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The Construction case tracker lists the key decisions relevant to construction lawyers, providing a summary, keywords and links to further information. See:

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Construction law case tracker
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Construction case law tracker―2024

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MHCLG announces Building Safety Regulator reforms to accelerate housebuilding

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced a package of reforms to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), aimed at accelerating housebuilding and remediation work. Key changes include: (1) the introduction of a new Fast Track Process, designed to integrate building inspector and engineer capacity into the BSR to expedite the processing and review of existing newbuild cases and remediation decisions; (2) leadership changes, with Andy Roe KFSM appointed as non-executive chair of a new MHCLG shadow board, which will oversee the transition of the BSR’s functions from the Health and Safety Executive, as part of initial steps towards establishing a single construction regulator, and Charlie Pugsley named as the new Chief Executive Officer of the BSR; and (3) further investment, with the recruitment of over 100 new staff to enhance the BSR’s operational capacity.

The JCT Target Cost Contract 2024—an introduction

Construction analysis: The Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) released its much anticipated Target Cost Contract 2024 family on 25 June 2025. This is the first form of target cost contract published by the JCT, representing a major addition to its suite. In this article, we look at the key features of this contract family, including its payment and difference sharing mechanisms.

RIBA publishes blog post on new JCT 2024 contract guides

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published a blog post on the four new guides to the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) 2024 contract suite, published by RIBA Publishing. The guides cover the Standard Building Contract, Design and Build Contract, Intermediate Building Contract, and Minor Works Building Contract. Each guide explains relevant provisions, procedures, and conditions by subject, outlines the contractual duties and powers of the parties involved, and addresses common contractual issues that may arise during a project, with reference to recent legislation and case law. They also highlight changes introduced in the 2024 contract editions, such as sustainability requirements and early dispute notification procedures. Additionally, the guides incorporate recent case law developments on topics such as design liability, concurrent delay, practical completion, and liquidated damages. A comparative analysis of JCT, NEC4, and RIBA Building Contracts is also included. The blog further outlines key changes to the four contracts since the 2016 JCT editions.

Construction weekly highlights—26 June 2025

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes the release of the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) Target Cost Contract family, a House of Lords consultation on whether the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has the necessary skills and resources to ensure the safety of all buildings, the Welsh Government’s publication of circular letter WGC 004/2025 amending the Building Regulations 2010, analysis of a Technology and Construction Court (TCC) case regarding the validity of a payment notice (1st Formations v Lapp), a King’s Bench case in which the court considered whether a highly critical online review of the claimant’s work were defamatory (Johnson v Helm), the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT)’s updated practice notes on contract selection and Building Information Modelling (BIM), updated guidance on the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023), the Construction Industry Training Board’s proposed levy on employers in the construction industry and the Architects Registration Board (ARB)’s new Architects Code of Conduct and Practice.