TRIATHLON HOMES LLP v STRATFORD VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP AND OTHERS

[2025] EWCA Civ 846, Court of Appeal, Civil Division, Newey, Nugee and Holgate LJJ, 8 July 2025

Building Safety Act 2022 – Remediation contribution orders – Whether just and equitable to make order – Retrospectivity

In the present case the appellants appealed against a remediation contribution order ("RCO") under which they had been ordered to pay a substantial sum of money in respect of the costs of remedying fire safety defects in the external walls of five residential blocks in East London. The appellants were the original developer of the estate and its parent company.