Legal developments in construction law: April 2021

In this edition: 

1. Do public bodies owe a duty of care?
2. Exclusion of ‘fundamental, deliberate and wilful’ breaches of contract – special treatment required?
3. Does a subcontractor’s consultant owe the main contractor a tort duty of care?
4. New JCT Dispute Adjudication Board option for D & B and Major Project contracts
5. Common Assessment Standard for pre-qualification goes live
6. Planning changes on the way