29 October 2021 Blog ESG With the UN’s COP26 kicking off in Glasgow on Monday (1 November), it is likely that the term ‘ESG’ will be heard frequently over the next fortnight and beyond. With that in mind, it feels timely to go back to the basics (or the building blocks) of ESG... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
28 October 2021 Blog The Budget and the Construction Industry The Chancellor’s Autumn Budget and Spending Review was announced on 27 October, with a focus on "investing in strong public services, driving economic growth, leading the transition to net-zero and supporting people and businesses"..... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
28 October 2021 Blog Building Blocks - the foundations of construction and engineering law Have you ever read a blog or attended a webinar (or seminar in the old days) where there was an expectation of pre-knowledge that you either didn’t have, or had forgotten? And there was no obvious way of finding out? Then fear no more... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
26 October 2021 Blog Residential Property Developers Tax Update In previous blogs we have mentioned the proposed residential property developers tax. The Government has now issued draft legislation... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
16 September 2021 Blog Building Safety - Safety Case Report The Building Safety Bill provides that the principal accountable person for an occupied higher-risk building... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
25 August 2021 Blog Construction product sector pauses for breath with postponement of UKCA Professor Sean Smith of the University of Edinburgh has kindly written for us on the announcement earlier this week by the government of the postponement of the introduction of the new product testing regime... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
24 August 2021 Blog Building Safety Bill - Limitation extensions for the Defective Premises Act As part of the response to the Grenfell fire tragedy, the Government has announced that the limitation period for bringing a claim under the Defective Premises Act (DPA) will be extended from 6 to 15 years... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
10 August 2021 Blog Collateral warranties - can you adjudicate? Collateral warranties are often provided in the construction industry. They give a party a contractual right where none would otherwise exist... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
9 August 2021 Blog Public Contract Regulations 2015 - updated list of Central Government Authorities - in force from 16 August 2021 A new schedule 1 to the Public Contract Regulations 2015 comes into force on 16 August 2021... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
8 August 2021 Blog What does UK Climate Change Policy mean for the Future of Electric Vehicles? Last week, the UK government announced its Decarbonising Transport plan... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
28 July 2021 Blog When does a solicitor's negligence cause actual damage? Estates Gazette has recently published my article on the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Kelly Elliott v Hattens Solicitors (a firm)... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
27 July 2021 Blog Building Safety Levy - Consultation Launched In February Kate Warren and I blogged about the proposed 'cladding levy' and raised a number of queries as to how this might look. Click here for our February blog... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read