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Sarah Dyer is a partner and Sean Garbutt a principal associate at law firm Gowling WLG The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) recently handed down judgment in Adriatic Land 5 Limited v The Long Leaseholders at Hippersley Point, considering the effect of paragraph 9 of schedule 8 of the Building Safety…

Stephanie Geesink, counsel, and Dom Turner-Harriss, associate, of Watson Farley & Williams LLP Here, we consider the implications of Triathlon Homes LLP v Stratford Village Development Partnership, Get Living Plc and East Village Management Limited [2024] UKFTT 26 (PC). Prior to the 2012 London Olympics, Stratford Village Development Partnership developed…

Yosof Ewing is chief executive of atrail Systems In the vast and unpredictable environment of the construction industry, specialist subcontractors sometimes contend with unfair contract terms, payment abuse and even mistreatment. The consequences of this can be so grave it threatens a business’s viability and can result in insolvency. “You…

Grant Findlay is executive managing director, buildings at Sir Robert McAlpine  The past few years have presented something of a challenge to the construction industry. For the best part of a decade global supply chains have had to contend with disruption caused by the apparent fragmentation of international trading blocs,…

Andy Beard is global head of cost and commercial management at Mace In last week’s underwhelming Budget there was no ‘rabbit-in-the-hat’ policy announcement, with the Conservatives having trailed all policies in advance. As a result, many have been left wondering, “So what?”. “The pipeline has done little to boost enthusiasm,…

Graham Harle is chief executive of Gleeds Worldwide It may not have felt like it, but January was officially the warmest on record globally and February was the westest in the UK since records began. For most of us, this is a cause for concern and should act as a…

Matthew Sargeson is operations director of property services at Seddon Timely delivery remains a challenge in construction. Industry reports indicate that 85.5 per cent of large-scale construction projects face delays, with more than half exceeding two months. This trend – exacerbated in the post-pandemic, post-Brexit era – raises critical questions…

Sue Hunter is a director at Bentley I joined the construction industry in the late 90s, and it was clear from the outset that there was more onus on women to prove themselves in terms of skills and competence, whereas male peers were treated with an immediate level of trust…

Kate Morement is head of risk and compliance at Assent I took a very non-traditional route into the world of construction. Having begun my working life as a shelf-stacker with a supermarket chain and rising through the management ranks before I realised that retail wasn’t for me, I took a…

Lorraine Williamson is a senior associate at Rider Levett Bucknall Having loved to draw at school, and with no career guidance, I decided to be an architect. However, upon realising the disparity between artistic and technical drawing, I realised this was not for me. “Emboldening women to go for promotions…