The journal is written for the non-legal professional involved in contractual and other legal matters in the industry.

Articles within the journal are written by lawyers, barristers, academics, insurance and health and safety specialists, who specialise in construction law.

Construction Law offers six main feature length analysis articles per issue, written by construction lawyers, barristers and academics, as well as insurance and health and safety specialists.

In addition, developments in adjudication, industry standard contract forms, key decisions from the courts, alternative forms of dispute resolution, and forthcoming legislation are covered.

It was sold to Butterworths Tolley in 2002 and through a series of mergers it became part of LexisNexis.