Welcome to the April edition of Property Perspectives, where we continue our analysis of the Building Safety Act 2022, this time with a focus on recent case law.

Whilst we eagerly await the Court of Appeal’s decision in Triathlon Homes v Stratford Village Development Partnership and Adriatic Land 5 Ltd v The Long Leaseholders at Hippersley Point, Nitej Davda, James Ingram and Christobel Smales explore the impact of the Act’s provisions around associated party liability, introduced by the BSA to overcome the challenges posed by special purpose vehicles.

Nitej Davda reviews the first reported decision on an Information Order, James Ingram examines a recent Building Liability Order (BLO) case which considered whether it would be just and equitable to fix an associated party with liability, and Christobel Smales revisits Vista Tower, discussing the recent grant of a Remediation Contribution Order.

Beyond the Building Safety Act, Nicole Cameron and Lauren Manwaring consider the implications of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, James Lee goes back to basics with an overview of net contribution clauses, and Luke Barnes and Nitej Davda present the A-Z of the JCT contracts, a glossary of key terms every construction professional should know.

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