Defective Premises Act 1972: A new dawn for historic claims.

The Building Safety Act has extended limitation periods for claims under the Defective Premises Act. Stephanie Geesink and Dom Turner-Harriss of Watson Farley & Williams LLP examine the attitude of the courts to parties attempting to tack onto ongoing proceedings new claims that were previously time barred.

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