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Construction weekly highlights—20 April 2023

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Published on: 20 April 2023

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This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes commentary on the Responsible Actors Scheme that the government proposes to create under the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022), a case in which the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) considered the use of standstill agreements to pause limitation periods (Sheffield v Hadfield), a case in which the Court of Appeal considered the effectiveness of a novation (Musst Holdings v Astra Asset Management), analysis of how limitation periods apply to adjudication, and publication by the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) of Contract Administration Model forms for use with the Minor Works family of building contracts.

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