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Aerial view of Smoke House and Curing House in Remus Road, east London - lawyers explain how a roof garden transformed a building into a higher-risk building.

The smoke clears on whether rooftop gardens are higher-risk buildings

In the latest twist to higher-risk building confusion, the Upper Tribunal has regretted that the First Tier Tribunal spent time debating an issue it has no jurisdiction over. Simon Lewis and Michelle Essen explains what happened.

The remains of Grenfell Tower, covered in a wrap displaying a green heart with the words:

Eight years from Grenfell, what’s changed in the building safety legislation?

Modern residential apartment house home building complex and outdoor facility reflex - in this Q&A, two lawyers explain everything construction needs to know about the Building Safety Levy.

Building Safety Levy Q&A: everything construction needs to know

JCT updates ‘may catch out the unaware’

A miniature green hill with houses with solar panels and wind turbines - lawyers explain ESG considerations in construction contracts.

How construction is incorporating ESG into contracts

‘How can I fight a wrong adjudication award?’

Higher risk buildings | image: Dreamstime

Building safety disputes: what you should know about the URS v BDW ruling

‘Should we worry about Middle East contract law?’

A finger going on a smartphone's screen showing a WhatsApp dashboard - A lawyer reviews a recent High Court case which ruled a contract made over WhatsApp was valid.

On WhatsApp contracts and the validity of payment applications

Siding covering the wall of a house under construction - review of what's included in the construction products reform green paper.

What’s in the Construction Products Reform Green Paper?

Two workers assisting a third one who is on the floor injured. They are all wearing high-vis jackets.

Everything contractors should know about RIDDOR

Donald Trump new official portrait -tips to navigate Trump's tariffs

Four ways construction can navigate Trump’s tariffs

Sisk v Capital & Centric – or why not reading the full contract can lead to costly mistakes

The word Contract in a dictionary, word in blue with rest of page text in black - this article deals with why mandatory reporting on retentions puts construction contracts in the spotlight

What construction should know about the new retentions reporting laws

‘We’re worried about a PFI schools handback’

‘Our main contractor client is withholding payments. What can we do?’

Cladding in the process of being removed from iQ Student Accommodation in Marlborough Street, Bristol

Is the Building Safety Act slowing the pace of cladding remediation?

The high-rise residential building that was the subject of the dispute - The Adjudication Juggernaut Rolls on - BDW Trading Limited v Ardmore Construction Limited

The adjudication juggernaut rolls on: BDW Trading v Ardmore Construction

‘Should we accept a climate resilience contract clause?’

Will a ‘winding-up’ petition force a main contractor to pay up?

Chain and padlock on gate at construction site - a legal expert from Womble Bond Dickinson explains in this article what happens to employees when a contractor collapses.

What happens to employees when a contractor goes bust?

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