The BLISS construction industry database is one of the most comprehensive sources of construction-related legal and technical information from all over the world

The contents of BLISS include:

Technical information

British Standards, Building Regulations, BRE information and technical journals.

Government documents and legislation

Regulations and legislation, European Commission Directives, documents produced by Government departments, circulars.

Standard forms of construction contracts

One of the most comprehensive collections of building and civil engineering standard forms of contract and subcontract in the country.

Unreported judgments

All Technology and Construction Court judgments, many of them not reported elsewhere. Court of Appeal, Queens Bench and Chancery judgments of relevance are also covered.

Business and commercial news

Information on construction companies, tender information and business leads

All major construction and civil law report series

Topics covered include negligence, civil procedure, arbitration, environment, health and safety, and contract law.

Journal coverage

BLISS indexes and abstracts international construction and legal journals, covering construction industry practice, arbitration, foreign law, negligence, project management and procurement practices throughout the world:

Primary Sources

Selected judgements from courts in the following jurisdictions:

England and Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Hong Kong
Singapore
Malaysia
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
USA – both federal and district courts
European Court of Justice

Secondary Sources

Arbitration
Building
Building and Construction Law
Building Law Monthly
Building Law Reports
Civil Engineering Surveyor
Civil Justice Quarterly
Construction Industry Law Letter
Construction Law
Construction Law International
Construction Law Journal
Construction Law and Management
Construction Law Reports
Construction Lawyer
Construction Management and Economics
Construction News
Contract Journal
Cost Engineer (AACE)
Dispute Resolution Magazine
Engineering Construction and Architectural Management
International Construction Law Review
International Journal of Project Management
Journal of Construction and Engineering Management
Journal of International Arbitration
Journal of Management in Engineering
Law Society’s Gazette
New Civil Engineer
New Law Journal
Oxford Journal of Legal Studies
Public Procurement Law Review