CZWG sued by council for £5m over Canada Water library ‘defects’

The Architects’ Journal CZWG sued by council for £5m over Canada Water library ‘defects’ The London Borough of Southwark has filed a multi-million pound claim in the High Court against CZWG Architects over the design and construction of Canada Water Library in Surrey Quays The post CZWG sued by council for £5m over Canada Water library ‘defects’ appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Richard Waite

Building Safety Levy: The clock is ticking for housing developers

Laura Riddeck and Nick Harris are partners at law firm Reed Smith The Building Safety Act 2022 introduced the Building Safety Levy (BSL) in England to fund the remediation of defective cladding and other building safety defects, ensuring these costs do not fall on residents.… The post Building Safety Levy: The clock is ticking for housing developers appeared first on Construction News.

Court awards $174.6M in damages against Tutor Perini in Philadelphia hotel dispute

Construction defects at the dual-banded W Hotel and Element Hotel amounted to breach of contract, according to a judgment in a suit filed by Chestle Development.   

Glasgow hospital loses Multiplex cladding challenge appeal

A Scottish hospital board has lost a court appeal to be allowed to bring a £16.3m damages claim against Multiplex over cladding defects. Three judges in Scotland’s Inner House of the Court of Session backed an earlier ruling by a commercial judge that Greater Glasgow… The post Glasgow hospital loses Multiplex cladding challenge appeal appeared first on Construction News.

A world-first global law for building defects

CIOB is backing the International Model Building Act, which aims to help countries build public trust in the built environment The post A world-first global law for building defects appeared first on Construction Management.

Defects Claims in Construction Projects - by Charles Russell Speechly's

A great summary of the contractual and legal position relating to defects claims in construction projects published in Charles Russell Speechly's 'Insight' journal on 24th March 2023

CN - Five years of inaction on retentions reform is totally unacceptable, 022023

Rudi Klein gives his view on retentions and the impact it has on supply chain firms

CIPS - Contract Development & Mobilisation 02122020

In this CIPS podcast, Roger Holloway talks about the tendering and contract development of a new build construction project

Metroun - NEC3 & 4 - Disallowed Cost Explained, 26082020

If you’re working under NEC Option C, D, E, or F then you need to know about “disallowed cost”. Unlike “defined cost”, this is a cost that cannot be recovered from the employer/ client. As you can imagine, this results in an area of dispute.

Fenwick Elliott LLP - Damages for Defects, 09122021

Lucinda Robinson of Fenwick Elliott and Felicity Dynes of Atkin Chambers discuss how to build, or demolish, a claim for damages arising from defects.

Defects Management, what are the key points to consider after doing inspections of work on site?

What is the extent of my liability for defects correction?