Insights
7th August 2020
The Building Safety Bill from the perspective of the occupiers of the buildings
Following on from Ian Seeley’s analysis on the Building Safety Bill (“the Bill”), there is a particular point which we expand upon here, in order to consider the…
4th August 2020
Court proceedings may be stayed until payment of an adjudication award, but won’t be struck out
Following the Court of Appeal’s decision in Grove v S&T, parties to construction contracts know that a paying party in a smash and grab adjudication will need to…
30th July 2020
Possession claims: update for residential landlords
Further update for Residential Landlords since the article below (21 August 2020): The Government has announced that the ban on residential possession proceedings has been extended from 23…
29th July 2020
Building Safety Bill Published
The Government has recently published the Building Safety Bill, which is its attempt to respond to the issues raised by the Grenfell Tower fire, which were highlighted by…
16th July 2020
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
The Insolvency and Corporate Governance Act (the “Act”) came into force on 26 June 2020. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Act contains temporary measures (which will…
14th July 2020
Residential landlords update: does late provision of a gas safety record (“GSR”) kill a landlord’s chances of evicting a tenant on a non-fault ground?
Trecarrell House Limited v Rouncefield has been a long-awaited Court of Appeal decision, but does it provide the clarity needed surrounding provision of GSRs and the impact this…
29th June 2020
Rising rent arrears creates rising tensions in the commercial sector: will the government’s new voluntary code of practice help pave the way for landlords and tenants amidst the coronavirus crisis?
Landlords and tenants find themselves navigating uncharted territory amidst the global pandemic crisis, which has sparked fears amongst both property owners and renters alike regarding their financial health…
19th June 2020
Does social distancing or the two-metre rule have force of law?
There is plenty of confusion about what you can and cannot do during lockdown and the situation is a fast moving one! There has been significant (and sometimes…
18th June 2020
Insolvent company can adjudicate at any time
Court of Appeal’s decision in Bresco -V- Lonsdale [2019] overturned As anyone familiar with construction law will know, it is a fundamental principle that a party with a…
17th June 2020
Government funding for the remediation of non-ACM cladding buildings
It was the third anniversary of the Grenfell fire on 14 June 2020 but it is estimated that there are still around 2,000 residential buildings with potentially dangerous…