Urban Splash: where are the limits of liability under the Building Safety Act?

The £46.5m Urban Splash judgment shows how far building safety liabilities can extend through a corporate group, with lessons for both clients and contractors, says Paul O’Kane The post Urban Splash: where are the limits of liability under the Building Safety Act? appeared first on Construction Management.

Building Safety Bill: more work, greater liability?

Lewis Couth (pictured left) is a real estate litigation partner and Seumas Cram is a construction and engineering senior associate at Walker Morris The UK government has published the Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill, a significant addition to the post-Grenfell building safety… The post Building Safety Bill: more work, greater liability? appeared first on Construction News.

Urban Splash ordered to pay government £46.5m over building safety fund claim

Developer says scale of the liability is ‘significant’ and it is hoping to find ‘constructive way forward with government’

Urban Splash ordered to pay government £46.5m over building safety fund claim

Developer says scale of the liability is ‘significant’ and it is hoping to find ‘constructive way forward with government’

Building liability orders: BLO-win’ in the wind?

James Morris is a partner at Mayer Brown Could your company be held liable for building defects it had nothing to do with? Under the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) – the most significant statutory intervention into the construction sector's liability landscape for a generation… The post Building liability orders: BLO-win’ in the wind? appeared first on Construction News.

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

Metroun - Construction Bonds Explained, 09112022

In this video Metroun explore construction bonds, the different types of bonds available, and the purpose they serve throughout a construction project

Building Magazine - Sign the EWS1 form at your peril,

Sheena Wood of Beale & Co comments on the EWS1 form that was meant to offer reassurance about fire safety, but in liability terms it’s a death trap for consultants

Beale & company Webinar - Construction Law Update - NEC3 ECC - Part 2, 02112016

Following the overview of the NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) in their webinar on 12 April 2016, Beale & Company now look in more detail at the following topics which are of perennial interest: - compensation events, including guidance on how to avoid pitfalls in the mechanisms for their notification and assessment; and - the role of the Project Manager, both in relation to compensation events and more generally

Professional Indemnity Insurance & Design Liability Post Grenfell

Silver Shemmings Ash Seminars Jon Sharp of Silver Shemmings Ash discusses changes in the market place to Professional Indemnity Insurance & Design Liability post Grenfell Jon gives an overview of the Professional Indemnity & Insurance marketplace and why we are currently in a ‘hard’ market along with the facts around Grenfell as they stand today and why, going forward, your Professional Indemnity Insurance will cost you more and cover you for less!

Is it reasonable and market standard for a performance bond guarantor to restrict liability to pay until after completion of the guaranteed works?

How would you estimate a risk regarding green facade wit mid-size plants ? How would you solve liability issues?

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