Insights: Construction

With local elections looming on 2 May this year, applicants for planning permission should expect delays in local planning authorities' decision making during April.

With the introduction of the Fire Safety Act last year and the more recent Building Safety Act 2022, it might feel like the rules and regulations for social housing providers are in a constant state of flux.

Solicitor Barnaby Rosenthall is the latest appointment to join Ward Hadaway’s growing Built Environment Team.

Contractor insolvency has long been an issue in the construction industry, but the collapse of some due to the current COVID19 crisis has highlighted the risks involved.

With the publication of the JCT Intermediate Building Contract 2016, the full suite of 2016 edition JCT contracts has now been published (save for the less frequently used Major Projects Contract), replacing the previous 2011 editions.