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We expect that the changes below will have a positive impact on the development business in Kazakhstan and will offer new formats for joint activities in implementing construction projects by private investors....By: Dentons

On January 12, 2021, the Government of Ontario (Government) declared a second state of emergency since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (Pandemic). The emergency was declared pursuant to section 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act....By: Dentons

Our latest articles on recent issues and news affecting UK construction businesses. Brexit – and the new trade and cooperation agreement - The UK exits the EU and the end of the Transition Period - The UK ceased to be an EU member state on 31 January 2020. Many of the effects of that change were not felt thanks to the Withdrawal Agreement, which provided for a "Transition Period" from 1 February 2020 to 31 December 2020. During that time, EU law effectively continued to apply in and to the...

Our construction team's regular guide to new and proposed legislation that will affect the UK construction industry. Parts of this update were published in Construction Law magazine's "State of Play" table, number 255 on 1 December 2020....By: Dentons

How far wide and deep should the long overdue review of NZS3910:2013 go? Merely patching and updating in some kind of piecemeal way, with a bit of H&S legislation here and some insurance provision corrections there isn’t likely to cut it. The prevailing view across the construction sector seems to be: don’t miss anything. Remaking it root and branch to make it properly fit for purpose seems to be what the industry wants and needs....By: Dentons

On 26 June 2020, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Act) came into force with changes to insolvency law to help businesses manage the economic implications of Covid-19. The new Act’s permanent measure on continuing supply stands out for the construction industry....By: Dentons

Public bodies must now take account of social value in the award of central government contracts following the publication of Procurement Policy Note 06/20 – taking account of social value in the award of central government contracts (PPN 06/20) (24 September 2020). Published alongside the government's response to the Social Value in Government Procurement consultation (on which, see the table for more detail), this latest PPN provides a new evaluation model to deliver social value through the....

Qatar is already using a form of public private partnership (PPP) structure to deliver projects in its water and power sectors, and has recently expanded the PPP model to other sectors. Ashghal recently awarded the first PPP package to a private real estate company for the design, build, finance and maintenance of eight public schools across Qatar for a 25-year term. The schools will be leased to the government after construction. This is the first phase of the government’s plan to deliver 45.....

This round-up collates the information, analysis and guidance relating to insolvency issues shared by our Construction and Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy teams during the COVID-19 pandemic....By: Dentons

8 months on since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, the pandemic continues to pose serious challenges for the building and construction industry in Singapore, not least because thousands of foreign workers in the construction industry had to be quarantined as a result of the outbreak of the virus in the foreign workers’ dormitories....By: Dentons