1/13/2026 2:47:58 PM Devonshires strengthen Housing Management & Property Litigation with two new Partners By Devonshires News We're delighted to have strengthened our Housing Management & Property Litigation team with the appointment of two new Partners, Aoife...
1/13/2026 8:57:45 AM Name, Shame, and Regulate: FCA Sharpens Its Transparency Toolkit By Faye Summers David Pack Recent decisions from within the FCA indicate a drive to name more firms under investigation under the “exceptional circumstances” rule,...
1/12/2026 9:00:24 AM Employment & Pensions Blog: The Polkey Principle and the Importance of a Fair Procedure: Zen Internet v Stobart By Chris Cuckney Where a Claimant’s dismissal is found to have been procedurally unfair, Respondents should ask the Employment Tribunal to apply what is...
1/8/2026 12:12:16 PM An Update on the Grenfell Recommendations - as 3 becomes 8 By Lena Barnes As promised, on 17 December 2025, the Government issued its third progress report detailing the work being undertaken to complete the 61...
12/31/2025 9:30:11 AM BSR gets tough: first injunction preventing occupation By Riah Bleasby-Doherty Geri Batchelor For the first time, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has exercised its regulatory function under the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA)...
12/30/2025 9:30:10 AM Updated Gateway 2 Guidance By James King The BSR has updated its higher-risk building approval guidance in relation to: Staged applications - A new section headed ‘Staged...
12/29/2025 2:30:36 PM Higher-Risk Building Control Process set out for Wales By Mark London James King The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025 ("the Regulations") was laid before the Senedd on 17 December...
12/19/2025 3:50:48 PM Consultation announced: Enhanced protections for homeowners on freehold estates By Kirsten Taylor A new consultation was launched on 18 December 2025 which seeks views, in particular on implementing aspects of Part 5 of the Leasehold...
12/18/2025 2:20:18 PM Higher-Risk Building Definition Anti-Climax By Mark London Lee Russell Currently, the definition of a higher-risk building (HRB) is any building that is: at least 18 metres in height, or at least 7...
12/18/2025 2:08:17 PM A Christmas Birth: The Employment Rights Act 2025 By Katie Maguire Just before Christmas, when calendars thin out and the country collectively exhales, the Employment Rights Act 2025 arrived into the...
12/18/2025 2:08:11 PM Employment & Pensions Blog: Employment Tribunal clarifies the law around single sex spaces - Peggie v Fife Health & Dr Upton By Chris Cuckney Against a background of significant media attention and involvement from activist groups, the recently published judgment in the case of...
12/16/2025 12:13:46 PM Welsh Language Standards (Registered Social Landlords) Regulations By Jonathan Bowen The Welsh Language Standards were created by the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (‘the Measure’) and this gives official status to...
12/16/2025 9:23:37 AM House of Lords brand BSR delays as "unacceptable" and makes recommendations for reform By Mark London Asif Patel James King Everyone involved with building work on higher-risk buildings (HRBs) will be acutely aware of the frustration that building control...