Dec 20, 2022 Could Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) be about to bite? By Erin Gilliland Ellie Herve In 2015, the Government introduced the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) to look to drive improvements in the energy efficiency...
Nov 02, 2022 The Gordian knot of business rates By Cate Taylor On Thursday 17 November, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt is on track to take his red box to Parliament to deliver one of the...
Mar 24, 2022 Who must issue termination notices under construction contracts? The High Court provides guidance By Andy Mather Maria Myrianthopoulou A recent Technology and Construction Court case provides useful guidance about the correct party to issue default notices under many...
Mar 14, 2022 What does "Levelling Up" mean for decision-making on new development and infrastructure? By George Dew I recently attended Built Environment Communications Group (BECG)’s seminar on:the Government’s “Levelling Up” initiative;the further...
Mar 08, 2022 The deadline for bringing a contractor’s claim for payment may be earlier than you think By Andy Mather The High Court has recently decided that a contractor’s claim was out of time because the right to payment arose when the works were...
Feb 24, 2022 Choose your words carefully: amending dispute resolution provisions By George Dew A helpful reminder of the need to be careful when amending the dispute resolution provisions of a long-term contract (Surrey County...
Feb 02, 2022 The New Homes Quality Code of Practice By Elliot Chontow What is the new Code?The New Homes Quality Code of Practice (the “Code”) was launched by the New Homes Quality Board in January 2022. The...
Jan 21, 2022 2022: A New Hope for Real Estate? By Cate Taylor The message from the panel at the London Property Alliance this week was very clear: 2021 was the year of rebound after a relatively...
Oct 07, 2021 Transforming Infrastructure Performance: report sets out vision for UK infrastructure By Mark Lawrence The Infrastructure and Projects Authority recently published the latest iteration of its vision for the future: "Transforming...
Aug 26, 2021 Brexit plus Covid-19 plus immigration policy equals acute labour shortages By Tom Marsom Back in December 2020, just before the end of the Brexit transition period which marked the final withdrawal of the UK from the EU's...
Jul 23, 2021 Supreme Court rules that liquidated damages are available, even following termination By Richard Rowlatt Triple Point is one of the most significant cases for the construction industry in recent years. Even though the dispute relates to an IT...
Jun 23, 2021 Challenging adjudicators' decisions By Richard Rowlatt In a recent case (Prater Limited v John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Limited), the unsuccessful party in an adjudication challenged the validity...
May 25, 2021 Changes to the planning regime for high rise residential buildings due this summer By Fiona Bishop Rebecca Delaney Developers may have to submit a fire statement alongside a planning application for relevant multi-occupied residential buildings from 1...
May 17, 2021 Contractor insolvency: three things clients should be aware of By Doug Wass Last week, we ran a webinar about contractor insolvency. The discussion was wide-ranging, including the (a) warning signs to look out...
May 10, 2021 Largest residential property developers to pay their “fair share” – the government publishes consultation on new residential developer tax By Tom Barr The government recently published a consultation containing the proposed operation and scope of a new Residential Property Developer Tax...
Mar 23, 2021 How has Brexit changed disputes with contractors or suppliers based in the EU? By Richard Alam The rules relating to disputes with a European element have changed as a result of Brexit and the end of the UK’s transition period on 31...