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Riedweg v HCC International Insurance PLC – Contribution Act claims by liability insurers
Posted: 20/02/2025
With construction industry insolvencies remaining at a stubbornly high level, the judgment in Riedweg v HCC International Insurance PLC [2024] EWHC 2805 (Ch) is an important one for liability insurers facing direct claims against them under The Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 (‘TPRAIA’) following their insured contractor......>>
Court guidance on a Defective Premises Act 1972 claim – Vainker and another v Marbank Construction Ltd and others [2024] EWHC 667 (TCC)
Posted: 13/05/2024
The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has provided important guidance on claims under the Defective Premises Act 1972 (DPA). In light of the increased interest in claims under the DPA, following the retrospective extended limitation period introduced by the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA), this judgment provides useful insight into......>>
Building safety in practice – an update
Posted: 22/03/2024
Since the Building Safety Act 2022 gained royal assent in April 2022, there have been numerous pieces of secondary legislation which have brought various segments of the act into force, provided further detail to its provisions, and sought to correct drafting errors. Further amendments are proposed in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill......>>
Duty of care in tort for defects in design and build contracts – an ‘unsettled and controversial’ issue
Posted: 17/05/2023
The question of whether a design and build contractor owes its employer client a duty of care in tort in respect of defects – and, if so, whether in relation to its design and/or workmanship obligations – is a difficult question, but one that has real practical importance (for example, when any contractual claim is already time barred)......>>

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