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The Scottish Government has reported to the Scottish Parliament on progress in the Cladding Remediation Programme between 6 January 2025 and 30 June...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published five guidance documents on fire risk appraisals of external walls...
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has analysed measures in the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2026–31, published by First...
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) monthly construction update...
What are preliminaries in a construction contract?What are prelims?‘Preliminaries’ in a construction contract, or ‘prelims’, is typically taken to...
What is a variation on a construction project?A variation (sometimes referred to as a change) is an alteration to the scope of work originally...
Time of the essence—construction contractsWhat does time of the essence mean?Where time is 'of the essence' it means that the stated time for...
Product liability insurance for the construction industryThis Practice Note looks at product liability insurance from the perspective of those engaged...
Building Act 1984—claims for breach of building regulationsThis Practice Note gives guidance on the scope and interpretation of section 38 of the Building Act 1984 (BA 1984). The government had stated its intention to bring BA 1984, s 38, into force ‘alongside’ other legislative changes that became
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some point
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
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