12 July 2024 Insight Operation of the Building Safety Fund The Court of Appeal has provided a helpful analysis of the guidance for the Building Safety Fund (BSF), which does not require pursuit of third parties to a point of exhaustion before an application for funding can be made. Bookmark this page 6 min read
9 July 2024 Blog Collateral warranties - Supreme Court decides that usually no right to adjudicate under a collateral warranty The Supreme Court has this morning (9 July 2024) handed down judgment in the case of Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd v Augusta 2008 LLP (formerly Simply Construct UK LLP) The Court’s decision is a sensible and pragmatic one. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
14 June 2024 Insight Court guidance on Defective Premises Act 1972 The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has recently provided useful guidance and analysis of issues that can possibly arise in claims brought under the Defective Premises Act 1972 (“DPA”). Bookmark this page 5 min read
16 May 2024 Insight The Building Safety Act 2022 : Update on key issues for litigators In November 2022, Alison Garrett wrote a three-part series of articles for litigators about the Building Safety Act 2022, which had been enacted earlier that year. Eighteen months later, what does the position look like for litigators? Bookmark this page 6 min read
24 April 2024 Blog JCT Design and Build 2024: an overview of the key changes JCT has released its 2024 edition of the Design and Build contract (and sub-contract) with other forms to follow. Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
21 April 2024 Blog Building safety: Applying for a building assessment certificate It has been announced that the Building Safety Regulator will start to require principal accountable persons of existing Higher-Risk Buildings to apply for a Building Assessment Certificate. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
8 April 2024 Blog JCT Design and Build 2024 The new JCT Design and Build Contract 2024 is to be released on 17th April. Here are some of the key changes... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
4 April 2024 Blog Building Safety: Principal Designer and Principal Contractor One of the changes introduced by the Building Safety Act is the new roles of Principal Designer and Principal Contractor for the purposes of building regulations. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
2 April 2024 Blog Building Safety: new requirements for non-higher risk (including commercial) buildings In a change from previous Building Safety Act legislation , new requirements have been introduced from 1 October 2023, which apply where there is more than one contractor (this includes subcontractors), or it is reasonably foreseeable that more than one contractor will be working on the project. Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
21 March 2024 Insight Letters of Intent - enter at your own risk! Is it ever a good idea to commence works under a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) without finalising a formal construction contract? Bookmark this page 5 min read
20 March 2024 Blog Building Safety: extension of enforcement for non-compliance with building regulations On 1 October 2023, the Building Safety Act significantly changed and extended the rights of enforcement and potential sanctions for non-compliance with building regulations. There are two key elements to these changes: Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
1 March 2024 Blog Building Blocks: Limitation of liability clauses (part 2) In this second part of my blog on limitation of liability clauses, I look at net contribution clauses Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read