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A total of 508 papers have been published by the Society.

When ‘More’ Is a Breach: Overdesign and the Limits of Design Obligations in Modern Construction Contracts

Dr Jovana Veletić

The second prize winning entry in the Society of Construction Law’s Hudson Prize 2025, published in the SCL Journal: Spring 2026

Nr 272 - May 2026, 1MB

It’s Always the First Place You Look: Finding Harm and Completing the Cause of Action in Negligence for a Defective Building

Kevin Touhey

The winning entry in the SCL’s Hudson Prize, published in the SCL Journal: Spring 2026 and presented to a meeting of the SCL in London on 6 May 2026

Nr 271 - May 2026, 1MB

What Qualifies as a ‘Dwelling’ under the Defective Premises Act 1972?

Sheriar Khan and Nicholas Zeolla

A Highly Commended entry in the SCL’s Hudson Prize, published in the SCL Journal: Spring 2026

Nr 274 - May 2026, 1MB

A Private Law Theory of the ‘Just And Equitable’ Requirement In Remediation Contribution Orders

Alec Chen

A Highly Commended entry in the SCL’s Hudson Prize, published in the SCL Journal: Spring 2026

Nr 273 - May 2026, 1MB

An Inequality of Arms? The Costs of Arbitration under the Public Works Contracts

Paddy Mockler

The winning paper in the SCL Ireland Young Practitioners Essay Competition 2025

Nr 268 - February 2026, 1MB

Suspension Rights: Diverging Paths in the UK and Ireland

Melissa de Oliveira

The paper awarded second place in the SCL Ireland Young Practitioners Essay Competition 2025

Nr 269 - February 2026, 1MB

Professional liability after the Building Safety Act 2022

Seb Oram

A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law in Reading on 11 February 2026

Nr 270 - February 2026, 1MB

Limitations of Liability

Simon Hale KC

Published in the SCL Journal: Autumn 2025

Nr 266 - November 2025, 1MB

A Cross-Jurisdictional Comparison of a Contractor’s Duty to Warn of Design Defects Under English Law and French Law

Professor Anthony Lavers and Rebecca Shorter

Published in the SCL Journal: Autumn 2025

Nr 267 - November 2025, 1MB

How Complex Systems Fail: Lessons from Boeing’s 737 Max 8 Crashes

Dr Sean Brady

Published in the SCL Journal: Autumn 2025

Nr 265 - November 2025, 1MB

Contracting Practices for Tunnelling and Underground Works

Ben Mellors

Published in the SCL Journal: Summer 2025

Nr 263 - August 2025, 1.2MB

‘Hybrid’ Contracts: Not a Villain – Just Misunderstood

James Bowling and Matthew Thorne

Published in the SCL Journal: Summer 2025

Nr 262 - August 2025, 1MB

The New Saudi Civil Code and its Effect on Construction Contracts

Richard Harding KC

Published in the SCL Journal: Summer 2025. An SCL (Gulf) paper republished by SCL UK with the permission of the author

Nr 264 - August 2025, 1.7MB

ESG Risks in Construction Law: Adding Teeth to the Governance of Construction Supply Chains

Dr Armando Castro and Dr Mohamad El Daouk

Commended entry in the SCL Hudson Prize 2024, published in the SCL Journal: Spring 2025

Nr 260 - April 2025, 1MB

A Risky Business? The Building Safety Act in the First Tier Tribunal

Nia Moseley-Roberts

Commended entry in the SCL Hudson Prize 2024, published in the SCL Journal: Spring 2025

Nr 261 - April 2025, 1MB

Internationalising Adjudication: Towards an Incremental and Polycentric Harmonisation

Professor Renato Nazzini KC (Hon) and Aleksander Godhe

Winner of the SCL Hudson Prize 2024, published in the SCL Journal: Spring 2025

Nr 258 - April 2025, 1.1MB

The ‘Insolvent Contributor’ Problem: Considering the Apportionment of Liability in Construction Cases

Caitlin Moore

Highly Commended in the SCL Hudson Prize 2024, published in the SCL Journal: Spring 2025

Nr 259 - April 2025, 1.5MB

Has The Time Come for An Irish TCC?

Gavin Wilson

A paper published in the SCL Journal: Winter 2025

Nr 255 - January 2025, 1MB

What will the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive mean for the Construction Industry across the Island of Ireland?

Ciara Keegan

A paper published in the SCL Journal: Winter 2025

Nr 256 - January 2025, 1MB

Contractualising Climate Change: Challenges, Solutions and Opportunities

Anne-Marie Friel

A paper published in the SCL Journal: Winter 2025

Nr 257 - January 2025, 1.3MB