Wedlake Bell Insights

- Building Safety Act
- Dec 13, 2023
Navigating the Building Safety Act 2022: Demystifying principal designer and principal contractor roles part 4 – Client duties
The 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.
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- Building Safety Act
- Dec 13, 2023
Part one: Occupied hrbs must be on the register – BSA occupational insights (england)
Under the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA“) and corresponding regulations all existing occupied higher risk buildings in England are to be registered with the national Building Safety Regulator (“Regulator”) by 1 October 2023. A failure to do so could lead
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- Building Safety Act
- Dec 12, 2023
Part two: Management of occupied buildings is not just for property managers – BSA occupational insights (england)
Once a higher risk building is occupied, there are two main areas of the BSA that property investors should consider: the management of “building safety risks” and who is responsible; and the recovery of the costs of carrying out safety
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- Building Safety Act
- Dec 11, 2023
Part four: Service charge recovery shortfalls in mixed use buildings – BSA occupational insights (england)
Once a higher risk building is occupied, there are two main areas of the BSA that property investors should consider: the management of “building safety risks” and who is responsible; and the recovery of the costs of carrying out safety
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- Building Safety Act
- Dec 11, 2023
Part three: Sanctions for breach of occupation requirements under the BSA – BSA occupational insights (england)
In this latest of a series of articles of the BSA, we explore the enforcement of the occupational obligations of the BSA. WHO IS THE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY? The Building Safety Regulator (“BSR“), part of the Health & Safety Executive, is
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- Building Safety Act
- Dec 8, 2023
Part five: Service charge recovery and certificates – BSA occupational insights (england)
In the previous article in our series on the obligations of a landlord of an occupied building, we explained some of the restrictions on service charge recoverability under the BSA. In this article, we explore a few further traps for
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- Globally Speaking
- Dec 7, 2023
The register of overseas entities: The update season?
Alongside the shine and sparkle of the festive season – with its flurry of activity spilling beyond crowded shopping malls and into living rooms (and offices) warmly lit by the glow of Christmas decorations – there is another kind of
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- Bulletins
- Dec 4, 2023
Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
“The headline questions in this case are whether a court can lawfully order the parties to court proceedings to engage in a non-court-based dispute resolution process, and, if so, in what circumstances it should do so. […] A question has
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- Bulletins
- Dec 1, 2023
Upcoming changes to holiday pay, working time and TUPE
From 1 January 2024, the Retained EU (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 takes effect which will remove general EU-derived laws and principles, creating a risk that the case law covering certain critical workers’ rights would fall away, impacting on areas
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- Bulletins
- Dec 1, 2023
Wedlake Bell succeeds in case where court finds that dishonest assistance can fall within the s.212 insolvency act 1986 gateway
On 29 November 2023, Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Agnello KC handed down judgment on an interim application arising in the case Re Gamenation UK Limited; Kelsall & another v Stajic & another [2023] EWHC 3020 (Ch,). Wedlake Bell LLP
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Wedlake Bell Insights

Navigating the Building Safety Act 2022: Demystifying principal designer and principal contractor roles part 4 – Client duties

Part one: Occupied hrbs must be on the register – BSA occupational insights (england)

Part two: Management of occupied buildings is not just for property managers – BSA occupational insights (england)

Part four: Service charge recovery shortfalls in mixed use buildings – BSA occupational insights (england)

Part three: Sanctions for breach of occupation requirements under the BSA – BSA occupational insights (england)

Part five: Service charge recovery and certificates – BSA occupational insights (england)

The register of overseas entities: The update season?

Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

Upcoming changes to holiday pay, working time and TUPE

Wedlake Bell succeeds in case where court finds that dishonest assistance can fall within the s.212 insolvency act 1986 gateway