Construction and engineering law

Society of Construction Law

www.scl.org.uk

Voluntary organisation for the public benefit: seeks to promote education, study and research in this area: various useful resources, some only available to members.

Adjudication.co.uk

www.adjudication.co.uk

Major provider of adjudication services in UK in context of construction disputes: contains large digest of adjudication decisions and nomination service.

Construction Index

www.cnplus.co.uk/index.html

This is the successor organisation to the former Construction News and appears in a much improved website providing daily construction and engineering news with local and regional sub-sites. Also has useful link to legal resources (from home page) relevant to these areas.

Building Research Establishment

www.bre.co.uk

Styled as “a unique source of practical knowledge and innovative thinking for the built environment sector and beyond”, this site provides a good starting point for all sorts of technical questions and issues and related legal aspects.

Chartered Institute of Building

www.ciob.org.uk

Site of the premier professional organisation for managers in construction, this up to date site contains a variety of links and stories affecting construction.