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Establishing The Right Foundations: Top 10 Issues To Consider When Procuring Construction And Engineering Projects

Over the past five years, organisations contemplating investment into their property assets via construction and engineering projects have been forced to adapt to numerous...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Transmission Connection Reform: Impact On Data Centres

A power connection is a critical ingredient for any data centre project, and in recent years in Great Britain it has become harder to obtain the power than the land required to develop facilities.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Can A WhatsApp Message Form A Binding Contract? Lessons From Jaevee v Fincham [2025]

In a decision that highlights the legal weight of informal communications and the practical realities of construction contracting, the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) in Jaevee Homes Limited v Mr Steve Fincham...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Carrington v American International Group UK Ltd

The dispute in this case related to a house extension and refurbishment. HHJ Davies had to consider whether Carrington had properly particularised her claims and whether they had a real prospect of success on the case...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Residential PEEPs: A Guide For Mental Health Charities And Care Providers

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

UK High Court Illuminates The Way For Developers And Rights Of Light Interference

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Property: Empire Square, 34 Long Lane, London SE1 4NH

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Toppan Holdings Ltd & Anor v Augusta 2008 LLP

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Court Of Appeal Upholds First-tier Tribunal Decision In Triathlon

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

New Immigration Rules: Construction And Hospitality Sectors To Face Major Blow (9 July 2025)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Planning Measures In The New 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

When Less Is Still Enough: TCC Confirms Validity Of Interim Payment Application

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

UK Real Estate: What's Ahead For The Second Half Of 2025

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Work Highlights: Devonshires - Securitisation

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Devonshires

In Conversation With Kevin Nash: The LCIA And The Future Of Institutional Arbitration (Podcast)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK To Tighten Immigration Rules: Highlights From The 2025 White Paper

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Scheme Sessions Vol1.2025 - A Year Of The New DB Funding Regime: Where Are We Now? (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

Temu's Back On Top... But For How Long? 2025's Retail Growth Story

Worldwide Commercial

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AlixPartners

Arts & Culture Guide (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

Key Changes To Building Regulations In Wales 2025

The Welsh Government has made new secondary legislation: The Building (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (the Amendment Regulations) were laid before the Senedd on 19 June 2025...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Health And Safety Update: Work-Related Fatalities Statistics Published

The Health and Safety Executive has published annual statistics in relation to work-related fatal injuries, including asbestos-related deaths...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Devonshires

Can The First-Tier Tribunal Go On A Frolic Of Its Own?

This is a decision from the Upper Tribunal ("UT") in an appeal against a remediation order made by the First-tier Tribunal ("FTT") under the Building Safety Act 2022.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

The Consequences Of Unsafe Workplaces: HSE Find Serious Failings In London Building Site Collapse (2 July 2025)

A recent prosecution has once again highlighted the devastating consequences that can arise from inadequate safety measures on construction sites.

United Kingdom Employment

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

What's The Storey (Part 2) - First-tier Tribunal Overruled In Rooftop Garden Building Safety Case

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

New Judicial Guidance On Building Liability Orders And Information Orders

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Beale & Company Solicitors

Building Safety Regulator Reform - A 'Fast Track' Process

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Devonshires

Infrastructure And Energy Spotlight – Spring/Summer 2025

United Kingdom Government

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Travers Smith LLP

New Resolution Process For Building Safety Claims In The TCC And FTT

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Devonshires

Residential Development Site Setup – Key Considerations

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herrington Carmichael

Planning Appeal Fees In Scotland – New Charges Open To Challenge?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

The Role Of Policy And What It Means For The Conduct Of Claims For Building Safety Disputes

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

URS v BDW – Limitation, Pirelli, And The Reach Of Section 135 BSA 2022

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Bridging The Gap: Supply Shortfalls And Soaring Demand In The UK Build-to-Rent Sector

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Jones Day

Planning Appeal Fees In Scotland – New Charges Open To Challenge?

Any appeal against refusal of a planning application in Scotland now incurs a significant fee, but issues with the way they have been implemented may give rise to the fees being challenged via the courts.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

The Role Of Policy And What It Means For The Conduct Of Claims For Building Safety Disputes

In this Insight, first published in PLC, BCLP Partners Jennifer Varley and James Clarke consider the Supreme Court decision in URS Corp Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

URS v BDW – Limitation, Pirelli, And The Reach Of Section 135 BSA 2022

This Article is part of a series, each focussing on a different aspect of the Supreme Court's judgment in URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21. A couple of weeks ago, Catherine Piercy KC and Emma Hynes...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Bridging The Gap: Supply Shortfalls And Soaring Demand In The UK Build-to-Rent Sector

The UK faces a significant housing crisis due to an acute shortage of homes caused by high capital costs, increasing construction and development expenses, regulatory and political uncertainty...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Jones Day

Supply Shortfalls And Soaring Demand In The UK Build-to-Rent Sector

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Jones Day

The FTT Finds That Legal Costs Of Remediation Order And Remediation Contribution Order Applications Can Be Recovered Via A RCO

The First-tier Tribunal ("FTT") recently arrived at its decision in respect of a Remediation Order (RO) pursuant to section 123 of the Building Safety Act 2022 ("BSA 2022")...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Devonshires

Build Or Face Consequences: Government's Bold Proposals To Accelerate Housing Delivery – Technical Consultation

The Government has published a Technical Consultation on implementing measures to improve Build Out transparency and an accompanying Planning Reform Working Paper on Speeding up Build Out...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Addleshaw Goddard

Midas v Harmsworth: Security For Costs In Adjudication Enforcement

Where an insolvent party has the benefit of an adjudication decision, it must provide sufficient security for the Defendant's legal costs of the action.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Devonshires

What The Future Homes Standard Means For Housebuilders

Two of the major talking points have been the requirement for all new-build homes to be fitted with solar panels and new ‘common-sense' planning changes relating to EV charging points and heat pumps.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Square One

London Leads In Affordable PBSA: What's Next For The Rest Of England?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Jones Day

FIDIC Termination For Convenience Payment Did Not Cover Cancellation Charges Payable Under Subcontracts

United Kingdom Energy

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Biodiversity Net Gain - How Might New Proposals Evolve The Current Regime?

United Kingdom Environment

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Gowling WLG

URS v BDW [2025]: Supreme Court Confirms Consultants' Duty To Developers For Historic Defects

United Kingdom Litigation

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K&L Gates LLP

Supreme Court Ruling In URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Barnes Law

What's The Storey – Does A Roof Garden Count When Determining Whether A Building Is "Higher Risk"?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Building Blocks: A Guide To The Building Safety Act

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Skykomish Ltd v Gerald Eve LLP

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Ayinde, R (On The Application Of) V The London Borough Of Haringey And Hamad Al-Haroun V Qatar National Bank QPSC & Anor

United Kingdom Technology

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Midas Construction Ltd V Harmsworth Pension Funds Trustees Ltd

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Midas Lacking The Golden Touch? Midas Construction Limited (In Liquidation) v Harmsworth Pension Funds Trustees Limited

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

The Relevance Of Voluntariness When Considering Loss In Negligence After BDW v URS

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

London Plan Consultation: Towards A New London Plan

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Addleshaw Goddard

UK Supreme Court Confirms Wide Reach Of Building Safety Law

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Addleshaw Goddard

UK Supreme Court Confirms Wide Reach Of The Building Safety Act 2022

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Addleshaw Goddard

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Real Estate & Projects Newsletter & Vlog: April 2025 (Video)

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Devonshires

Building Safety Remedies: Getting To The Money (Video)

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Top 5 Construction Cases Of 2024 (Video)

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Managing Building Safety – Next Steps For Occupied Higher Risk Buildings (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Navigating The Complexity Of Succession Planning: Lessons From A Case Study (Video)

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IR Global

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