own breach, by enforcing a condition precedent under the FIDIC Red Book and preventing a referral to arbitration
June UK: the Supreme Court finds a fresh cause of action allowing recovery of an overpayment made pursuant to an adjudicator’s award, despite the original dispute being time-barred Global: the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) publishes the first edition of the newRICS PropertyMeasurement
(Design andManagement) Regulations 2015 (CDM2015) come into force, imposing revisedhealth and safety duties for the construction industry Singapore: the Court of Appeal rules that parties can agree to exclude the unconscionability exception to calls on on-demand bonds October HongKong: thefirstarbitration underthePilotSchemefor ArbitrationonLandPremium takesplace Australia: the Queensland Building and Construction Commission releases its Annual Report, providing detailed statistics on the use of adjudication under the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (Qld)
November Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: amended labour laws set out new health and safety
December Hong Kong: the Competition Ordinance finally commences operation on 14 December 2015, banning anti-competitive practices
duties for employers UK: the Government
publishes guidance on the new reporting obligations for companies under the Modern Slavery Act 2015
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