Contractor swap on troubled Oldham site

John Southworth Builders finds design and construction defects

CZWG denies liability for Canada Water library defects in High Court action

The Architects’ Journal CZWG denies liability for Canada Water library defects in High Court action CZWG Architects has denied Southwark Council’s allegations that the design of Canada Water Library was defective, claiming the council failed to act on leak alerts before cladding panels detached from the building The post CZWG denies liability for Canada Water library defects in High Court action appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Cristina Lago

Vinci subsidiary fails to block fresh claim over fire defects at Cardiff towers

An arbitration victory secured weeks before a major change in building-safety law has failed to shield Taylor Woodrow Construction from a fresh defects claim over seven Cardiff high-rise blocks. The Vinci-owned contractor defeated an earlier claim by Taylor Wimpey Developments Ltd (TWDL)  in May 2022… The post Vinci subsidiary fails to block fresh claim over fire defects at Cardiff towers appeared first on Construction News.

Taylor Woodrow loses bid to block Cardiff fire defects claim

House builder Taylor Wimpey clears hurdle in £24m Cardiff tower repairs fight

Government looks to extend Awaab’s law to specialist accommodation

The government is consulting on whether the law requiring social housing landlords to fix health-threatening defects within set timeframes should be extended to cover elderly, disabled and other vulnerable people. The post Government looks to extend Awaab’s law to specialist accommodation appeared first on Property Week.

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?