Cladding

Legal action over alleged fire protection defects at Ireland’s tallest residential building has been settled, the High Court heard on Wednesday. Construction firm O’Hare and McGovern faced legal action over concerns about cladding and fire safety at Obel Tower in Belfast. A confidential resolution had been reached in the […] Click here to view original…

Contractor suing supply chain for £47m over alleged defects in Woolwich Tesco scheme The outcome of a legal battle over allegedly defective cladding on a Sheppard Robson-designed mixed-use scheme in Woolwich could trigger a wave of similar litigation, construction lawyers have said. At the beginning of the year, Willmott […] Click here to view original…

The government’s product safety regulator is carrying out a review into smoke control dampers, after an industry body said faulty installation may be an “Achilles heel”. Smoke control dampers are used to automatically prevent the spread of smoke through a building via dynamic air systems such as air conditioning […] Click here to view original…

Image source, Getty Images Developers refusing to pay to fix fire safety defects could face legal action from the Welsh government, the first minister has said. Mark Drakeford said ministers would ensure leaseholders “don’t end up having to foot the bill”. He said he did not expect firms “failing […] Click here to view original…

Legal action over alleged fire protection defects at Ireland’s tallest residential building has been settled, the High Court heard on Wednesday. Construction firm O’Hare and McGovern faced legal action over concerns about cladding and fire safety at Obel Tower in Belfast. A confidential resolution had been reached in the […] Click here to view original…

The construction company has already agreed to carry out all necessary remedial work to cladding at the city centre high-rise development. Legal action over alleged fire protection defects at Ireland’s tallest residential building has been settled, the High Court heard today. Counsel for the owners of Obel Tower in […] Click here to view original…

Legal action over alleged fire protection defects at Ireland’s tallest residential building has been settled, the High Court heard on Wednesday. Construction firm O’Hare and McGovern faced legal action over concerns about cladding and fire safety at Obel Tower in Belfast. A confidential resolution had been reached in the […] Click here to view original…

In the first episode of our Global Projects and Construction podcast, host Chris Leadbetter focuses on the evolution of building safety law in the last ten years and the risks that these rapid changes bring for companies in the construction sector. Joining Chris are Eugene Tan, who leads Clyde […] Click here to view original…

Image source, Getty Images Developers refusing to pay to fix fire safety defects could face legal action from the Welsh government, the first minister has said. Mark Drakeford said ministers would ensure leaseholders “don’t end up having to foot the bill”. He said he did not expect firms “failing […] Click here to view original…

What tends to get lost in the debates around cladding is the fact that this crisis originates from a failure to properly regulate. The building regulations that are in operation, the building control system, permitted development that was intrinsically unsafe… and there were enough warnings through enough fires for […] Click here to view original…