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RICS launches consultation on changes to the Homes Survey Standard
August 2025On 19 August 2025, RICS announced a public consultation (“the Consultation”) on proposed updates to the RICS Homes Survey Standard (“the Standard”). The Standard sets out a framework for RICS members and regulated firms to follow when carrying out residential property surveys across the UK. This aims to ensure that high-quality standards are met consistently.… Read More >
Government updates Remediation Acceleration Plan – July 2025
July 2025On 17 July 2025, the Government published an update to its Remediation Acceleration Plan (RAP), which we first covered following its launch in December 2024 here. The RAP is designed to speed up the identification and remediation of unsafe cladding on high-rise residential buildings (HRBs) in England. This update reaffirms this objective and outlines new… Read More >
The nature of nuclear projects: complex, disaggregated, and high-stakes
July 2025Even amongst mega projects, nuclear power projects tend to stand apart. They are perhaps the most ambitious, costly and technically challenging in the modern world. As a result of this, a single turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract is not always feasible or desirable, and projects may instead be disaggregated into several major work… Read More >
Ignorance of a state of affairs is not sufficient for section 6(4): GGHB v Multiplex & Ors
July 2025Prescription remains a very hot topic and in this article we look at the Court of Session’s approach to the application of Section 6(4) and the evidence relied upon by Greater Glasgow Health Board (“GGHB”) in seeking to postpone the prescriptive period. This recent decision is important for both Insurer / Insured clients as prescription… Read More >
UK Government announces its new 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy – good news for the industry?
July 2025The UK Government has now published its 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy designed to provide long-term stability and drive economic growth. Covering everything from nuclear fusion to digital connectivity, transport, construction, social housing, schools and jobs it is an ambitious long-term programme backed by at least £725 billion of government funding over the next decade. It… Read More >
Procurement After Grenfell: Excluding bidders for misconduct
June 2025The tragedy at Grenfell Tower was not only a human catastrophe but a systemic failure of regulatory oversight, construction standards, and public procurement processes. While much has been written about the fire safety breaches involved, one lesson remains insufficiently explored: how procurement failures contributed to the conditions that allowed such a disaster to occur. This… Read More >
Beale & Co announces Michael O’Brien’s Promotion to Partner
April 2025Beale & Co is delighted to announce the promotion of Michael O’Brien to Partner, effective 1 April 2025. Michael, an experienced disputes lawyer in the Firm’s Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure team, joined Beale & Co’s London office in 2017. Since that time, he has advised on many high-value, multiparty disputes, both within the UK and… Read More >
Managing the risks of ‘forever chemicals’: PFAS in the construction industry
April 2025Updated March 2025 Introduction to PFAS and its use in the construction industry Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of synthetic chemicals valued in the construction industry for their durability and resistance to water, grease, and corrosion. They are commonly found in products and materials such as roofing, paints, coatings, sealants, adhesives, semiconductors,… Read More >
When an HSE Inspector Calls – Part 2
October 2024As part of our ‘Health and Safety at Work Act – 50 years on’ feature, Jo Lewis, Michael Salau and Daniela Miklova consider the HSE’s approach to enforcement action with a review of recent prosecutions. They explore the enforcement trends within the construction industry to minimise the risk of fatalities and non-fatal injuries within the… Read More >
Steps to create a safer culture and future for the construction industry – recent updates and has enough been done?
September 2024Introduction The Construction Leadership Council (“CLC”) published a report on “Creating Safe Buildings: Delivering safety, competence, and quality“[1] in late August 2024 (the “CLC Report”). The CLC Report preceded publication of the significant and highly anticipated Phase 2 “Report into the fire at Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017” on 4 September 2024[2] (the “Grenfell… Read More >