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In this BCLP Insight, Richard Dupay and Muhammad Hassan explore how easily parties operating in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) could transition to NEC from FIDIC and, specifically, consider how many Y clauses an NEC contract would need in the KSA.

A suite of new and updated NSIP planning guidance was published on 3 July 2026 to support the raft of DCO reforms introduced by the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (PIA) which come into force on 24 July 2026. As we discussed in our previous Insight, among of the headline reforms is a fundamental shift in the approach to pre-application consultation. The current statutory requirements will be replaced by a non-statutory approach, guided by new guidance issued under section 50 of the Planning Act 2008 (2008 Act). That guidance, previously a notable gap in the reform framework, has now been published within this suite of updates. Its publication completes the information picture ahead of the 24 July commencement date. In this Insight we examine this new guidance and what applicants will need to consider in navigating these significant procedural adjustments.

In this BCLP Insight, first published in PLC Construction, Zaynah Mirza considers the new requirement for second staircases in residential buildings introduced by amendments to Approved Document B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/2214).