URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 772 In its recent decision in URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd, the Court of Appeal has provided important guidance in respect of construction law questions old and new. […]

In Batish and others v Inspired Sutton Ltd [2023], the First Tier Tribunal (“FTT”) granted the applicant leaseholders what is believed to be the first Remediation Contribution Order made under the Building Safety Act 2022. The Background to the Case […]

In URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 189 the Court of Appeal decided that two appeals concerning issues arising under the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA”) should be heard together. The Background to the Case The […]

Book your place today! The fast-moving and often complex nature of change within the construction industry means a comprehensive and up to date understanding of contractual and commercial issues has always been essential to success. To promote understanding of these […]

In LDC (Portfolio One) Ltd v (1) George Downing Construction Ltd and (2) European Sheeting Limited (in Liquidation) the TCC was required to consider a contractual obligation to exercise reasonable skill and care alongside the requirement for compliance with the […]

In Orchard Plaza Management Company Ltd v Balfour Beatty Regional Construction Limited [2022], the Technology and Construction Court was asked to rule upon the Defendant contractor’s argument that the losses claimed against it were too remote to be recoverable at […]

Judgment has very recently been handed down by HHJ Stephen Davies in Martlet Homes Limited v Mulalley & Co. Limited, the first substantive Judgment from the TCC on defective cladding since the Grenfell tragedy in 2017. In associated Court of […]

Background On 28 April 2022, after much deliberation and anticipation, the Building Safety Bill (the “Bill”) received Royal Assent as the next “key step in an extensive overhaul to building safety legislation”. Now known as the Building Safety Act 2022 […]

In a further change to the Building Safety Bill put forward following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017, the Government has now scrapped the requirement to appoint a Building Safety Manager during the occupation phase of a construction project. Background […]

Since the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the Government has taken a number of steps aimed at addressing the building safety and cladding crisis. Those steps have included provision for financial contributions to remedying unsafe cladding through the ACM cladding […]