Jul 31, 2023 Update on the ‘Responsible Actors Scheme’ (RAS) – RAS officially launched last week By Alicia Ogborn Will O'Brien Following draft regulations published in the Spring, last week, the Government launched the Responsible Actors Scheme. By way of a quick...
Jul 31, 2023 URS v BDW - Some building safety questions answered By Will O'Brien Earlier this month, the Court of Appeal issued a judgment on two related appeals. The decision will have a significant impact on many...
Jul 28, 2023 FCA Consumer Duty - are you ready for Monday 31 July? By Alice Overton The Financial Conduct Authority's new Consumer Duty comes into force on Monday 31 July for new and existing products and services. There...
Jul 27, 2023 D-BRIEF – Employment & Pensions Blog: Awards of costs By Katie Maguire In Bailey v Garden Court Chambers and others, a £20,000 costs award has been made against a Respondent for unreasonable conduct in...
Jul 27, 2023 Treasury Committee on Venture Capital By Helen Curtis The Treasury Committee Report on the Venture Capital Market - considering investment into early stage businesses - has been released. No...
Jul 27, 2023 Adjudication enforcement - fast track procedure By Karen Morean The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) Guide notes that it has developed a procedure whereby applications to enforce adjudication...
Jul 26, 2023 The next stage of the Renters Reform Bill has been delayed until autumn By Rebecca Brady The long awaited Renters (Reform) Bill was finally published on 17 May 2023. The Bill contains many planned reforms and will...
Jul 26, 2023 Shared Ownership - A Call for Evidence By Jatinder Bhamber The Levelling Up, Communities and Local Government Select Committee has set up an inquiry to consider the challenges associated with...
Jul 26, 2023 Cancellation requests for pre-booked holidays could spread like wildfires By Katie Maguire Yesterday Jet2 and TUI announced that they had cancelled all flights to the Greek island of Rhodes and the Foreign Office has urged...
Jul 26, 2023 Consultation on new consumer standards launched By Samantha Grix We have been waiting with baited breath for the consultation to launch to see what changes are coming to consumer regulation, so its a...
Jul 25, 2023 Communicating clearly about PAS 9980 By Will O'Brien Mark London's recent piece in Construction News gives a helpful overview of the roles that PAS 9980 was intended to perform and how it is...
Jul 25, 2023 Bringing disputes to a head before PFI expiry By Pauline Lépissier The Infrastructure & Projects Authority’s advice to contracting authorities is to prepare for the expiry of PFI contracts as early as...