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Voluntary arrangements backed for Ardmore companies

7 Sep Creditors have backed Company Voluntary Arrangements for seven companies in the Ardmore group. The companies will quit contracting and focus on areas the will deliver a better outcome than liquidation for the creditors.

Build UK releases first retentions benchmarks

5 Aug Build UK, tasked with new reporting requirements, has released new information on retentions, showing impact on cashflows throughout the supply chain.

Quantum Consult hires director from Skanska

2 Jul Quantum Consult, a dispute management specialist, has appointed Chris Campbell to a director level position. Campbell joins from Skanska UK, and has qualifications in both engineering and law.

JCT appoints drafting chair

23 Jun Standard contracts body JCT has appointed Michelmores' Anna Wood as chair of its drafting sub committee, as Clyde & Co's Victoria Peckett steps down.

Government proposes new powers to tackle late payments

24 Mar 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.

FMB repeats call for licensing

23 Mar 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.

Former Battersea Power Station CEO brings whistleblowing case

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

Reverse charge VAT clampdown: What you need to know

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

Trial dates set for HPC prosecutions

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

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

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

Supreme Court backs late paying client

16 Jan 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.

FMB updates builder contract forms

8 Dec 25 The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has redrafted its suite of builder contract templates, in light of the Building Safety Act 2022.

Housing developer wins landmark Supreme Court appeal

23 Oct 25 Judgment in CG Fry case is expected to unlock new housing developments currently held up by nutrient neutrality rules.

International arbitrators list now available again

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

New head of construction at Irwin Mitchell

29 Sep 25 Law firm Irwin Mitchell has appointed Vijay Bange as partner and head of its national construction & engineering team.

Construction retention reform could ‘drive innovation’ for SMEs

24 Sep 25 Proposed reforms to construction retentions could improve the working capital of SMEs involved in building projects, a lawyer believes.

Almacantar cladding judgment confirms leaseholders not liable

18 Sep 25 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.

Subcontractors prepare class action over failed payment protections

17 Sep 25 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.

Burning issue

26 Aug 25 Should the UK introduce a maximum working temperature for construction workers? Solicitor Olivia Ward considers the evidence

BSR delays expected to trigger wave of litigation

2 Jun 25 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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