Papers published by the Society

A total of 467 papers have been published by the Society.

Due Process and Issues Which Prey on the Minds of Arbitrators and Clients Alike

Richard Wilmot-Smith QC

A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law at a meeting in London on 1st October 2019.

March 2020, 1.2MB

Winners, Losers and a Coda on Good Faith

Sir Rupert Jackson

A paper presented at the Society of Construction Law Annual Spring Conference in Leeds on 6th March 2020.

March 2020, 1.1MB

Who should have won S&T v Grove in the Supreme Court?

Anthony Speaight QC, Alexander Nissen QC, Matthew Thorne and William Webb

A paper comprising the skeleton arguments for the mock Supreme Court hearing held on 21st January 2020 before members of the Society of Construction Law and the Technology and Construction Bar Association.

February 2020, 1.3MB

When Insolvency Trumps Rough Justice: Injunctions and Stays of Execution of Adjudication Proceedings

David Sears QC, Crispin Winser and Joshua Brown

A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law at meetings in London on 4th December 2018, in Manchester on 16th January 2019 and in Cardiff on 18th September 2019.

January 2020, 1MB

Developments in Arbitration - An International Perspective

Gwyn Peredur Owen

A paper presented at the Society of Construction Law London Conference in September 2019.

November 2019, 1.2MB

Construction Law: Recent Highlights and Greatest Hits

The Rt Hon Lord Justice Coulson

A paper presented at the Society of Construction Law London Conference 2019.

October 2019, 1.2MB

Wall Ties, Cavity Barriers and the Dog that did not Bark in the Night: Design Co-ordination and the Challenge of Culture Change

Matthew Cousins

A paper based on a presentation to the Society of Construction Law at a meeting in London on 6th February 2018.

October 2019, 1.1MB

Insolvency and its Relevance to the Construction Industry

Bridget Williamson

A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law at a meeting in Cambridge on 4th March 2019.

October 2019, 1.1MB

The Interplay between Judges and Arbitrators

Sir Rupert Jackson

A paper presented at the Society of Construction Law London Conference on 19th September 2019.

October 2019, 1.3MB

Security of Payment for Subcontractors - Lessons for England from Around the World

Louise Hall

The paper is based on the highly commended entry in the Hudson essay competition 2018.

September 2019, 1MB

Payment in the Construction Industry - where are we now?

Rudi Klein

A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law at meetings in Cambridge on 15th October 2018 and Edinburgh on 29th November 2018.

June 2019, 5MB

Economic Torts and Construction Disputes - Palmer Birch v Lloyd

Andrew Singer QC and Kelly Pennifer

A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law at a meeting in London on 4th June 2019.

August 2019, 1MB

Prevention or Cure? Delay Claims and the Rise of Concurrency Clauses

The Rt Hon Lord Justice Coulson

A paper based on the Pinsent Masons Lecture given in Hong Kong on 15th November 2018 and presented to the Society of Construction Law at a meeting in London on 5th February 2019.

June 2019 1MB