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REPORTS FROM THE COURTS
September 2023Our latest round up of the cases of most interest to construction from Andrew Croft and Ben Spannuth includes a judgment providing a rare example of the circumstances in which the courts may be minded to order a stay of execution; and another that provides a reminder of the importance of clear contractual drafting. This… Read More >
Building Safety Act Bulletin: Government response to DLUHC’s consultation on implementing the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings
August 2023Yesterday the government published its response to the DLUHC’s consultation published on 20 July 2022 which sought views on proposals for improving the new regime for higher-risk buildings as created by the Building Safety Act. The government response to the consultation provides valuable insight as to what the industry can expect in terms of the… Read More >
GILC Construction update
August 2023Here’s our Senior Partner, Sheena Sood providing an overview of trends in the construction insurance sector for Global Insurance Law Connect. Thank you Global Insurance Law Connect for inviting Sheena along.
Limitation Periods in Tort: Physical Damage v Economic Loss
August 2023In Vinci Construction UK Ltd v (1) Eastwood and Partners (Consulting Engineers) Ltd (2) Snowden Seamless Floors Ltd v GHW Consulting Engineers Ltd [2023] EWHC 1899, the TCC considered an application for reverse summary judgment. In considering the application, the TCC provided some helpful comments on when a cause of action in tort accrues in… Read More >
Building Safety and Medium-Rise Buildings
August 2023The Government has recently launched the Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS), a fund for addressing life safety risks associated with cladding on residential buildings over 11 metres in height (or 11-18 metres in height if the building is in London). The CSS forms part of the broader suite of building safety measures implemented in recent years,… Read More >
Principal Designer Series: The role of the Principal Designer – Building Safety Act v CDM Regulations
August 2023As we witness an increase in Building Safety Act drafting across the industry, one question is cropping up more and more frequently – how is the new role of the Principal Designer under the Building Safety Act distinct from the role of the Principal Designer under the CDM Regulations? What are we seeing? It is… Read More >
Protecting the nation’s family silver – National Security and Investment Act: Annual Report 2023
August 2023Introduction The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) came into force on January 4, 2022, empowering the UK Government with broad authority to scrutinize acquisitions and investments that may have implications for national security. On a day-to-day level, it is operated and enforced by the Investment Security Unit (ISU), a division of the Department… Read More >
UK Public Procurement Open frameworks – open field or missed open goal?
July 2023Introduction We have covered the reforms set out in the eagerly awaited Procurement Act 2023 in a number of articles. Those following developments will know that this important landmark legislation will present multifaceted changes to an area of law that had hitherto been shaped by the UK’s membership of the European Union. In its Green… Read More >
Tackling co-insurance issues or a ‘try’ on? FM Conway v The Rugby Football Union: the extent to which contractors and sub-contractors are covered under construction all risk policies
July 2023In a fairly rare case concerning a project construction all risk insurance policy (CAR Policy) reaching the Court of Appeal, in FM Conway Limited v The Rugby Football Union, Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance PLC, Clark Smith Partnership Limited [2023] EWCA Civ 418 the Court of Appeal has upheld a high court decision which reminds… Read More >
Saudi Arabia: The New Civil Transactions Law
July 2023The Saudi Arabian Civil Transactions Law (the “Code”), enacted on 19 June 2023 by Royal Decree M/191, has now been published in the Saudi Arabian official gazette “Umm Al-Qura” and comes into force around 16 December 2023. Prior to the enactment of the Law, and unlike most other countries in the region which have a… Read More >