Jack Earle

Thinking about a residential build or renovation? Engaging a construction solicitor early can protect your investment, reduce risk, and help your project run smoothly from start to finish. Construction Partner, Sarah Rock, explains why obtaining legal guidance at the outset is essential to avoiding costly disputes and ensuring your contracts and consultant agreements work in your favour.

Trustees of high-risk buildings could unexpectedly find themselves criminally liable as the Principal Accountable Person (PAP) if they are non-compliant with the Building Safety Act. Partners, Clare Stirzaker and Sarah Rock, and Trainee, Clemie Stent, explain the key duties and risks.

Sarah Rock joins host Amelia Fletcher-Blackburn at Causeway Technologies on their Deconstructing Digital podcast, to explore the legal foundations of digital delivery, from BIM definitions and the Building Safety Act to the Golden Thread and beyond. Sarah shares practical insights on embedding enforceable digital requirements into contracts and navigating the legal and operational realities of digital construction, so critical data doesn’t go amiss.

Gateway Two delays are stalling higher-risk building projects by an average of 18–22 weeks, resulting in higher build costs than initially envisaged and potential significant financial losses due to the lack of use. With the risk of further delays, spiralling costs and seemingly inevitable lengthy litigation, is it time to consider avoiding HRBs altogether?  Data from the British Property Federation suggests this may be the direction the sector is heading in, with a 14% decrease in homebuilding for Q1 2025.