Commercial Construction

In this BCLP Insight, first published in PLC Construction, Katharine Tulloch and Anna Blest consider the government's proposed reforms of the construction products regime.

In this Insight, Fainche Whelan considers the case of Eiger Funding (PCC) Limited v Ridge and Partners LLP [2026] EWHC 609 (TCC). Here, an independent monitoring surveyor (“IMS”) was found liable to pay £2.5m in damages to a lending company due to their  negligence in the discharge of their duties as IMS on a development financing project. This Insight considers the impact this case has on monitoring surveyors, the extent of their responsibilities to funders and how conflicts of interest crucially play into their role.

Focusing primarily on the UK, UAE and KSA, in this BCLP Insight, Muhammad Hassan and Rebecca Maxwell consider what developers can do now to mitigate the impact of the Iran conflict.

In this BCLP Insight, Isaac Dundas reviews the recent decision of Paragon Group Limited v FK Facades Limited [2026] EWHC 78 (TCC). Here, the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) had to determine whether an assignee of a building contract had the right to refer a dispute to adjudication.

What happens under a FIDIC Yellow Book 1999 when the Engineer approves a variation and the varied work is carried out but both Engineer and Contractor fail to follow the relevant contractual procedures? Is the Contractor still entitled to payment? These are the tricky questions which faced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Board) in the case of Uniform Building Contractors Ltd v The Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago) [2026] UKPC 2.

On 17 December 2025, the government published the third Grenfell Tower Inquiry Government Progress Report (Progress Report) in addition to the Single Construction Regulator prospectus and consultation, the fire engineering authoritative statement and next steps document, the findings of the Building Safety Regulator’s review of the higher-risk building definition and an Implementation timeline. The Progress Report tracks progress against the government’s February 2025 Response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s Phase 2 report (February Response) which contained extensive commitments to reform the current building safety regime (see this BCLP Insight for more detail). The construction sector had been waiting for most of 2025 for further insights as to what and how the regime may change so it is pleasing that the Report and accompanying publications provide more detail on the government’s plans for reform. This Insight considers the key takeaways from the publications.

In July 2025, the government published draft regulations and guidance relating to the Building Safety Levy. In this Insight, Isaac Dundas takes a closer look at the key features of the Levy.