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22 June

Public Health England (PHE)'s latest report (published on 17th June 2020) which looked at the impact of Covid-19 on BAME groups, includes one particular message that simply cannot be ignored.... Read More

9 June

Following the announcement of the Building Safety Fund in March 2020, the Government has now published the Building Safety Fund registration prospectus. Our construction law experts take a look at... Read More

21 May

In our second construction webinar on 19 May, we looked at the parallel worlds of the construction industry and the Premier League. Both worlds face similar challenges in light of... Read More

19 May

Local authorities are looking at ways to avoid delaying planning applications during the COVID-19 pandemic. To remove the need for planning committee approval, some local authorities have sought to amend... Read More

9 April

Ten days after the Welsh Government introduced permitted development ("PD") changes to establish emergency facilities quickly ('the Welsh Order'), England has followed suit. Emergency facilities - the order As of... Read More

8 April

The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Wales) Regulations 2020 ("Coronavirus Restrictions Regulations") have been amended with effect from 7 April 2020 to introduce general restrictions on places of work, which were... Read More

1 April

We are all learning to adapt in these difficult times of "lockdown" with questions arising as to what this means both for working and social lives. For construction, the picture... Read More

1 April

I mentioned last week that planning rules are changing rapidly in an unprecedented way to assist the COVID-19 response. The latest development is the introduction in Wales of the Town... Read More

26 March

The latest Chief Planner's letter to Chief Planning Officers (March) contains key messages for heads of planning authorities during the COVID-19 crisis. Decision Making Planning authorities are urged to "continue... Read More