In this edition:
- Collateral warranty fails Housing Grants Act "construction contract" test and sinks adjudication award
- Court turns down penalty claim, as liquidated damages clause passes the Makdessi test
- If liquidated damages are a penalty, can more be recovered as unliquidated damages?
- Government works towards ending EWS1 forms on buildings below 18 metres
- Consultation on building safety levy
- New fire safety planning gateway one in force
- Government Building Beautiful Places plan and revised National Planning Policy Framework
- NEC and CLC guidance on dealing with the effects of COVID-19 under NEC3/4 Contracts
- CIC publish novation agreement – switch, and associated collateral warranty
