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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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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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Judicial review on oil and gas developments hearing in Court of Session

Construction Law

A legal challenge over the decision to give consent to the UK’s largest untapped oil field was heard at the Scottish Court of Session in front of Lord Ericht this week. 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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High Court supports government’s climate adaptation plans

Construction Law

The High Court has rejected the legal challenge to the government’s climate adaptation plans, ruling that the National Adaptation Programme (NAP) is lawful. 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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Stonehenge plans in the appeal court again

Construction Law

The final legal appeal against the A303 Stonehenge Tunnel was heard in the appeal court this week. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

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