Specifying with Confidence: Anneliese Day KC

ON DEMAND

In this timely keynote delivered at the 2025 Construction Leaders' Summit, Anneliese Day KC, barrister and arbitrator, explains how poor product data continues to undermine safety, accountability, and trust across the built environment. 

Drawing on three decades of experience in construction disputes and civil cases, and her role as co-author of the Morrell-Day Independent Review of the Construction Product Testing Regime, Day highlights systemic weaknesses, from patchy standards coverage and skills gaps to weak enforcement and unclear accountability. 

Watch the presentation to understand 

• Key failings in the current product testing and information system exposed by the review, and the government’s inadequate response 
• Lessons from real construction disputes on defining responsibility 
• How voluntary codes, digital product data, and the “golden thread” can raise standards today 
• Practical guidance for designers, product manufacturers and contractors to avoid disputes 
• What a fit-for-purpose product safety framework could look like in the future 

This clear, candid and compelling keynote is essential viewing for anyone involved in construction projects.