Breaking Ground

Breaking Ground meets FutureProof!

Recorded 25 March 2025. For this month only, Breaking Ground (Mills & Reeve's webinar series for those who want to know more about construction & engineering risks) is being hijacked by the FutureProof team! FutureProof is our new thought leadership series, looking at how AI will impact on Professional Indemnity risks.

From Brief to Beyond: Understanding Scope Creep and Its Impact on Construction Professionals and Insurers

Recorded on 25 February 2025. Breaking Ground is Mills & Reeve's webinar series for those who want to know more about construction and engineering risks. In this edition, Sophie Briggs, Neera Malde and Nathan Jones will discuss, what is scope creep and why does it matter? How can scope creep lead to claims? The distinction between Introducers or advisors in a construction context, practical steps for Insurers and their Insureds to protect their position.

Breaking Ground: What's the storey in the eyes of the law?

Recorded on 17 December 2024. In this edition, Daniel Korcz, Bradley Needham and Peter Lennon discuss the recent First Tier Tribunal's decision in Smoke House & Curing House. They focus on: The criteria for "storey", "relevant building" and "higher risk building" under the Building Safety Act 2022, and how arguments over a building's height can have significant implicant on the applicable legislation, the government's response to the decision, the implications on construction professionals.