This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a case in which the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) considered whether a sub-contractor’s payment application was valid (RGB v TAWE Drylining), a case in which the Hong Kong Court of Appeal construed the requirements for notifying claims under a construction contract (Maeda v Bauer), a case in which the TCC struck out proceedings on the basis that they were an abuse of process (Re Fundão Dam Disaster), details of the House of Lords’ consideration of the Fire Safety Bill at report stage, the publication by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of the responses to its consultation ‘Tackling Construction Industry Scheme Abuse’, the release of a report by the Green Alliance on what infrastructure the UK needs to get on track for ‘net zero’, and the publication of guidance from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on top actions that businesses in the construction sector must take to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition...
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Scotland—the process for applying for sequestrationSequestration in Scotland is the legal process by which an insolvent debtor’s estate is gathered in, realised and then distributed among their creditors by a trustee appointed for that purpose. The process requires that a formal award of
If planning permission imposes restrictions on a licensed premises opening hours, once operational can the personal licence holder apply for a Temporary Events Notice (TEN) to open for longer hours than those permitted in the planning permission?To use any property for a licensable activity both
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