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The Construction Briefing – A Practical Law Podcast

The Construction Briefing – A Practical Law Podcast

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 The Construction Briefing is an alternative way of learning about key developments in construction law, with the Practical Law editorial team discussing some of the wider issues those developments raise. To give feedback or suggest topics for future episodes, please contact us: https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Browse/Home/About/OurteamConstruction.2021 Economics Marketing Marketing & Sales
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  • The Construction Briefing podcast, episode 56: building safety and liability orders, payment notice and reforms and... goodbye

    The Construction Briefing podcast, episode 56: building safety and liability orders, payment notice and reforms and... goodbye
    Apr 23 2026
    This episode marks the final instalment of The Construction Briefing podcast. After four years and eight months, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction sign off with a final update, focused on building safety, litigation and late payment reforms. In this episode, they cover the UK government's latest consultation on relaxing gateway two requirements on existing higher-risk buildings (starts at 2.10), the Building Safety Regulator's 2026-27 strategic plan (starts at 5.12) and the key developments for construction law practitioners in the year ahead (starts at 08.08). They also examine two recent TCC judgments (starts at 16.18): Crest Nicholson Regeneration Ltd v Ardmore Construction Ltd [2026] EWHC 789 (TCC) and Laing O'Rourke Delivery Ltd v Shepperton Studios Ltd [2026] EWHC 612 (TCC), before moving on to the government's response to its 2025 late payment consultation that, crucially, includes proposals to ban construction retentions (starts at 31.49). Finally, Michelle and Yassir wrap up the episode (and the podcast as a whole) with Kaley Botting as host, in a heartfelt conversation reflecting on their experience of producing and hosting the podcast (starts at 40.02).
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    49 mins
  • The Construction Briefing podcast, episode 55: Welsh building safety divergence, construction products reform and BIM standards

    The Construction Briefing podcast, episode 55: Welsh building safety divergence, construction products reform and BIM standards
    Mar 29 2026
    In this episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments, including the UK and Welsh governments' annual progress reports (starts at 00.35), Wales' deviated approach for gateway two applications (starts at 01.49), the Senedd's passage of the Building Safety (Wales) Bill (starts at 03.21) and the Building Safety Regulator's (BSR) new remediation improvement plan (starts at 11.33). The episode also covers the UK government's construction products consultations (starts at 13.16), the judgment in GS Woodland Court GP 1 Ltd v RGCM Ltd [2026] EWHC 351 (TCC) (starts at 23.58), the British Standards Institution's building information modelling (BIM) standards consultation (starts at 32.34) and NISTA's updated infrastructure pipeline and Whole Life Carbon Management Handbook (starts at 40.45).
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    44 mins
  • The Construction Briefing podcast, episode 54: single construction regulator reform, Providence v Hexagon and assignment rights in adjudication

    The Construction Briefing podcast, episode 54: single construction regulator reform, Providence v Hexagon and assignment rights in adjudication
    Feb 17 2026

    In this episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments, including government plans for a new single construction regulator (starts at 00.37) and consultation on relaxing building regulations compliance for telecommunications work (starts at 06.30), before moving on to construction litigation. Key judgments covered include Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd [2026] UKSC 1 (starts at 13.49), Paragon Group Ltd v FK Facades Ltd [2026] EWHC 78 (TCC) (starts at 22.49) and Darchem Engineering Ltd v Bouygues Travaux Publics [2026] EWHC 220 (TCC) (starts at 35.50).
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    46 mins
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