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The Welsh Government has published guidance for householders on identifying and addressing potential problems with external wall insulation (EWI)...
This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes: a First-tier Tribunal (FtT) decision in on remediation contribution orders and...
The Welsh Government has published its response to a consultation on proposed amendments to Part O of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 2010, SI...
Construction analysis: The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) refused to strike out further claims brought against an architect after earlier...
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...
Prime cost and cost reimbursable construction contractsWhat is a prime cost contract?In simple terms, if a contract is agreed on a ‘prime cost’ basis the contractor will be reimbursed the costs it incurs in carrying out the works, ie labour and materials (including those from sub-contractors), plus
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
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
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