About this episode

The episode discusses recent developments in building safety, including gateway 2 guidance and retention reform.

This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments, including new guidance on gateway 2 applications (starts at 01.18) and the draft Building Safety Levy regulations (starts at 04.39), before moving on to the government's proposed reform to retention clauses (starts at 08.38) and the judgment in RBH Building Contractors Ltd v James [2025] EWHC 2005 (TCC) (starts at 23.12). Finally, they end with a brief update on the Arbitration Act 2025 and other construction-related bills (starts at 31.13).

People in this episode

Guests: Michelle Rousell, Yassir Mahmood

Topics covered

• building safety
• gateway 2 applications
• retention reform
• construction law
• legal updates

Keywords

• building safety
• gateway 2
• retention reform
• construction law
• Arbitration Act 2025

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Practical Law Construction, RBH Building Contractors Ltd

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