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Cladding Claim avoids strike out
November 2021CASE REPORT: Crest Nicholson Operations Ltd & Anor v Grafik Architects Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 2948 (TCC) A recent unsuccessful application for strike out has shed light on the Court’s attitude towards the threshold for strike out in terms of lack of particularisation of a claim. The judgment made specific reference to this threshold… Read More >
Autumn Budget 2021: What does it mean for cladding remediation?
November 2021As we reported previously in our article here, the UK Government will be introducing a Residential Property Developer Tax in 2022. This tax will be used to partly fund the Government’s £5.1bn Building Safety Fund for cladding remediation costs borne by leaseholders in high-rise buildings over 18 metres. In the Autumn Budget 2021 announcement, Chancellor… Read More >
Construction Products Post-Brexit and Grenfell: Are you UKCA (and GSR) ready?
October 2021Introduction Since the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the regulation of construction products has attracted unprecedented levels of scrutiny and the Government has come under pressure to raise safety requirements. The use of controversial Aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding on the tower was a major contributor to the disaster. It had nonetheless been a lawful material at… Read More >
ARCHITECTS’ ROUNDTABLE – SEPTEMBER 2021
September 2021On 15 September, Beale & Co were delighted to host its latest Architects’ Roundtable for leading architectural practices. The roundtable provided an opportunity for architects to reflect on the key issues, some new and some prevailing, that are affecting the industry and to debate the challenges of today and the future. The roundtable focussed on… Read More >
Cladding Remediation – where are we?
September 2021Up and down the country buildings clad in ACM are in various stages of ‘repair’ as the process of stripping and replacing non-compliant ACM is undertaken. Some buildings have been fully remediated, others are being remediated and no doubt that process in respect of some premises has not even started. Cladding remediation data continues to… Read More >
US Senate Passes $1tn Infrastructure Bill
September 2021On 10 August 2021, the US Senate approved a $1tn infrastructure bill (the ‘Bill’) designed to help rebuild America’s aging roads, bridges, public transport and more. The Bill was passed by a bipartisan majority of 69:30 in the Senate (despite late efforts from former president Donald Trump to derail its progress) and promises to deliver… Read More >
Opportunity to help shape the approach to regulation of architects
August 2021On 16 August 2021 the Government published a Call for Evidence in respect of a review of architect regulations. Architects should take note as this provides an opportunity to comment on the way the profession is regulated and hints that significant change to the regime could be afoot. Given the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read More >
All businesses face the growing threat of climate change litigation
July 2021This month’s extreme floods in Germany, Belgium and now China have once more brought sharply into focus the issue of climate change and the growing global acknowledgment that there is a climate crisis. We are sure we would all acknowledge that previously scientists have been hesitant in linking extreme weather events with climate change but… Read More >
Third time’s the charm? Version 2 of Form EWS1 fails to make the grade
May 2021On 8 March 2021, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (“RICS”) published the second version of its Form EWS1 (“Revised Form EWS1”). First published in December 2019, Form EWS1 is designed to provide building owners with the assurances needed to satisfy valuers and lenders that their property is fire safety compliant. However, despite its commendable… Read More >
Lacrosse Tower – Cladding Developments Down Under
April 2021Tanah Merah Vic Pty Ltd v Owners’ Corporation No 1 [2021] VSCA 72 On 26 March 2021, Victoria’s Supreme Court of Appeal (“VCoA”) handed down judgment on an application seeking leave to appeal the Lacrosse Tower decision. As readers may recall, the first instance decision, which we discuss in detail here and summarise below, found… Read More >