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Legal terms explained: Decennial liability

Construction Law

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Government promises developers compensation if legal challenges succeed

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Legal Terms Explained: Pure Economic Loss

Construction Law

Under English law, pure economic loss is a concept that typically arises in the context of the tort of negligence and refers to financial loss that has not been caused by physical damage to property or injury to a person. This story is only available to subscribers to the printed edition of Construction Law.

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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. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website. See the panel to the right.

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Building a Great Safety Culture Takes a Commitment to Training

Construction Business Owner

The reasons are clear and fundamental: from staying alive to being there for family, and from avoid life-changing injuries to saving money, mitigating legal risk and gaining productivity. The information you provide will be used to contact you directly for the purposes of advertising in Pumps & Systems magazine. GDPR consent.

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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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