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Construction weekly highlights—20 July 2023

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Published on: 20 July 2023

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This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes our commentary on the key developments in construction law in the year 2023 so far, a case in which the Court of Appeal gave guidance on the law relating to serial adjudication (Sudlows v Global Switch), a case in which the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) considered the termination provisions of a JCT contract (Bellis v Sky House), an announcement by the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) of two schemes that will allow building control professionals to take the first step in becoming registered building inspectors, the launch of a second consultation on the Procurement Bill implementing regulations, and the Construction Products Association (CPA)’s response to the Independent Review of the Construction Products Testing Regime.

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