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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the final report of the interim Chief Construction Adviser (CCA),...
Construction analysis: Nearly a decade on from Grenfell, thousands of buildings in England still have unsafe cladding. Despite the enactment of the...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its sixth progress update on implementing the Grenfell Tower Inquiry...
This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) replacement direction...
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...
Letter to developer client at the start of development projectTo: [insert client name and address]Date: [insert date]Dear [contact name][Project name/Address]Thank you for instructing us in relation to [description of project and address].So that we have as much information as possible at the outset
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
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
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
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