Implications for designers (Part 1 of 2).

This is part 1 of a 2-part series about the developing issues in access to design data concerning digital collaborative working environments, particularly BIM. Part 1 discusses the background and BIM development in the UK and the first reported formal dispute involving BIM in the UK, Trant Engineering Limited v Mott MacDonald Ltd [2017] EHWC 2061 (TCC). Part 2 will deal with the lessons learned about Trant v Mott MacDonald [2017] and the implications and applications for Designers.