[1]This year’s Annual Review reports on a year which has seen the new building control regime come into force, the launch of ChatGPT, significant changes to arbitration in the Middle East, and the continued significance of developing affordable, secure and low carbon energy. We also look at the latest developments and precedents for NEC, IChemE and FIDIC contracts, as well as PFI agreements, and our customary focus on the year’s key adjudication decisions and case law.