Cladding, Building & Fire Safety

Following the Grenfell tragedy in 2017 a new regime of building safety legislation has come into effect to improve the safety of buildings and provide new methods of recourse for claims in respect of defective building work. The Building Safety Act 2022 has fundamentally changed the way residential developments are designed, built, and managed, and the landscape for potential claims if developments fail to meet relevant standards (current and/or historic). Our cross-practice team provides advice to a range of developers, freeholders, contractors, asset managers and investors on all aspects of Building Safety including.

• Advising on the duties of (Principal) Accountable Persons and Responsible Persons under the Building Safety Act 2022 and Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005/Fire Safety Act 2021;
• Advising on the implications of Building Safety Act 2022 and associated secondary legislation in the context of both litigation and development work, including reviewing corporate structures and advising on risks arising for developers from the new methods of enforcement
• Presenting to clients on the key developments of the Building Safety Act 2022 and how these impact clients’ day to day business and management of assets;
• Defects claims, acting for both developers and long leaseholders, and including by way of the new Remediation Orders, Remediation Contribution Orders and Building Liability Orders under Building Safety Act 2022, acting in both the High Court and the First Tier Tribunal;
• Advise on claims brought by residents in the context of wider litigation;
• Insurance claims;
• Advising on alternative dispute resolution where possible in place of proceedings and;
• Advising on Remedial Works Agreements, including as an alternative to litigation and including in respect of developers who are signatories to the Developer Remediation Contract, and associated construction contracts.