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The impact of section 135 of the Building Safety Act 2022 on construction litigation
The decision of the Supreme Court in URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21 is one of considerable significance for the construction industry. It was held that the duty of care which the defendant owed to the claimant extended to the cost of repairs which had been carried out by the claimant, notwithstanding the fact that the claimant was at the time under no legal obligation to carry out these repairs.
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URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21
Building safety - Professional negligence - Retrospectivity of Building Safety Act 2022, section 135 - Scope of Defective Premises Act 1972, section 1 - Scope of duty in tort - Accrual of contribution claims
BDW Trading Ltd ("BDW") is a major property developer, and for two of its high-rise residential developments (Capital East in London and Freemens Meadow in Leicester), BDW appointed URS Corporation Ltd to provide structural design services. Practical completion for those two developments occurred in or around March 2007 to December 2008.
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1ST FORMATIONS LTD v LAPP INDUSTRIES LTD
Validity of application for interim payment – Payment on account and sum claimed less than entitled to claim – Provisional nature of application
Online Published Date:  24 Jul 2025
TRIATHLON HOMES LLP v STRATFORD VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP AND OTHERS
Building Safety Act 2022 – Remediation contribution orders – Whether just and equitable to make order – Retrospectivity
Online Published Date:  24 Jul 2025
ADRIATIC LAND 5 LTD v LONG LEASEHOLDERS AT HIPPERSLEY POINT AND SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HOUSING, COMMUNITIES & LOCAL GOVERNMENT (INTERVENER)
Building Safety Act 2022 – Recovery of service charge from leaseholders – Retrospective effect – Human rights
Online Published Date:  24 Jul 2025

New editions of key Construction Law Library books available

Remedies in Construction Law, 3rd Edition

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Remedies in Construction Law brings together various well-established strands of the law and considers practical remedies for breach of contract and tort in connection with construction projects.

The third edition brings the text up to date with significant new cases in respect of duress, force majeure and liquidated damages. It also features new content on retention clauses, remedies associated with Grenfell Tower type cladding, bonds and variation clauses

Written by Roger ter Haar and Camilla ter Haar.

The Law of Construction Disputes, 4th Edition

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Updated throughout for this fourth edition, The Law of Construction Disputes maintains its position as a leading source of authoritative and detailed information on the whole area of construction law including contracts and their performance, third parties, pursuing claims and dispute resolution.

Written by Cyril Chern.

New issue of the International Construction Law Review available

ICLR Part 3 2025

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Part 3 July 2025 brings together contributions that reflect the breadth of contemporary legal challenges in the built environment:

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