The Construction Briefing – A Practical Law Podcast

This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments (starts at 00.50), before moving on to the judgments in Bellway Homes Ltd v Surgo Construction Ltd [2024] EWHC 269 (TCC)  (starts at 10.55 )  and Taylor v Jones and another (Rev1) [2024] EWCA Civ 170  (starts at 30.35 ).  Finally, they also discuss the annual budget   (...

This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments (starts at 01.00), before moving on to the judgments in Lancashire Schools SPC Phase 2 Ltd (formerly Catalyst Education (Lancashire) Phase 2 Ltd) v Lendlease Construction (Europe) Ltd (formerly Bovis Lend Lease Ltd) [2024] EWHC 37 (TCC)  (starts at 20.12 )  and Bellway...

This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss what to expect in construction law in 2024 (starts at 1.08), before moving on to the judgment in Van Elle Ltd v Keynvor Morlift Ltd [2023] EWHC 3137 (TCC)  (starts at 39.15). Finally, they end with a brief discussion on other news of note (starts at 47.26).

This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments (starts at 3.12), before moving on to the judgments in Lendlease Construction (Europe) Ltd v Aecom Ltd [2023] EWHC 2620 (TCC)  (starts at 24.57 ), Lidl Great Britain Ltd v Closed Circuit Cooling Ltd (t/a 3CL) [2023] EWHC 3051 (TCC)  (starts at 42.29 )  and Churchill v M...

This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments (starts at 0.48 minutes), before moving on to the judgments in ISG Retail Ltd v FK Construction Ltd [2023] EWHC 1718 (TCC) (starts at 24.37 minutes ), J&B Hopkins Ltd v A&V Building Solution Ltd [2023] EWHC 2475 (TCC) (starts at 33.00 minutes ) and Crystal Electronics L...

This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments (starts at 1.10), before moving on to the judgment in AZ v BY [2023] EWHC 2388 (TCC) (starts at 11.00), the International Statutory Adjudication Forum's (ISAF) draft model law on statutory adjudication (starts at 22.46) and highlighting new content, including a video on...

This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction highlight the latest building safety developments (starts at 2.45) and discuss the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) crisis (starts at 16.42). They then move on to the judgments in Lidl Great Britain Ltd v Closed Circuit Cooling Ltd (t/a 3CL) [2023] EWHC 2243 (TCC) (starts at 31.44), Alun Griffiths (Contr...

This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction highlight the latest building safety developments (starts at 0.44) and attempt to clear up confusion over CE marking (starts at 7.07). They then consider the judgments in Sudlows Ltd v Global Switch Estates 1 Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 813 (starts at 10.42), Home Group Ltd v MPS Housing Ltd [2023] EWHC 1946 (TCC) (starts at...

This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the Court of Appeal's judgment in URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 772 (starts at 1.50) before turning to discuss a number of other building safety developments (starts at 20.16), BCLP's survey on AI in international arbitration (starts at 33.20), new TCLP construction clauses (starts at 37...

This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction look at a number of building safety developments (starts at 0.44), before moving on to the judgments in FK Construction Ltd v ISG Retail Ltd [2023] EWHC 1042 (TCC) (starts at 8.03) and FM Conway Ltd v The Rugby Football Union [2023] EWCA Civ 418 (starts at 16.30). Finally, they end with a brief look at the impact of re...

This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss 25 years of the payment and adjudication provisions of the Construction Act 1996 applying to construction contracts (starts at 1.18), a number of building safety developments (including registering higher-risk buildings, draft Responsible Actors Scheme Regulations, the Independent Review of Construction Product...

This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss a number of building safety developments, (starts at 1.03), before moving onto the judgments in JA Ball Ltd (in administration) v St Philips Homes (Courthaulds) Ltd (unreported), 3 February 2023 (TCC) (starts at 19.20) and Elements (Europe) Ltd v FK Building Ltd [2023] EWHC 726 (TCC) (starts at 37.20). They end...

This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss building safety developments (starts at 0.51), including drafting issues that arise in project documents (like agreements for lease (starts at 6.02)). They then move onto items with a numerical theme: four adjudication enforcement judgments (starts at 14.23), the third set of amendments to NEC4 (starts at 37.10...

This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss building safety developments, including the building safety developers' contract, various consultations and LDC (Portfolio One) Ltd v George Downing Construction Ltd [2022] EWHC 3356 (TCC) (starts at 1.00); three adjudication enforcement judgments ( Sudlows Ltd v Global Switch Estates 1 Ltd [2022] EWHC 3319 (TC...

This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss what construction practitioners might expect in 2023, with an appeal to the Supreme Court in Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd v Simply Construct (UK) LLP [2022] EWCA Civ 823 (starts at 0.43), an expectation that cladding claims will continue to make their way through the courts, following on from Martlet Homes...

This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction consider the interaction between adjudication enforcement and section 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996 in Northumbrian Water Ltd v Doosan Enpure Ltd and another [2022] EWHC 2881 (TCC) (starts at 1.03) , confusion over CE marks (starts at 12.03), the private sector construction playbook (starts at 19.35), and more building...

This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction consider three judgments dealing with termination ( Manor Co-Living Ltd v RY Construction Ltd [2022] EWHC 2715 (TCC) (starts at 1.20), Thomas Barnes & Sons Plc v Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council [2022] EWHC 2598 (TCC) (starts at 7.07) and Optimares SpA v Qatar Airways Group QCSC [2022] EWHC 2461 (Comm) (starts at...

This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction consider two cases involving the destruction of evidence ( Vardy v Rooney [2022] EWHC 2017 (QB) and Ocado Group plc v McKeeve [2022] EWHC 2478 (Ch) ) (starts at 1.00), injunctions against trespassers ( High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd v Persons Unknown [2022] EWHC 2360 (KB) ) (starts at 9.49), two adjudication enforcements ( A...

This month, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction consider a range of building safety developments (starts at 2.45); the judgment in Essential Living (Greenwich) Ltd v Elements (Europe) Ltd [2022] EWHC 1400 (TCC) , where the court granted declarations regarding the binding nature of an adjudicator's decision (starts at 10.00); two climate change developments (the NEC'...

In this month's The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction discuss a number of developments related to building safety including provisions of the Building Safety Act 2022 that are already in force, new consultations and secondary legislation, and the new PAS competence standards for the Principal Designer role, the Principal Contractor rol...

In this month's The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction are joined by Barry Hembling, a partner in the real estate group of Watson Farley and Williams, to discuss the Court of Appeal's judgment in Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd v Simply Construct (UK) LLP [2022] EWCA Civ 823 . The court held that the collateral warranty in question was...

In this month's The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction discuss a number of developments referred to in May's monthly bulletin . We discuss further building safety developments (starts at 1.08), and also look at the draft Construction Contracts (England) Exclusion Order 2022, which will exclude certain sewerage or water undertaker contra...

In the tenth The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction discuss a number of developments referred to in April's monthly bulletin . The Building Safety Bill received Royal Assent and is now known as the Building Safety Act 2022. We discuss when we expect its provisions to come into force (starts at 1:12). We also look at two adjudication enf...

In the tenth The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction discuss a number of developments referred to in April's monthly bulletin . The Building Safety Bill received Royal Assent and is now known as the Building Safety Act 2022. We discuss when we expect its provisions to come into force (starts at 1:12). We also look at two adjudication enf...

In the ninth The Construction Briefing podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction discuss a number of developments referred to in March's monthly bulletin . The Building Safety Bill has now concluded its passage through the House of Lords. The latest building safety developments include removal of the role of Building Safety Manager, a further update to Form EWS1 an...