Articles

James Tipler has written a case note on a recent Supreme Court of Appeal judgment which assesses whether the Court should accept unchallenged expert evidence.

• James Tipler

The Building Safety Act 2022 received Royal Assent in April 2022. It is seen as an “overhaul” of previous regulations and changes how residential buildings should be constructed, maintained and made safe. A group of Falcon Chambers barristers have studied the Act, analysed how it has been interpreted in courts and tribunals thus far, and have first-hand experience of BSA cases. In this series of articles Paul Letman, Catherine Taskis KC, Cecily Crampin, Camilla Chorfi, Julia Petrenko, Daniel Black, and Kavish Shah set out key issues property law practitioners should be aware about the BSA 2022.

• Cecily Crampin
• Julia Petrenko

In this series of articles, we aim to highlight 3 of the most interesting cases in our field decided in the past month. This month, we have picked two cases under the 1954 Act, and one on rent repayment orders.

• Stephanie Tozer KC
• Fern Schofield

Kavish Shah shares key take aways about Building Safety Act remediation orders, in light of recent experience in the First-tier Tribunal.

• Kavish Shah

The BSA is an Act which has produced many sets of Regulations, and it can be hard to recall which Regulations deal with which aspects. Paul Letman has complied a useful table which can act as your guide.