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Following the recent publication of the Law Commission’s report on the electronic execution of documents, there has been a recent decision on whether or not an automated email signature constituted a signature for the purposes of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989...

The availability of quality purpose built student accommodation ("PBSA") is becoming an increasingly important factor for students when choosing their university...

The Government has announced that the VAT reverse charge on construction services will now not come into force on 1 October 2019...

The Competence Steering Group (CSG) of the Industry Response Group (IRG), that the government set up after the Grenfell Tower fire, has published an interim report: “Raising the Bar”...

On 14 August 2019 the Court of Appeal handed down a judgment, in The Lessees and Management Company of Herons Court v Heronslea & others, which will have a significant impact on many combustible cladding related claims...

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published guidance note: “Party wall legislation and procedure, 7th edition, August 2019”, which will apply to RICS members who accept instructions under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996) from 1 December 2019...

On 1 October 2019 at 12.15 in our Birmingham office - 78-84 Colmore Row, partners Stuart Pemble, Martino Giaquinto,and Neil Frankland will be giving a seminar on "An update on developments in construction contracts"...

The Technology and Construction Court has recently considered whether a contract becomes binding and concluded if the Employer has not signed it (Anchor 2020 Limited v Midas Construction Limited [2019] EWHC 435)...

Some supplies of construction services (and related goods) made on or after 1 October 2019 will have to comply with a new VAT reverse charge...

Adjudication is meant to provide a speedier and cheaper means of resolving construction disputes and to assist in keeping cash flowing during a construction project. It can work well in respect of easily quantifiable disputes...

The Government has launched a public consultation on its plans to create a part to the building regulations requiring new buildings to be electric vehicle (EV) ready...

Grove V S&T, blogged on by me on in relation to the first instance decision in respect of the “Smash and Grab” element and by Alex Pike in relation to liquidated damages and again by me in relation to the Court of Appeal decision in respect of liquidated damages is being appealed to the Supreme Court...