Payment in Construction Contracts - A 2025 Roundup

Introduction

This webinar explores the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (as amended, HGCRA), which together with the accompanying Exclusion Order and the Scheme for Construction Contracts form the legislative cornerstones for industry.

The reality of the daily reliance on the ‘lifeblood’ of cash flow, activity, and productivity make payment issues an important linking factor; the parties’ success (or not) as to money matters makes the statutory ‘cushion’ an important one. Therefore, all who participate in built environment projects should consider this an essential area of knowledge, and ensure they are up to date with their rights and responsibilities.

This newly-updated webinar explores the key rights and responsibilities for those involved in ‘construction contracts’, setting out systematically the required legal minimum standards under the Act and the Scheme and the defaults that apply. The layering of practical activities for compliance adds the commercial reality to this challenging piece of law, focussing on so what to do, when, and why. Useful and interesting recent caselaw (e.g. 1st Formations v Lapp Industries (June 2025), Piperhill v NI Housing Exec (June 2025), Raise Now Ealing v Eco Homes (March 2025), Raise Now Ealing v Eco Homes (March 2025), Lidl v Closed Circuit (2023) and Bellway Homes v Surgo (2024)) will illustrate ongoing challenges and opportunities for project parties with regard to payment matters.

The webinar is designed for individuals who are involved in or advise on construction contracts including those responsible for commercial, finance, and contract administration functions.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Payment and construction contracts: the legal framework
• The Act
• The Scheme
• Responsibilities and activities: who does what, when, and why
• Real-life commercial application
• Challenges: recent case law
• Summary of key takeaways

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Wednesday 14th January 2026

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