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Damage, Defects And Delay – The Interplay Between Insurance And Construction Claims

When disputes arise in the context of a construction project (which they commonly do) and the principal seeks recourse for damage and delays, a complex interplay can arise between claims between principal and contractor, and claims with insurers.

Worldwide Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Building Safety In 2025 – Where Are We Now?

So far, 2025 has been a transformative year in the building safety regime in both England and Scotland and there are no signs of it slowing down as we enter the final quarter of the year.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Burness Paull

Mastering Powered Land Transactions For UK Data Centres

The UK's data centre market is entering a period of rapid expansion, set to grow from $10.7 billion in 2024 to $22.7 billion by 2030. This is being driven by the computational demands of artificial intelligence...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Structuring Shell And Core Data Centre Developments: Legal Strategies For Scalability And Flexibility

The UK data centre sector's expansion is increasingly dominated by the shell and core development model. Hyperscale and major colocation tenants are seeking to deploy capital efficiently, accelerate their time-to-market...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Financing Data Centre Developments: Balancing Risk And Opportunity In A Capital-intensive Sector

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

The Future Of Data Centres In England And Wales

United Kingdom Energy

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Addleshaw Goddard

Constructive Acceleration In Light Of V601 v Probuild

Worldwide Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Building The Future: Construction And The Energy Transition 2025 (UK & EMEA)

Worldwide Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Legal Considerations For Hotels: Building Safety (Video)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Construction Retentions Explained: Government Proposals And What They Mean For Your Business

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Sustainable Building Certifications: A Practical Guide For The UK Market

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Landlord Held Liable For Repairs To Historic Building: Almacantar Centre Point v De Valk [2025] UKUT 298

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

Buckinghamshire Council v FCC Buckinghamshire Ltd

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Retention Reform: What It Means For Housebuilders

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Burness Paull

The Tokenised Future: Unlocking Real-World Assets On The Blockchain

United Kingdom Technology

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Barnes Law

Fentanyl Tariffs

Worldwide International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Immigration Salary List 2025

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Video: Licensing Lawyers Visit Derby

United Kingdom IP

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Rothera Bray

UK Adopts Phased Approach For ID Verification At Companies House

United Kingdom Commercial

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Maples Group

The Plan Is In: Scotland's Strategy To Combat The Housing Emergency

In September 2025, the Scottish Government published its long-awaited Housing Emergency Action Plan, which sets out the steps the Scottish Government has taken...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Burness Paull

High Court Holds That Exercise Of Rights Under Charge Document Is Not Subject To Braganza Duty

The court found there was no arguable case that the chargee's exercise of its right to appoint an administrator was invalid, despite being for the purpose of an attempted takeover...

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Building Safety Levy Explained: What Developers Need To Know Before October 2026

The Building Safety Levy (the Levy), described by Government as a tax on new residential buildings, will come into effect in England on 1 October 2026.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Construction Contract Limitation Periods: A Guide For Schools

When entering into construction contracts, schools and academy trusts have two main options for execution: "under hand" agreements or "deeds".

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Browne Jacobson

High Court Finds Investment Bank Entitled To Success Fee Under Mandate Executed By Company's Agent Acting With Apparent Authority

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Cooper v Ludgate House Ltd: How Much Does This Illuminate Rights Of Light For Developers And Investors?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Macfarlanes LLP

How Is AI Transforming International Construction Projects And What Legal Disputes Could Follow?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

RNJM Ltd v Purpose Social Homes Ltd

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Clegg Food Projects Ltd v Prestige Car Direct Properties Ltd

United Kingdom Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Managing Construction Insolvency Risk: How To Spot And Minimise Disruption In A Supply Chain

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herrington Carmichael

Shaping The Future Of Build To Rent: Quintain Living At Wembley Park (Podcast)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Building Safety Levy October 2026: What To Expect

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Browne Jacobson

Voluntary Carbon Market And Offsetting In The Real Estate Sector

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Certainty Restored Or Remedy Removed? A Critical Analysis Of Abbey Healthcare v Augusta And The Status Of Collateral Warranties In UK Construction Law

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

Shaping The Future Of Build To Rent: Quintain Living At Wembley Park (Podcast)

The build to rent (BTR) sector is transforming the living sector, offering professionally managed, high-quality homes designed for modern lifestyles...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Building Safety Levy October 2026: What To Expect

From the 1 October 2026, the Building Safety Levy will apply to all development schemes in excess of 10 dwellings, including purpose-built student accommodation, not just tall buildings.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Browne Jacobson

Voluntary Carbon Market And Offsetting In The Real Estate Sector

Our Real Estate Guide provides key insights into developing voluntary carbon offset purchase platforms for development projects as well as standalone voluntary carbon offset purchases.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Certainty Restored Or Remedy Removed? A Critical Analysis Of Abbey Healthcare v Augusta And The Status Of Collateral Warranties In UK Construction Law

The United Kingdom Supreme Court's unanimous judgment in Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd v Augusta 2008 LLP (formerly Simply Construct (UK) LLP) UKSC 23 has brought a decisive end to over a decade of legal uncertainty...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

Contractual Clarity Is Paramount In Offshore Construction Projects (Pharos v. KML)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

When Is A Hotel Not A Hotel?

Whilst the political implications of last week's interim injunction against housing asylum seekers in a hotel in Epping are considerable, is it a significant development in planning law terms?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

GAR Guide To Construction Arbitration Now Available To Download, Including HSF Kramer Chapter On "Construction Arbitration And Turnkey Projects"

London-based Construction & Infrastructure Disputes partners James Doe and Mike McClure KC, alongside Knowledge Counsel Noe Minamikata, have authored the chapter on 'Construction Arbitration and Turnkey Projects'...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

What's Up With WhatsApp Contracts?

Jaevee Homes v Fincham [2025] EWHC 942 (TCC) arose from a dispute between a property developer, Jaevee Homes Limited ("the developer")...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

What European Real Estate Investors Need To Know In 2025

The European real estate market is evolving fast – and investors need to stay ahead. At our Real Estate Leaders: European Market Insights event, 30 of Europe's biggest real estate investors attended our London office...

European Union Real Estate

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Addleshaw Goddard

Construction & Engineering Laws and Regulations: New Technology Projects And Construction Disputes 2025

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Performance Security Part Three: Retentions

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Burness Paull

Reforming Construction Retentions: Government Consultation Targets Payment Terms

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Scottish Building Safety Levy Consultation: The Clock Is Ticking

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Burness Paull

National House Building Council v Peabody Trust

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

RBH Building Contractors Ltd v James & Anor

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Triathlon Homes LLP v Stratford Village Development Partnership & Anr

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Remediation Acceleration Plan 2025 Update: What The New Remediation Bill Means For Building Safety

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

New Building Safety Duties For Occupied Residential Properties In Wales Outlined In Draft Bill

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Court Of Appeal Considers Request For Extended Disclosure To Aid Policy Construction

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Gatehouse Chambers At The 25th Annual Construction Law Summer School 2025

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

The Proposed Ban On Upwards-Only Rent Reviews In UK Commercial Leases

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

UK Government's 10-year Infrastructure Strategy – A Strong Foundation To Build On?

United Kingdom Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Home And Away: The Realities Of Remote Working

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Court Of Appeal Confirms The Retrospective Reach Of The Building Safety Act 2022: Triathlon And Adriatic Land

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Real Estate & Projects Newsletter & Vlog: April 2025 (Video)

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Devonshires

Biodiversity Net Gain - 12 Months In (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Top 5 Construction Cases Of 2024 (Video)

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

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