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Lifecycle of a tech startup series: Intellectual Property
Andrew Solomon
13 July 2020
Building Strong Foundations: Construction Procurement Issues
For a party about to undertake a Construction Project there are a range of key decisions to be made well in advance of any spades going in the ground.
9 June 2020
FAQs on the Building Safety Fund - act now for assistance in replacing non-ACM cladding
Frequently Asked Questions on the Building Safety Fund
28 January 2020
The end of nil-valuations for high-rises?
Last month, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), The Building Societies Association (BSA) and UK Finance agreed a new industry-wide valuation process for buildings more than six storeys high.
9 July 2019
What are the key legal issues affecting construction documents for data centre projects?
The value of the UK’s data economy is over £70 billion and this is only set to increase. Digital Realty’s “The Data Economy Report 2018” estimates that there is a further £50 billion of untapped potential in this part of the UK economy.
21 December 2018
A ban on combustible cladding; a Joint Regulators Group; a new health and safety test for architects - The Hackitt Report six months on
In construction, “underpinning” is the process of strengthening the foundation of an existing structure in order to provide stability in cases where the original foundation is not strong enough. In respect of building safety, the Hackitt Report seeks to change the ethos of the industry by strengthening the existing foundations and introducing new ideas to build upon them.
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