Christopher Leadbetter

Sep 25, 2024 | mondaq.com | Christopher Leadbetter

Today's publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Report phase 2 concludes seven years of investigation and consideration, concluding that many parties' failings contributed to the disaster. Crucially, the report concludes that the Grenfell tragedy was a "...culmination of decades of failure by central government..." but there has been no recognition of that in the actions government has taken post-Grenfell, which have focused on creating routes for claims against those who designed or built.

Sep 18, 2023 | lexology.com | Christopher Leadbetter |Iain Boyle

We are now within two weeks of the 1 October 2023 deadline for all higher-risk buildings (those at least 18 metres in height or 7 storeys and containing at least 2 residential units) to be registered with the Building Safety Regulator (an independent part of the Health and Safety Executive) in accordance with section 77 of the Building Safety Act. The penalties for not registering an occupied higher-risk building include a fine, imprisonment or even both.