Same records, different numbers. Is delay analysis subjective?
Delay analysis is often presented as though it produces a single correct answer. That is what clients commissioning it expect. It is not as simple as that. The same delay...
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The RICS AI standard arrived. Most of the industry will ignore it.
The RICS "Responsible Use of AI in Surveying Practice" standard is live as of today, the 9th March 2026. It's a serious piece of professional governance, and it applies to...
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What Mace v Baltic [2026] EWHC 976 (TCC) means for NEC Subcontractors
Mace v Baltic [2026] EWHC 976 (TCC), handed down on Tuesday, settled a question that had remained open since Walter Lilly: can an adjudicator overturn a prospective extension of time?...
Does NEC require Critical Path Method to be used
I remember a Project Manager on a flagship UK project telling me: "NEC does not require CPM." The deeper consequence of that mindset aside, it got me thinking. Does it,...
Does the Contractor really own terminal float in NEC
Terminal float in NEC: Ownership, Mechanics, and Reality There's a persistent claim in construction that "the Contractor owns terminal float" under NEC. It's become shorthand advice, so let's unpack what's...
Why most Subcontractor's As-Planned v As-Built delay claims fail before they start
Most T2/T3 delay claims in the UK use the same method. Compare the baseline programme to what actually happened, calculate the gap, assert the Main Contractor caused it. Done. Simple....
The Accepted Programme is not the point: Why programme discipline matters more than acceptance
Most people working under NEC contracts treat programme acceptance as a binary outcome - accepted means compliant, not accepted means exposed. That framing is too simple, and in practice it...
The RICS AI standard arrived. Most of the industry will ignore it.
The RICS "Responsible Use of AI in Surveying Practice" standard is live as of today, the 9th March 2026. It's a serious piece of professional governance, and it applies to...
The NEC dividing date trap: why most Contractors undervalue their own claims
There is a persistent misunderstanding in the NEC community that has quietly cost Contractors money, diluted legitimate entitlement, and handed Employers an analytical advantage they were never supposed to have....
When good planning undermines entitlement
Why delay analysis is not the same as advanced planning Forensic delay analysis plays a critical role in the resolution of construction disputes. However, a material risk arises when...
NEC4 Early Warning Register
NEC4 replaces the NEC3 Risk Register with the Early Warning Register (EWR). This is a sound change given that in NEC3 the Risk Register was confused with project risk registers supplementary...
A quick overview of the duties and potential risk exposure of a contract administrator under English law
Employers have been commissioning a third party to assist them with the management of engineering contracts ‘since the 19th century’ [1]. This role may be satisfied by a natural or...
Breaking the NEC3 change control deadlock with evaluative mediation
In this article the author discusses how evaluative mediation can be used to improve the efficiency of Change Control on Projects operating under NEC3 type of Contract. NEC3 ECC The NEC3 Engineering...