3/4/2026 2:53:29 PM Construction Products White Paper Consultation now live By Lucy Moon You may have seen our recent article which discusses the consultation on the Government's proposal for a Single Construction Regulator....
2/10/2026 10:22:05 AM One Hyde Park Wins £35m Battle as Court Condemns Laing O'Rourke's 'Commercially Amoral' Walkout By Christa Hetherington The High Court has handed down a judgment in One Hyde Park Limited v Laing O’Rourke Construction South Limited [2026] EWHC 155 (TCC),...
2/5/2026 4:20:44 PM Building Safer: Proposals for the UK’s New Construction Product Regime By Lucy Moon The UK government is progressing plans to establish a Single Construction Regulator, marking a major reform in how standards, safety, and...
6/23/2025 11:37:51 AM Building Safety Act 2022 - addressing defects and recouping losses: Construction Products By Lucy Moon As noted by Stuart Duffy in a previous article the Developer Remediation Contract ("DRC") obliges 50 of the UK's developers to remediate...
1/22/2025 12:29:27 PM UK Government announces the long-awaited 'Remediation Acceleration Plan' By Lucy Moon Overview The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ("MHCLG") finally unveiled its "Remediation Acceleration Plan" (the...
11/19/2024 3:07:13 PM The HRB Regime: Industry Impact By Lucy Moon A recent question put to the Ministry for Housing, Communities, and Local Government ("MHCLG") has shed light on the practicalities of...
11/5/2024 12:06:08 PM An LFRA Update: New Regulations introduce further amendments to the BSA By Lucy Moon On 7 October 2024 the Government made the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (Commencement No 1) Regulations 2024 (SI/2024/1018) (the...
7/25/2024 2:31:56 PM TCC Declines to Order Injunction in Multiple Adjudications By Sean Gamble BECK Interiors Ltd v Eros Ltd [2024] EWHC (TCC), 28 June 2024 Howard Kennedy LLP has acted (with senior counsel, Mr Andrew Singer KC and...
2/15/2024 2:05:03 PM Building Blocks: The Building Safety Levy By Emily Beauchamp Lucy Moon In November 2022 the Government launched a new consultation on the proposed Building Safety Levy (the "Levy") which ran until 7 February...
1/8/2024 2:39:08 PM Building owner successfully prosecuted by local authority in landmark case By Felistas Shade Mushayandebvu Introduction Chaplair Ltd, the owner of a tower block in east London, was found guilty over delays in replacing flammable cladding....
12/19/2023 10:42:34 AM The Building Safety Regulator's Strategic Plan for 2023-2026 By Felistas Shade Mushayandebvu The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has published its strategic plan for the built environment sector until 2026. The BSR is part of the...
10/23/2023 9:49:29 AM Building Blocks: Accountable Persons - are you aware of your duties in managing safety risks in Higher-Risk Buildings? By Lucy Moon The Higher-Risk Buildings (Management of Safety Risks etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/907) (the "907 Regulations") were laid...