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Construction weekly highlights—5 September 2024

Published on: 05 September 2024

Table of contents

  • Building safety
  • Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report
  • DLUHC releases updates to Approved Document B
  • MHCLG announces expectations for remediation of unsafe buildings
  • CLC publishes building safety update
  • CLC publishes report on industry’s progress in improving building safety
  • RIBA FAQs on roles of Lead Designer and BRPD
  • JCT contracts
  • JCT releases 2024 editions of Pre-Construction Services and Consultancy Agreements
  • Adjudication
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Article summary

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes the publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)’s response to a consultation on further amendments to Approved Document B, the release of 2024 editions of the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) Pre–Construction Services and Consultancy Agreements, analysis of a case in which the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) considered whether to set off or withhold enforcement of an adjudication decision (CNO Plant Hire v Caldwell), and a panel discussion on the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in Abbey v Augusta (formerly Simply Construct).

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