In this video Partners Ed Phillips, Natalie Pilagos (Head of Construction Disputes) and Adam Lynch (Head of Corporate) explain how Building Liability Orders (BLOs) under the Building Safety Act are reshaping contractual and corporate risk.
More about Building Liability Orders and Corporate RiskThe Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) was the Government’s decisive response to the Grenfell fire tragedy, based on Dame Judith Hackett’s review of building safety. Aimed at improving the safety of people in and around buildings and improving building standards,
More about Do due diligence and your own surveys before appointmentThe Weight of Pre-Contractual Negotiations There has been a reminder of potential pitfalls when incorporating documents into a contract in the judgment in John Sisk and Son Limited v Capital & Centric (Rose) Limited [2025] EWHC 594 (TCC). The case
More about Admission Impossible – John Sisk And Son Limited v Capital & Centric (rose)The Technology and Construction Court (“the TCC“) has made what appears to be the first-ever Building Liability Order (BLO) under the Building Safety Act 2022 (the “BSA”), marking a significant development in building safety litigation. The BSA was enacted to improve building safety
More about First building liability order under the Building Safety ActThe Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) gives the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) the power to make a Remediation Contribution Order (RMO) against a wide range of parties to contribute to the costs of remedying relevant defects under Section 124 of the
More about When will it be just and equitable to make a remediation contribution order under section 124 of the Building Safety Act 2022?Key takeaways from article: Becoming the parent company of a developer through acquisition is sufficient for a party to be viewed as an ‘associated person’ – potentially making them liable for costs. The Tribunal may consider it is ‘just and
More about Update: Olympic east village and the battle for the moral high groundIntroduction The construction industry is undergoing a transformative shift with the implementation of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA). As part of these reforms, the BSA introduced a regime that seeks to strengthen pre-existing enforcement powers and introduces new enforcement
More about Enforcement powers under the BSA during the in-construction phaseThe Building Safety Act (“BSA“) has a significant impact on building owners and all those involved in real estate development. We set out below the top ten things you need to know about the BSA: The BSA provides for a
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