Helen Stuart

Mar 12, 2025 | constructionmanagement.co.uk | Helen Stuart |James Bainbridge |Paul Chetwynd-Talbot

Experts from law firm Trowers & Hamlins and insurance company Marsh discuss the effects that the building safety regime is having on construction and property insurance. As is well known in the industry, premiums for professional indemnity insurance (PII) increased significantly in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.

Jul 23, 2024 | constructionmanagement.co.uk | Helen Stuart |Olivia Jenkins

Olivia Jenkins and Helen Stuart consider the practical implications of a recent landmark decision by the Supreme Court, which confirms the majority of the Court of Appeal were wrong to conclude that a collateral warranty was a construction contract. In construction dispute resolution, adjudication is often preferred for its speed and cost efficiency when compared with court or arbitration proceedings.

May 24, 2024 | constructionmanagement.co.uk | Helen Stuart |Zainab Anwar

A decision by Scotland’s Court of Session sheds light into giving notice as a prerequisite for loss and expense claims for JCT Standard Building Contract users in England. By Helen Stuart and Zainab Anwar. A recent decision by Scotland’s highest civil court on FES Ltd (FES) v HFD Construction Group Ltd (HFD), held that submitting a notice was a condition precedent to a contractor’s entitlement to loss and expense for delay.

Apr 11, 2024 | constructionmanagement.co.uk | Helen Stuart |Alexandra White

Helen Stuart and Alexandra White review the first judgment on building liability orders – a new route for suing bodies associated to those involved in the defective design and construction of buildings under the Building Safety Act. On 21 March 2024, Mrs Justice Jefford handed down a judgment, which has now been published, in the proceedings of Willmott Dixon v Prater and others in respect of an interim application.

Feb 16, 2024 | constructionmanagement.co.uk | Helen Stuart |Harriet Muffett

A First-Tier Tribunal has decided that it is ‘just and equitable’ to grant a Remediation Contribution Order against the original developer of the Olympic Village and its current owner, Get Living.