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Government proposes new powers to tackle late payments

�鶹�� — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:30:00 +0000

The government plans new powers to tackle late payments to small businesses, including a ban on withholding of retention payments, a cap on payment terms and mandatory interest on late payments.

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FMB repeats call for licensing

�鶹�� — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

The Federation of Master Builders has once again called for mandatory licensing of building companies, as part of its response to the consultation on creation of a single construction regulator.

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Former Battersea Power Station CEO brings whistleblowing case

�鶹�� — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:08:00 +0000

Donagh O’Sullivan is bringing a claim for unfair dismissal and whistleblowing detriment against Battersea Power Station Development Company and four Malaysian executives

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Reverse charge VAT clampdown: What you need to know

�鶹�� — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:47:00 +0000

HMRC is bearing down with increasing force on construction over VAT domestic reverse charge. Chartered tax adviser Tony Cochrane explains all.

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Trial dates set for HPC prosecutions

�鶹�� — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:34:00 +0000

Trial dates have been set for two separate prosecution cases instigated by the Office for Nuclear Regulation against Hinkley Point C contractors.

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The threshold for a 'Relevant Defect' under the Building Safety Act 2022

�鶹�� — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 13:47:00 +0000

Alex Delin and Victoria Crozier of Irwin Mitchell review a significant First-Tier Tribunal decision

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Supreme Court backs late paying client

�鶹�� — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 06:57:00 +0000

The Supreme Court has come down on the side of the late paying client in its long running legal battle against the contractor that walked off site.

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FMB updates builder contract forms

�鶹�� — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:13:00 +0000

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has redrafted its suite of builder contract templates, in light of the Building Safety Act 2022.

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Housing developer wins landmark Supreme Court appeal

�鶹�� — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:55:00 +0100

Judgment in CG Fry case is expected to unlock new housing developments currently held up by nutrient neutrality rules.

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International arbitrators list now available again

�鶹�� — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 07:10:00 +0100

After an absence of more than 25 years, there is now a credible directory of international construction arbitrators.

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New head of construction at Irwin Mitchell

�鶹�� — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:04:00 +0100

Law firm Irwin Mitchell has appointed Vijay Bange as partner and head of its national construction & engineering team.

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�鶹�� retention reform could ‘drive innovation’ for SMEs

�鶹�� — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:48:00 +0100

Proposed reforms to construction retentions could improve the working capital of SMEs involved in building projects, a lawyer believes.

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Almacantar cladding judgment confirms leaseholders not liable

�鶹�� — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:03:00 +0100

The Upper Tribunal has made its decision in the case of Almacantar Centre Point v Leaseholders. Bhavini Patel, senior associate and co-head of the building safety group at Howard Kennedy, was part of the team that acted for 10 leaseholders in the case. This is her report on the case.

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Subcontractors prepare class action over failed payment protections

�鶹�� — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:22:00 +0100

A construction finance technology company is leading class action lawsuits on behalf of subcontractors against the governments of the UK and Australia over their failure to protect subcontractor payments.

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Burning issue

�鶹�� — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:53:00 +0100

Should the UK introduce a maximum working temperature for construction workers? Solicitor Olivia Ward considers the evidence

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BSR delays expected to trigger wave of litigation

�鶹�� — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 07:07:00 +0100

Delays to tall building projects caused by the new post-Grenfell planning regime is expected to spark a deluge of law suits.

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Roof garden status clarified: they are not a storey

�鶹�� — Fri, 30 May 2025 07:33:00 +0100

The Ministry of Housing wants to clarify that roof gardens are just roofs, not storeys.

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Consultants and suppliers on the hook for building remediation costs

�鶹�� — Thu, 22 May 2025 06:26:00 +0100

A landmark legal judgment has confirmed that developers can sue their consultants and engineers for contributions to building safety remediation costs.

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Lawyer warns on employment reforms

�鶹�� — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 07:16:00 +0000

Employment Rights Bill will be the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for many construction firms, according to one employment lawyer.

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Lawyers oppose planning reforms

�鶹�� — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 05:27:00 +0000

Least surprising news of the day: lawyers oppose a change in the law that would mean less business for them.

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Getting the paperwork right

�鶹�� — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:30:00 +0000

Solicitor Gordon Chan from Irwin Mitchell’s construction & engineering team reports on last month’s judgment of Placefirst �鶹�� v CAR �鶹��.

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Lawyers warn of escalating disputes over right of light

�鶹�� — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 07:17:00 +0000

Property lawyers are warning that they expect to see right of light disputes escalating on the back of the government’s relaxation of planning laws.

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Lawyers back workplace injury law reform

�鶹�� — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:52:00 +0000

A group of lawyers is backing a bid to reverse coalition government legislation relating to workplace injury claims.

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The Procurement Act 2023 – Key Changes

�鶹�� — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:49:00 +0000

Alison Lockwood of law firm Irwin Mitchell previews one of the big regulatory changes coming along in the next few weeks.

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Landmark ruling could unclog the courts

�鶹�� — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 07:36:00 +0000

The threat of post-Grenfell cladding litigation clogging up the courts for years to come has been allayed somewhat by a court judgment this week.

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Hexagon granted permission to appeal Providence ruling

�鶹�� — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Hexagon Housing Association has been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court in its legal dispute with contractor Providence Building Services.

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Civil Procedure Rules: the suitability issue

�鶹�� — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:54:00 +0000

Ridgemont solicitor Tim Seal reports on the proper approach to be taken when considering a CPR Part 8 claim

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Reforms proposed for DCO appeal process

�鶹�� — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 07:08:00 +0000

The government has been presented with a set of proposals that could reduce legal delays to national infrastructure projects.

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Leadership council tells clients to stop messing with standard contract forms

�鶹�� — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 14:41:00 +0100

The �鶹�� Leadership Council has published a lengthy statement condemning the practice of clients putting their own mucky fingerprints on standard industry forms of contract.

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Council sues developer over lack of affordable housing

�鶹�� — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 08:23:00 +0100

Bolsover District Council has taken a housing developer to court over the lack of affordable housing on their site, in breach of its planning permission approval.

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