<?xml version="1.0"?><?xml-stylesheet title = "XSL_formatting" type="text/xsl" href="/RSS/rss.xsl"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><docs>https://s1-uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/WLN-PLCUK-SC_2603.1.2004/productViews/plcuk/</docs><category>Legal updates</category><link>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com</link><title>Construction</title><description>Construction</description><item><title>BSA 2022: Adjudicator's decision is "relevant liability" and it is "just and equitable" to grant both anticipatory and adjudication BLOs (TCC)</title><link>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0af46cc92f6c11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0af46cc92f6c11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate><description>In Crest Nicholson Regeneration Ltd and others v Ardmore Construction Ltd (In Administration) and others [2026] EWHC 789 (TCC), Constable J in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) held it was "just and equitable" to grant building liability orders (BLO) under sections 130 and 131 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) against the fourth to tenth defendants, who are associates of Ardmore Construction Ltd. 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Practical Law publishes contract amendments for higher-risk buildings</title><link>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iacb457da276b11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iacb457da276b11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate><description>Practical Law Construction publishes a schedule of amendments for use with the three main JCT building contracts addressing the regulatory regime for higher-risk buildings. 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