POSTED BY CARLA PARSONS | 28 OCTOBER 2021 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"..... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read Construction and engineering law (general) ESG
POSTED BY LENA BARNES | 28 OCTOBER 2021 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
POSTED BY ALISON GARRETT | 26 OCTOBER 2021 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
POSTED BY ALISON GARRETT | 16 SEPTEMBER 2021 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
POSTED BY ALISON GARRETT | 25 AUGUST 2021 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
POSTED BY ALISON GARRETT | 24 AUGUST 2021 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
POSTED BY ALISON GARRETT | 10 AUGUST 2021 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
POSTED BY JENNY BERESFORD-JONES | 9 AUGUST 2021 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
POSTED BY MIRIAM PROTHERO | 8 AUGUST 2021 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
POSTED BY STUART PEMBLE | 28 JULY 2021 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
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