Jul 18, 2024 Collateral warranties are not construction contracts: the Supreme Court’s decision in Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd v Augusta 2008 LLP By Patrick Trevor Summary In its judgment in Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd (Respondent) v Augusta 2008 LLP (formerly Simply Construct (UK) LLP)...
Jun 06, 2024 Data Sharing to ensure tenant safety under the new Consumer Standards: Our top tips By Hetal Ruparelia Georgia Maskell Required Outcome 1.3 of the Safety and Quality Standard requires registered providers (RPs), when acting as landlords, to take all...
Jun 03, 2024 New UK legislation to compensate victims of Push Payment scams By Matthew Garbutt Authorised Push Payment ("APP") fraud occurs when fraudsters trick individuals or businesses into authorising a payment to an account...
Apr 03, 2024 Procurement Act 2023: New draft Procurement Regulations and Guidance published By Kris Kelliher Following its consultation process the Government has now published the draft Procurement Regulations 2024 implementing certain aspects...
Nov 23, 2023 SHDF Wave 2.2 - Funding Applications Now Live By Devonshires Following the success of SHDF Wave 2.1, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (“DESNZ”) has now launched SHDF Wave 2.2 – to...
Oct 31, 2023 The Procurement Act 2023 receives Royal Assent By Kris Kelliher The long-awaited Procurement Act 2023 finally received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The Cabinet Office has said that it plans to...
Sep 27, 2023 Regeneration Projects – Procurement Considerations By Kris Kelliher In this article we look at the public procurement issues associated with regeneration projects, for both local authority / Registered...
Sep 19, 2023 Building Safety Act 2022: Devonshires' Flagship Conference By Lee Russell Mark London We are delighted to announce our conference on the Building Safety Act, a flagship event from Devonshires which will take place on Monday...
Sep 18, 2023 Partnering through a Regen: key takeaways By Joanna Bouloux Jonathan Corris Over the last few years, the call for Regeneration as a key part of the solution to a number of challenges has been getting louder and...
Aug 07, 2023 An expensive outcome: adjudication enforcement By Karen Morean The summary in Practical Law of the recent case (Home Group Ltd v MPS Housing Ltd) was a salient reminder of the risks associated with...
Aug 04, 2023 Fire safety developments – PEEPs and mandating two staircases in high-rise residential buildings By Will O'Brien Alicia Ogborn Our most recent fire safety update looks at recent developments concerning (i) personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPs) for disabled...
Aug 02, 2023 The Technology and Construction Court enforces, what was in reality, a “vanilla ‘final account’” adjudicator’s decision By Karen Morean Adam Mathewson Adjudication enforcement proceedings are rare, not least because the grounds on which an adjudicator’s decision can be challenged are...