Construction and infrastructure bulletin: July 2024

26.07.24

Carl Thompson, Laura Reeve

In the second of our construction & infrastructure bulletins for 2024 we look at the Supreme Court judgment in the case of Abbey Healthcare v Simply Construct. We also consider some of the new government’s key policies impacting the construction sector, take a more in depth look at the JCT Design and Build Contract 2024, and delve deeper into some of the new avenues for redress introduced by the Building Safety Act 2022.

Key sector updates

To adjudicate or not to adjudicate? Supreme Court says ‘no’ for collateral warranty beneficiaries

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has held that, generally, collateral warranties will not be ‘construction contracts’ for the purposes of the Construction Act, with the effect that there will be no statutory right to adjudicate. Partner, Laura Reeve, looks at the case in detail and considers the implications for future beneficiaries of warranties.

Key policies affecting the construction and infrastructure sector from the newly elected UK Labour Party

We have put together a page providing insight into the newly elected Labour government’s proposed key policies which are likely to impact the construction sector, including transport, infrastructure, housing and building safety.

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JCT Design & Build Contract 2024 released: A summary guide for Employers and Contractors

Earlier this year, we looked at anticipated changes in the JCT 2024 suite of contracts. Now that release of the new contracts is underway, we look in detail at some of the changes in the Design and Build Contract 2024 and the implications for employers and contractors.

A guide to building liability orders and information orders

The Building Safety Act 2022 provides an ambitious toolkit of measures to hold those responsible for building safety defects to account. This article focusses on building liability orders and information orders.

Building Safety Act 2022 – forthcoming changes to provisions relating to remediation orders and remediation contribution orders

Part 5 of the Building Safety Act 2022 contains two remedies aimed at those responsible for relevant defects. This guide highlights some of the changes relating to remediation orders and remediation contribution orders.