Over half of firms expect more disputes after covid, Gleeds warns

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But report also finds surge in optimism for more work in the coming months

More than half of construction firms are expecting a greater number of contractual disputes after covid because of the impact of lockdown restrictions, according to Gleeds.

Some 54% of respondents to the consultants’ spring market report said that they thought disputes would increase, with just 10% expecting them to stay the same.

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