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Building Safety Act: Application of the “just and Equitable” Test for Remediation Contribution Orders

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Section 124 of the Building Safety Act allows the First Tier Tribunal to make remediation contribution orders (“RCOs”) where it considers it “just and equitable” to do so....more

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Briefcase 2024 Quarter 4: Key Real Estate Cases and Updates

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Case 1: AP Wireless II (UK) Ltd v On Tower UK Ltd - In a landmark judgment, the Upper Tribunal considers the lease/licence distinction, clarifying exclusive possession, term certain and contractual interpretation in the...more

Mayer Brown

Legal developments in construction law: December 2024

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1. DOES A D & B CONTRACTOR HAVE TO CHECK THE ER DESIGN? A design and build contractor may agree to complete the design of a project but does that responsibility extend to checking the design in the Employer's...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

To the DOJ: Think Big and Go Big on the Boeing Monitorship

Perhaps the most significant blog post in the compliance arena was penned by Matt Ellis over 10 years ago when he challenged Walmart to “Go Big” on compliance. (They did.) We are now at another inflection point in compliance...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Government response to consultation on Building Safety Levy suggests it may not just apply to ‘higher-risk buildings’ in England

In this article, we discuss the key findings from the UK government’s response to the consultation on its new powers to impose a ‘Building Safety Levy’ (“Levy”) under the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA 2022”)....more

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Fire Safety: UK Tribunal makes first remediation order

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The first remediation order has been made under the Building Safety Act 2022, requiring a landlord to carry out works to fix fire safety defects. In January, the First Tier Tribunal made the first Remediation Contribution...more

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Textile factory safety claims proceed to arbitration under the Bangladesh Accord

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In a landmark ruling by an arbitration tribunal last month, claims against two global fashion brands under the 2013 Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (the “Bangladesh Accord“) were declared admissible and...more

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