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Decennial liability is a form of strict liability taken from the French Civil Code and adopted by many Middle East jurisdictions. It is a means to protect the building owner from bearing the costs of repair or reinstatement in the event of a collapse

Steel is one of the most commonly used construction materials, due to its wide availability and good strength-to-weight ratio, both in tension and compression.

Dubai Municipality has released the first edition of its unified building code, the Dubai Building Code (DBC). The code was announced with the aim of setting standards for construction that promote sustainable development and innovation in building d

Plastic welding is a technique that many people seem to misunderstand. To the casual observer, it seems to be quite simple; you heat a plastic surface until it softens, push it against another plastic surface, and wait for the bond to cool. Job don

Hawkins is pleased to welcome Civil Engineer Ahmad El Ghor to our Built Environment Team. He is an associate currently based in our London Office.

On 2nd November, Ben Adams, a Mechanical Engineer from the Hawkins’ Power & Energy Team and based in our London Office, was a speaker at the London Onshore Energy Conference.

On Wednesday 27th October, Dr Christabel Fitzpatrick of Hawkins’ Cambridge Office was a speaker at a virtual conference held by The Chartered Insurance Institute of Ipswich, Suffolk and North Essex.

Hawkins’ Managing Director, Dr Andrew Moncrieff, an accomplished Forensic Geologist, will be featured on a new series by BBC One. Expert Witness is a dramatic true crime documentary series

Richard comes from a background in agriculture, where he spends a lot of his spare time working on his family-run farm. From this work, he has generated an extensive understanding of agricultural equipment, extending to plant and HGV’s. This has gi