Breaking Ground

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.

Breaking Ground: Remediation Contribution Orders and Building Liability Orders

Join Neil Shah and Charlotte Clarke as they look at Remediation Contribution Orders ("RCOs") and Building Liability Orders ("BLOs"), with a particular focus on the implications of a successful RCO or BLO, the requirements and practical processes; and a brief roundup of RCOs and BLOs recently granted, and what we have learnt from them.

Breaking Ground: Impact of climate change on construction professionals and their PI insurers now

Recorded on Tuesday 25 June. Breaking Ground: Impact of climate change on construction professionals and their PI insurers now and in the future.

Breaking Ground: Policy Allocation within construction claims

Recorded on 24 April 2024. Following the spike in year of account/policy allocation disputes post Grenfell, join us as we address these issues within a construction PI context.