Articles - DAC Beachcroft

Articles by Rebecca Austin

Building Safety Act - Responsible Actors Scheme – Opting in is the only option

Building Safety Act - Responsible Actors Scheme – Opting in is the only option

Earlier this month, we reported on the stark ultimatum given to major developers – to sign the Developer Remediation Contract (DRC), or face the conse ...

What is a Higher-Risk Building: the government’s response to the consultation

What is a Higher-Risk Building: the government’s response to the consultation

The government has now published its response to the consultation on the draft Higher-Risk Buildings (Description and Supplemental Provisions) Regulat ...

A New Consultation on The Building Safety Levy

A New Consultation on The Building Safety Levy

On 22 November 2022 the Government launched a further consultation on building safety measures – The BuildingSafety Levy: Consultation.

Building Safety Act

Building Safety Act

The Building Safety Act finally received Royal Assent on 28th April 2022 following a robust debate in Parliament. The Act is ambitious in its scope an ...

The Building Safety Bill reaches the final stages

The Building Safety Bill reaches the final stages

The Building Safety Bill (the “Bill”) completed all stages in the House of Lords on 4th April and will return to the House of Commons with amendments ...

Payment Notices – a “genuine belief” in the valuation - Downs Road Development LLP v Laxmanbhai Construction (UK) Ltd [2021] EWHC 2441 (TCC)

Payment Notices – a “genuine belief” in the valuation - Downs Road Development LLP v Laxmanbhai Construction (UK) Ltd [2021] EWHC 2441 (TCC)

Executive Summary This decision highlights the danger of issuing a Payment Notice without a genuine belief in the sum stated to be due. A proper valua ...

Construction Risks Newsletter - April 2020

Construction Risks Newsletter - April 2020

Update on HSE Chief Executive's report, HSE business plan and coronavirus guidance In advance of the publication of the HSE’s Business Plan for ...

Astec: The next instalment on companies in liquidation pursuing recovery via Adjudication

Astec: The next instalment on companies in liquidation pursuing recovery via Adjudication

In Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd v Astec Projects Ltd (In Liquidation) [2020] the Court declined to grant an injunction preventing Astec from p ...

Municipio v BHP: Litigation and Extensions (of Time) in the Time of COVID-19

Municipio v BHP: Litigation and Extensions (of Time) in the Time of COVID-19

In Municipio de Mariana & Others (MDM) v BHP Group PLC (formerly BHP Billiton) (BHP) [2020] the court granted BHP an extension of time of 5-6 week ...

True Value’ Adjudications: tactics to avoid having to ‘pay first’ where risk of insolvency squandered where party had not acted with due diligence

True Value’ Adjudications: tactics to avoid having to ‘pay first’ where risk of insolvency squandered where party had not acted with due diligence

In Broseley London Limited v Prime Asset Management Limited [2020] the Court declined to grant a stay of execution to allow the Employer to commence ‘ ...