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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.

Roof garden status clarified: they are not a storey

30 May 25 The Ministry of Housing wants to clarify that roof gardens are just roofs, not storeys.

Consultants and suppliers on the hook for building remediation costs

22 May 25 A landmark legal judgment has confirmed that developers can sue their consultants and engineers for contributions to building safety remediation costs.

Lawyer warns on employment reforms

26 Mar 25 Employment Rights Bill will be the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for many construction firms, according to one employment lawyer.

Lawyers oppose planning reforms

25 Mar 25 Least surprising news of the day: lawyers oppose a change in the law that would mean less business for them.

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