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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has updated Approved Document B to introduce guidance on second stairs and...
This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes an update from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on...
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published PAS 9980:2026, a revised code of practice for fire risk appraisals of external walls (FRAEWs) in...
Construction analysis: Lord Lake held that all five obligations in dispute were extinguished by prescription. The decision confirms that the...
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...
Construction case law tracker―2024The Construction law case tracker is a list of key judgments from 2021, 2022 and 2023 considered relevant to construction lawyers, with cases listed in reverse chronological order. For previous years, see the Construction law case tracker, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017,
Ground conditions in construction projectsThis Practice Note looks at ground conditions in construction and engineering projects. It considers responsibility for them at common law and looks at the contractual provisions that can be incorporated into building contracts to deal with the contractor
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
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