When lockdown lifts, will construction be weighed down by disputes?

By Rudi Klein2020-04-22T05:00:00

Delayed or cancelled projects, insolvent subcontractors, and huge extra costs for restarting work – lockdown could lead to a morass of legal wrangles across construction

At the time of writing it seems that the majority of construction sites have closed. This is likely to be due to concerns over ensuring the safety of the workforce but other factors, such as inability to source critical supplies, will have played their part. Other sites will have remained wholly or partly open, hopefully in line with the latest guidance from the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), the business department’s sounding board.

As thoughts turn to ending the lockdown (or having a phased reduction), many firms are anxious over payment and possible liability for disruption and/or delay to their works.

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