About this episode

The episode discusses recent developments in building safety, including legislation and court cases.

This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss discuss the latest building safety developments, including the challenges facing the Building Safety Regulator (starts at 00.34) and the Welsh government's forthcoming legislation (starts at 09.08). They also return to the Supreme Court's decision in URS Corp Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21 (starts at 11.05). Moreover, they briefly discuss the final judgment in the Toppam/Abbey v Simply litigation, Toppan Holdings Ltd and another v Augusta 2008 LLP [2025] EWHC 1691 (TCC) (starts at 13.41), which relates to Abbey's court claim for breach of contract, before mentioning the JCT's release of its final 2024 Edition contracts (starts at 18.24). They also mention the judgment in London Eco Homes Ltd v Raise Now Ealing Ltd [2025] EWHC 1505 (TCC) (starts at 22.32), before finally discussing leaseholder issues in Triathlon Homes LLP v Stratford Village Development Partnership [2025] EWCA Civ 846 (starts at 29.19).

People in this episode

Guests: Michelle Rousell, Yassir Mahmood

Topics covered

• building safety
• legislation
• court decisions
• contract law
• leaseholder issues

Keywords

• building safety
• legislation
• court case
• contract
• leaseholder issues

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Building Safety Regulator, Welsh government, URS Corp Ltd, BDW Trading Ltd, Toppam/Abbey, Simply litigation, Toppan Holdings Ltd, Augusta 2008 LLP, JCT, London Eco Homes Ltd

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