The Construction Briefing – A Practical Law Podcast
Episodes
The Construction Briefing podcast, episode 55: Welsh building safety divergence, construction products reform and BIM standards
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments, including the UK...
The Construction Briefing podcast, episode 54: single construction regulator reform, Providence v Hexagon and assignment rights in adjudication
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments, including govern...
The Construction Briefing podcast, episode 53: what to expect in building safety, litigation and AI in 2026
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction kick off 2026 with an overview of what to expect in construction ...
The Construction Briefing podcast, episode 52: f-f-freezing orders, Autumn Budget, Welsh reforms and AI in expert evidence
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In their final episode of 2025, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction cover the Autumn Budget 2025 (starts at 00.40) an...
The Construction Briefing podcast, episode 51: Building control collapse, BSR independence, "smash and grab" adjudication and NEC Digital
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the collapse of several building control firms (starts at 00...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 50: Grenfell Tower, Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd and generative AI
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction start the discussion with the government's second progress report o...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 49: AI arbitrators, ANBs in adjudication, NISTA and building safety
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In their latest podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction discuss recent developments in building safety, including ...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 48: Gateway 2 guidance, retention reform and RBH
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments, including new guid...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 47: Building safety regulator, Target Cost Contract 2024 and Triathlon Homes
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss discuss the latest building safety developments, includin...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 46: URS v BDW, Smoke House and false citations
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the Supreme Court's decision in URS Corp Ltd v BDW Trading ...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 46: URS v BDW, Smoke House and false citations
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the Supreme Court's decision in URS Corp Ltd v BDW Trading ...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 45: Building safety, embargoed court judgments and fake citations
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments (starts at 00.43), ...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 44: Building safety, conflict avoidance clauses, NCRs and procurement methods
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments (starts at 00.58),...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 43: Building safety, BLOs, information orders and bespoke contract amendments
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments, including the Gover...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 42: Building safety, payment, mediation and fake authorities
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments, including the build...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 41: Dispute boards, BLO's, litigation procedure, Fiona Trust and insurance
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss FIDIC's new practice note on appointing dispute boards and t...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 40: building safety, TCC and adjudication
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments (including the gover...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 39: amending standard form contracts, TCC and Autumn 2024 Budget
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the judgment in Nicholas Blomfield & Others v Monier Road ...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 38: amending standard form contracts and adjudication
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments, (starts at 00.57),...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 37: building safety, JCT 2024, termination and TCC
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments, including the phase...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 36: collateral warranties, King's Speech, building safety, and TCC
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction are joined by Barry Hembling, Partner at Watson Farely and Williams,...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 35: building safety, collateral warranties and TCC
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments (starts at 01.01), ...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 34: building safety, Part 8 case law and the General Election 2024
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments (starts at 01.25), b...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 33: building safety, JCT's DB 2024 and the meaning of "same or substantially the same"
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments (starts at 00.50), b...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep.32: building safety, adjudicator impartiality, party walls and the budget
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments (starts at 00.50), b...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep.31: building safety, TCC and general election wishlists
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments (starts at 01.00), b...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep.30: What to expect in 2024 and the meaning of England
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss what to expect in construction law in 2024 (starts at 1.08),...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep.29: building safety, TCC, ADR and NIC
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments (starts at 3.12), be...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep.28: building safety, TCC and future developments
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments (starts at 0.48 minu...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep.27: building safety, without prejudice privilege and adjudication
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments (starts at 1.10), be...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep.26: building safety, RAAC, TCC and CPR
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction highlight the latest building safety developments (starts at 2.45) a...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep.25: building safety, CE marking, adjudication and TCC annual report
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction highlight the latest building safety developments (starts at 0.44) a...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep.24: AI, building safety (including URS v BDW), JCT and TCLP
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the Court of Appeal's judgment in URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Tr...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep.23: building safety, adjudication, insurance and the REUL (RR) Bill
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction look at a number of building safety developments (starts at 0.44), bef...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep.22: Construction Act 1996 turns 25 and building safety
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss 25 years of the payment and adjudication provisions of the Con...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep.21: building safety, natural justice and what is a day?
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss a number of building safety developments, (starts at 1.03), be...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep.20: building safety, adjudication and TCC's 150th birthday
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss building safety developments (starts at 0.51), including draft...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep.19: adjudication enforcement, building safety and equal representation in adjudication
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss building safety developments, including the building safety de...
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep.18: what to expect in 2023
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss what construction practitioners might expect in 2023, with an ...
Ep.17: adjudication, arbitration, CE marks, playbooks and building safety
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction consider the interaction between adjudication enforcement and section ...
Ep.16: termination, building safety and adjudication
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction consider three judgments dealing with termination (Manor Co-Living Ltd...
Ep.15: evidence, trespassers, adjudication and building safety
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction consider two cases involving the destruction of evidence (Vardy v Roon...
Ep.14: building safety, adjudication, climate change, a construction law survey and lessons about conduct
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction consider a range of building safety developments (starts at 2.45); the...
Ep.13: building safety, collateral warranties and adjudication
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction discuss a number of developments ...
Ep.12: adjudicating under collateral warranties
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction are joined by Barry Hembling, a p...
Ep.11: building safety, exclusion orders, injunctions and insurance
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction discuss a number of developments ...
Ep.10: building safety, payment and natural justice
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the tenth The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction discuss a number of developments ref...
Ep.10: building safety, payment and natural justice
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the tenth The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction discuss a number of developments ref...
Ep.9: Building safety and the embargo on court judgments
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the ninth The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction discuss a number of developments ref...
Ep.8: Building safety, party walls and access to a neighbour's land
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the eighth The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction discuss a number of developments re...
Ep.7: Building safety and adjudication
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the seventh The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction are joined by Matt Molloy of ...
Ep.6: Professional negligence, adjudication and building safety
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the sixth The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction discuss a number of developments ...
Ep.5: Pre-action protocols, compulsory ADR and retentions
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the fifth The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction take November's monthly bulletin...
Ep.4: Net zero, insolvency and building safety
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourth The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction take October's monthly bulletin a...
Ep.3: Payment notices, natural justice and severance
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the third The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction take September's monthly bulletin ...
Ep.2: Liquidated damages, contract administrators and PI insurance
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the second The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction take August's monthly bulletin and...
Ep.1: Building safety, construction contracts and Triple Point
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the inaugural episode of The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction take July's monthly b...