Lest we forget the value of our role in upholding the rule of law

Our latest alternative dispute resolution series article comes from Tracey Summerell of Dentons UK and Middle East LLP who looks at some recent events that show our much admired legal system at work.

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Legal terms explained: Decennial liability

Decennial liability is a statutory liability which typically allows building owners to recover damages for structural failures that threaten the stability and safety of a structure

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New Bill to transform infrastructure delivery

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has received a cautiously warm welcome to its proposals designed to speed up planning and reduce obstacles to delivering infrastructure.

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Housebuilders say Building Safety Levy is unfair

The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer asking for the proposed Building Safety Levy to be “reconsidered”, and for product manufacturers, who were heavily criticised by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, to be forced to make a bigger contribution.

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Scotland investing in offshore wind projects

Scotland aims to be the century’s global leader in clean, secure energy with a potential £100 billion offshore wind market to be captured, Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney told the Global Offshore Wind Investment Forum in Edinburgh.

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News in Brief: April 2025

Balfour Beatty Chief Executive Leo Quinn has said HS2 should not prioritise re-negotiating its contracts, as was suggested should be done in a Public Accounts Committee report in February, and should instead focus on delivery of the controversial project.

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Government slated for failures to advance post Grenfell remediation plans

Eight years after the Grenfell Tower disaster in which 72 people died, for which the construction industry – among others – was castigated for long term failings in its approach to building safety, it seems the government has still not taken steps to discover how many buildings have dangerous cladding, how much it will cost to remedy, or when this will be done.

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North Sea licences challenge goes to High Court

A challenge to 31 North Sea oil and gas exploration licences granted by the Conservative government has been heard in the High Court this week.

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Liquidated company fined for safety failings that led to an employee’s death

A company now in liquidation has been fined £90,000 and ordered to pay costs of £28,956 following the death of worker Maciej Rozanski who fell through a roof on a site in Dudley.

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Building Safety Levy implementation delayed until 2026, Government confirms

The Building Safety Levy will come into effect in autumn 2026, the government has confirmed in its response to the technical consultation on its introduction.

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