Insight

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) is holding its annual conference, RIAS Live, at Glasgow City Chambers today, with SCN's commercial director Raymond Carr sharing insights from the morning.

Dr Jocelyne Fleming, the Chartered Institute of Building's Scottish policy and public affairs lead, calls for joined-up policy interventions to truly transform the construction sector. The recent Scottish Construction summit was full of fantastic conversations, both on and off the stage, many of whi

Following her appearance on the More Homes Scotland panel at the Scottish Construction Summit, Liz Hamilton, senior land and planning manager at AS Homes (Scotland) and Briar Homes, considers the barriers continuing to hold back housing delivery in Scotland, including planning delays, site viability

Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) president David Jarvie argues that the Scottish Government can't afford to wait until the establishment of More Homes Scotland (MHS) before taking action to end the national housing emergency. I have reused this headline from the Scottish Government’s c

The impact of insolvency during a construction project and the ripple effect on businesses and supply chains should not be underestimated. While insolvency levels in the Scottish construction sector have broadly returned to pre-pandemic levels (and in England remain a little higher) a significant nu

Emmanuel Daniel and Fredrick Onyemaechi, alumni of the Department of Construction Project Management, School of Engineering & the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier University, adapt original academic research into the Edinburgh Trams project to focus on the practical lessons that can inform

Jonathan Barne KC of Axiom Advocates outlines the key points of the co-insurance defence and its potential consequences. Beware. It lurks. Ill-defined. Morphing. Misunderstood. But, potentially, very dangerous to the unwary. The co-insurance defence.

Mitchell Abbott, an advocate at Axiom Advocates, and David Wilson, a consultant at MFMac, discuss the construction contracts landscape after the Supreme Court’s decision in Forthwell. In a recent judgment relevant to the construction industry, the Supreme Court has held that a broad right to r

In a follow-up to MFMac's article last week that highlighted a crucial distinction between public works contracts and land deals, Lord Davidson KC and advocate Jamie McGowan from Axiom Advocates move the conversation towards the importance of disclosure in Scottish procurement litigation. Discl

Marnie Richmond, a solicitor in MFMac's Construction & Projects team, signposts contractors to a crucial distinction between public works contracts and land deals. When contractors or developers enter into arrangements with public bodies involving land intended for development, a fundamental que

As construction grapples with an ageing workforce and a persistent skills gap, David Reid's appearance at the Scottish Construction Summit offers the sector a chance to hear a case for rethinking not just where it looks for talent, but how it talks to the people it's trying to reach. David Reid, co-

Lynsey Breen, head of land acquisitions at AC Land Regeneration, brings some much-needed nuance to the issue of data centres. Data centres have rapidly become one of Scotland's most contentious development issues. As someone currently involved in progressing a major data centre proposal in Scotland,

Directors Mhairi Grant & Martin McCrae from the architecture studio Paper Igloo share their thoughts on the Stage 2 consultation of the Scottish Government’s Passivhaus Equivalent policy and encourage the Scottish construction industry to engage with the consultation before 16 October 2026

Ahead of this year's Scottish Construction Summit, SCN editor Kieran Findlay sat down with Lynsey Breen, who heads up AC Land Regeneration, one of the Advance Group Divisions, a sponsor of this year's event, to discuss the company's growth, its approach to land regeneration, diversification into em

Julie Scott-Gilroy, legal director in MFMac's Infrastructure & Capital Projects team, and Lauren McLaughlin, senior solicitor in MFMac’s Infrastructure & Capital Projects team, share what the construction industry should know when progressing works under a construction contract. Notice