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4 September 2023

Crumbling concrete and asbestos management in buildings

We reported last week on the chaotic issues with unstable reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) which, just as the new...

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29 June 2023

Adjudication – resisting enforcement of decisions

As a general principle, the court can be expected to uphold and enforce the decisions of adjudicators who have followed...

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16 June 2023

Compensation for building delays – if both to blame, what then?

If there’s more than one reason for delay in building works, and where both the employer and the contractor a...

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16 June 2023

Challenging enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision: the current legal position in the context of insolvency set-off

Adjudication is a process to resolve disputes, where parties to a construction contract have the right to refer their dispute...

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16 June 2023

All change for the JCT

The JCT range of building contracts remain the most widely used standard forms in the UK, coming in a number...

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14 June 2023

Environmental, social and corporate governance

The built environment is responsible for approximately 40% of energy consumption and 30% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. This...

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14 June 2023

Certification of external wall systems using EWS1

This short article provides a detailed breakdown of what the External Wall System (EWS) is, and how its certification using...

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14 June 2023

What is the meaning of ‘day’ in a JCT contract?

In the recently decided Technology and Construction Court case, Elements (Europe) Ltd v FK Building Ltd [2023] EWHC 726 (TCC),...

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23 February 2023

Passing on the blame for defective buildings

Who can be held responsible for defects in buildings which give rise to a risk to personal safety? Such claims...

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16 February 2023

Construction firm director given suspended sentence and companies fined following death by crushing

Tawanda Chamwandayita from Edgbaston, Birmingham suffered fatal crush injuries when units of glass fell on top of him while unloading...

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