Building Law Monthly

The Court of Appeal in E J W Builders Ltd and Another v Marshall and Others [2026] EWCA Civ 911 dismissed an appeal from His Honour Judge Paul Matthews and held that he had been entitled to find that no partnership or contractual joint venture had..

In Deerns UK Ltd v VDC LHR11 Ltd [2026] EWHC 1509 (TCC) Eyre J held that the parties had failed to provide in their contract for a final date for payment as required by section 110(1)(b) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996...

In Sutton and East Surrey Water plc v Monarch Chemicals Ltd and Another [2026] EWHC 1260 (TCC) Mr Adrian Williamson KC, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court, held that an employee had been seconded for a substantial period of time to a..

In BDP Construction Ltd v Cygnet Behavioural Health Ltd [2026] EWHC 1796 (TCC), Constable J held that the claimant was entitled to summary judgment in order to enforce the decision of an adjudicator. In doing so, he held that the defendant had..

Darryl Royce, Building Defects Law, London Publishing Partnership (2026) 414pp plus tables and index, £125.This is a broad-ranging book which covers a number of aspects of the law relating to defects in buildings. The book identifies the causes of..