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Government wins landmark remediation legal action

Construction Law

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has won a landmark legal challenge against a freeholder that will force it to fix serious building safety issues in a Stevenage tower block. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.

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Embodied carbon policy failure risks legal challenge, says IStructE

Construction Law

Failure to properly address embodied carbon emissions in the government’s Future Homes Standard and Future Buildings Standard consultation could leave resulting legislation open to legal challenge, the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has warned. See the panel to the right.

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Embodied carbon policy failure risks legal challenge, says IStructE

Construction Law

Failure to properly address embodied carbon emissions in the government’s Future Homes Standard and Future Buildings Standard consultation could leave resulting legislation open to legal challenge, the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has warned. See the panel to the right.

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Construction Accounting Concepts You Can Benefit From Today

Contractor Bookkeeping

But with so many accounting principles and practices, it can be challenging to know where to start. This guide will break down the essential accounting principles that every small business owner should know. Why Are Accounting Principles Important for Construction Businesses? That's where we come in! So, let's dive in, shall we?

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LEED can Help Mitigate Legal Risks in ESG Disclosures

Green Building Law Update

This blog post highlights the legal risk associated with ESG disclosures and proffers that with green building practices companies can mitigate their legal risk while still being responsive to the trend of investor demands for more disclosure. Make no mistake, there is no U.S. Such offers no good guidance for U.S. best practices.

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Design, Legal and Accounting all Fight a War on Billable Hours After the Advent of AI

ENR Construction

Generative AI conceptual design tools can create images such as these (made by ENR using Adobe’s Firefly Image 3 tool for demonstration purposes), working from text prompts as broad as “construction,” “cities” and “future.”

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Legal delays lead to ÂŁ24 million road cost rise

Construction Law

Legal challenges to the ÂŁ950 million A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet road scheme have let to Skanska being paid an additional ÂŁ24M by National Highways. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. See the panel to the right.

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