United Kingdom: Construction & Planning

Technologies are evolving rapidly, with continued focus on those that support the energy transition and shift towards circular economies.

In this series, we have discussed two forms of performance security – performance bonds and parent company guarantees.

In our previous blog, we covered the new regulations requiring large companies operating in the construction industry to report on retention sums withheld from suppliers.

Two recent judgments reinforce protections for leaseholders, while government plans for stricter remediation deadlines and the new building safety levy regulations...

Hot on the heels from Dame Judith Hackitt's appearance before the House of Lords Select Committee in its inquiry into the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), the Construction Leadership Council...

Over the past five years, organisations contemplating investment into their property assets via construction and engineering projects have been forced to adapt to numerous...

A recent prosecution has once again highlighted the devastating consequences that can arise from inadequate safety measures on construction sites.

In May 2025, the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) allowed an appeal against a Remediation Order (RO) made by the First-tier Tribunal (FtT) in July 2024...

Following the release of Beale & Co's recent Building Safety Act 2022 case law round-up summary, Michael O'Brien and Cameron Baker take a deeper look at the decision of BDW Trading Limited -v- Ardmore Construction Limited & Others from the Technology and Construction Court ("TCC"), which determined an application for an information order under that Act.