Jo Ord

Jul 23, 2024 | farrer.co.uk | Jo Ord |William Johnson

When contemplating trespass, landowners are generally most concerned by the possibility of ramblers straying off public footpaths, protestors making a stand or vandals causing damage. However, the threat now comes from the sky too. The use of drones is becoming more common, so much so the Department for Transport believes that “crime-fighting” drones and care deliveries via drone could be a reality by 2030 [1].

Feb 28, 2024 | farrer.co.uk | Jo Ord

Until now, we have been “waiting and seeing” how the regulations under the Building Safety Act 2022 (The Act) will be interpreted and applied by the courts. The implementation of the new legislation itself has taken some time, unfolding in stages.

Oct 11, 2023 | farrer.co.uk | Jo Ord |Jessica Eades

It seems barely a day goes by without there being a story in the news about some building-related defect, at the moment its RAACS and the ensuing raft of building closures. Not so long ago it was cladding. You will no doubt remember the Grenfell Fire Tragedy and the resulting call to overhaul regulations governing the building / development industry (which were viewed by many as being defective).

Oct 6, 2023 | farrer.co.uk | Jo Ord |Hoi-Yee Roper

On 1 October 2023 the Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC) scheme was extended to cover most civil cases up to the value of £100,000. This means that the regime now applies to the majority of cases in the fast track (ie with a value up to £25,000) and many less complex cases in the newly created intermediate track. For larger, more complex commercial litigation cases, the FRC regime will not apply. The new intermediate track will accommodate cases with a value between £25,000 and £100,000.

Sep 27, 2023 | farrer.co.uk | Jo Ord |Jessica Eades

At the moment, we are not sure any property round up would be complete without some mention of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022). As will likely be familiar to the reader, the long-awaited act (and the even longer awaited supporting regulations) was passed in an attempt to hold developers (and potentially land owners) responsible for issues with fire safety in high rise residential blocks. A digest of some of the recent developments can be found .