Legal Terms Explained – Building liability orders

Building Liability Orders (BLOs) were introduced by s.130 Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) to address the difficulties that claimants have historically faced in bringing claims in respect of building safety defects where, as is common in the construction industry, the relevant works were undertaken by a special purpose vehicle or project-specific entity that was wound up following completion.

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