# Construction Law & Practice: Shaping New Developments into Solution-Focused Answers for Your Clients

> Court-Proven, Solution-Focused Answers to 7 Thorny Questions Facing Experienced Practitioners: Directly from Top-Flight King’s Counsel and Solicitors

- Format: Hybrid
- Date: Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 10:00AM to 4:00PM (registration from 9:30AM)
- On-demand: 1 December 2026 until 24 May 2027
- Venue: The Caledonian Club, 9 Halkin Street, London, SW1X 7DR
- 5 hours CPD
- Rates: Live Attendance £299.00 + VAT per person; On-Demand Team £274.00 + VAT per team
- Status: Open for booking
- Book: https://whitepaper.co.uk/conferences/construction26

## Programme

- 09:30 Registration and coffee
- 10:00 Chair's Introduction: Construction law: Shaping new developments into solution-focused answers for your clients
  - Chaired by Caroline Pope, Gateley
- 10:10 Time bars: What counts and will sway the court over Time Bar Clauses and similar obstacles that are intended to prevent recovery of time and costs?
  - Answered by David Pliener KC, Gatehouse Chambers
- 10:45 Liability Caps: How far can you push the court over contractual liability caps in light of recent cases? Where are the challenges coming from?
  - Answered by Ben Patten KC, 4 New Square
- 11:20 Morning Coffee
- 11:35 Building Safety: Which way is the wind blowing for Building Safety recovery after URS v BDW — including limitation and onward claims against UK and international supply chains?
  - Answered by Lynne McCafferty KC, 4 Pump Court
- 12:10 Conflict avoidance: How marked is the change in approach to ADR and conflict avoidance, particularly for complex multi-party disputes — and is it actually working?
  - Answered by Fionnuala McCredie KC, Keating Chambers
- 12:45 Overrun
- 13:00 Lunch
- 13:45 Extension of Time: What is the latest judicial thinking on extension-of-time entitlement, prolongation and concurrent delay — and where is the room for manoeuvre?
  - Answered by Marion Smith KC, 39 Essex Chambers
- 14:20 Contractor Insolvency: How - practically and legally - can employers manage contractor insolvency, for example, JCT 8.7.3. and similar standard clauses?
  - Answered by Sarah McCann KC, Gatehouse Chambers
- 14:55 Remediation orders: How can you control - and overcome - difficulties with complex RO and RCO claims before the FTT — particularly over directions, disclosure and legal costs?
  - Answered by Jennie Gillies KC, 4 Pump Court
- 15:30 Overrun
- 16:00 Close of conference

## How to book

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