Introduction 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 phaseWhat is the Golden Thread? The Building Safety Act (BSA) requirement for a golden thread of information seeks to remedy a historic lack of complete and up to date information about high rise residential buildings which can make it difficult
More about Weaving the golden threadVictoria’s practice includes all aspects of private client work. She has expertise in Court of Protection and elderly client work to include advising on applications to the Court regarding deputyship appointments, mental capacity issues, powers of attorney and protection of
More about Profile: Victoria MahonThe Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA”) was introduced following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 and imposes new legal obligations on landlords of affected buildings to make those buildings safe. This includes replacing dangerous cladding and fixing historical safety defects.
More about The Building Safety Act: Impact on executors, trustees and attorneysThe law governing Wills in England and Wales is almost 200 years old. It is therefore unsurprising that the Law Commission has been consulting on proposed reforms. Its Wills project (paused in 2019) was picked up again in 2022, with
More about Time for change: Modernising the UK law on willsJudgments on claims for fraudulent trading (s 213 Insolvency Act 1986) do not come along every day: they are hard to make good. A recent example is, however, that of Charles Morrison (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High
More about Bouchier & Anor v Booth & AnorWedlake Bell LLP successfully represented Mercy Global Consult Ltd by its Liquidators Jason Ainge and Paul Stanley of Begbies Traynor at trial of a significant payroll fraud. Mercy Global Consult Ltd provided umbrella payroll services for workers in the health
More about Mercy Global Consult Ltd v AdegbuyiThe construction industry is undergoing a transformative shift with the implementation of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA). As part of these reforms, from 1 October 2023, a new dutyholder regime applies to all construction projects subject to limited exceptions
More about Navigating the Building Safety Act 2022: Demystifying principal designer and principal contractor roles part 1 – IntroductionIn Part 1 we introduced the new Principal Designer and Principal Contractor roles in the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) in contrast to those roles under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM Regulations). In this Part 2 we
More about Navigating the Building Safety Act 2022: Demystifying principal designer and principal contractor roles part 2 – Principal designer competency requirementsThe construction industry is undergoing a transformative shift with the implementation of the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA”). As part of these reforms, from 1 October 2023, a new dutyholder regime applies to all construction projects subject to limited exceptions.
More about Navigating the Building Safety Act 2022: Demystifying principal designer and principal contractor roles part 3 – Principal contractor competency requirements