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UK regulators raise concerns over transfer slabs in buildings
April 2026The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has recently issued warnings in relation to a potential structural safety issue affecting reinforced concrete buildings incorporating transfer slabs. These warnings following a growing concern within the engineering profession that certain historical design approaches may, in certain circumstances, have underestimated the risk of brittle structural failure, most notably punching shear.… Read More >
The Construction Products Reform White Paper – What Contractors Need to Know
April 2026The Construction Products Reform White Paper was published on 25 February 2026 (the ‘White Paper’). It seeks views on a package of proposals for the reform of the construction products regime. This sits alongside the government consultation of the General Safety Requirement for Construction Products, which was published on the same date. The consultation will… Read More >
Health and Safety Executive v Integritas Property Group (IPG) Ltd [2025] EWHC 2613 (TCC)
December 2025The matter in Health and Safety Executive v Integritas Property Group (IPG) Ltd [2025] EWHC 2613 (TCC) examines the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) first application for an injunction under the Building Safety Act 2022 to prevent occupation of a high-risk building. The dispute arose after significant fire safety defects were discovered at Deakin’s Yard,… Read More >
Awaab’s Law: A New Dawn for Tenant Safety
November 2025Following the tragic death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak from a mould-related respiratory condition, the first phase of a new law came into force on 27 October 2025, mandating that landlords must investigate and rectify, within strict statutory timeframes, dangerous living conditions in their properties. Known as ‘Awaab’s Law’, the ‘Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements)… Read More >
Webinar: Building with Intelligence
August 2025Building with Intelligence – Navigating AI Legal Risk under English Law You are invited to join us for a webinar that will explore navigating AI risk under English law. As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the way we design, procure and operate the built environment, legal exposure is evolving just as fast. This session, led by… Read More >
Contractual implications of the URS v BDW judgment and risk management
July 2025In May this year, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd. We previously commented on the impact of this decision on building safety claims here, and this note will cover the contractual implications of the judgment with some potential tips for parties in projects. Background In summary, BDW… Read More >
Steps towards making the built environment safer – a look at recent Government activity to shape the future
June 2025The start of the 2025/2026 financial year coincided with numerous consultations closing. These provide an insight into the changes and initiatives that may impact the built environment following the Government’s Response to the Grenfell Inquiry. This article considers the recent consultations and discusses the possible changes that could be seen in the industry in due… Read More >
New judicial guidance on Building Liability Orders and Information Orders
May 2025Following the release of Beale & Co’s recent Building Safety Act 2022 case law round-up summary (available here), Michael O’Brien and Cameron Baker take a deeper look at the decision of BDW Trading Limited -v- Ardmore Construction Limited & Others[1] from the Technology and Construction Court (“TCC”), which determined an application for an information order… Read More >
JCT Contracts 2024 – the latest developments, publications and procurement points
March 2025The most recent additions to the 2024 JCT suite of contracts, including the Construction Management (CM) and Management Contracting (MC) contract families were published earlier this month. Those contracts now join the JCT Standard, Minor Works, Intermediate, Measured Term and other JCT contracts, guidance, and documents published over the past year. Again, the changes to… Read More >
Latest PFI data – opportunities, risks and potential impacts on the future of PF3 funding
February 2025On 19 February 2025, HM Treasury and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) published the latest data (as at 31 March 2024) in relation to Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and Private Finance 2 (PF2) projects[1] in the UK. The data shows there were 665 PFI projects reflecting a capital investment of around £50 billion, with… Read More >