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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 a podcast that offers an alternative way to learn about key developments in construction law. The Practical Law editorial team discusses the wider issues raised by these developments. Listeners can provide feedback or suggest topics for future episodes via the provided contact link.

Episodes

The Construction Briefing podcast, episode 56: building safety and liability orders, payment notice and reforms and... goodbye Apr 23, 2026 48:52 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-
The Construction Briefing podcast, episode 55: Welsh building safety divergence, construction products reform and BIM standards Mar 29, 2026 44:23 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
The Construction Briefing podcast, episode 54: single construction regulator reform, Providence v Hexagon and assignment rights in adjudication Feb 17, 2026 46:00 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 includ
The Construction Briefing podcast, episode 53: what to expect in building safety, litigation and AI in 2026 Jan 23, 2026 51:16 In this episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction kick off 2026 with an overview of what to expect in construction law this year. On building safety, the podcast covers building control reforms in England (starts at 01.04), the single construction regulator consultation (starts at 11.02), the Building Safety Act 2022 rollout in Wales (starts at 14.13), as well as
The Construction Briefing podcast, episode 52: f-f-freezing orders, Autumn Budget, Welsh reforms and AI in expert evidence Dec 17, 2025 48:10 In their final episode of 2025, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction cover the Autumn Budget 2025 (starts at 00.40) and the latest building safety developments, including the Building Safety Levy Regulations 2025 (starts at 06.17) and the Welsh Government's proposals for higher-risk buildings and social public works clauses (starts at 09.44), before moving on to dis
The Construction Briefing podcast, episode 51: Building control collapse, BSR independence, "smash and grab" adjudication and NEC Digital Nov 26, 2025 38:44 This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the collapse of several building control firms (starts at 00.48) and the Building Safety Regulator's upcoming transition to independence (starts at 06.11), before moving on to examine the pitfalls of payment notices in the judgment Vision Construct Ltd v Gypcraft Drylining Contractors Ltd [2025] EWHC 2707 (TC
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 50: Grenfell Tower, Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd and generative AI Oct 28, 2025 49:37 This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction start the discussion with the government's second progress report on the Grenfell Tower public inquiry recommendations (starts at 00.36) before moving on to the judgment in Construction Muzzy Ltd v Davis Construction (South East) Ltd [2025] EWHC 2258 (TCC) (starts at 18.46). They also highlight the latest news in th
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 49: AI arbitrators, ANBs in adjudication, NISTA and building safety Oct 1, 2025 39:28 In their latest podcast, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood of Practical Law Construction discuss recent developments in building safety, including new building regulations coming into effect on 7 October 2025 (starts at 00.41) and Welsh developer remediation contracts (starts at 02.20). They also analyse the judgments in Clegg Food Projects Ltd v Prestige Car Direct Properties Ltd [2025] EWHC 2
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 48: Gateway 2 guidance, retention reform and RBH Aug 28, 2025 35:49 This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the latest building safety developments, including new guidance on gateway 2 applications (starts at 01.18) and the draft Building Safety Levy regulations (starts at 04.39), before moving on to the government's proposed reform to retention clauses (starts at 08.38) and the judgment in RBH Building Contractor
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 47: Building safety regulator, Target Cost Contract 2024 and Triathlon Homes Jul 22, 2025 36:54 This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss discuss the latest building safety developments, including the challenges facing the Building Safety Regulator (starts at 00.34) and the Welsh government's forthcoming legislation (starts at 09.08). They also return to the Supreme Court's decision in URS Corp Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21 (starts at 1
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 46: URS v BDW, Smoke House and false citations Jun 23, 2025 55:59 This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the Supreme Court's decision in URS Corp Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21 (starts at 01.07) before moving on to consider the judgment in Monier Road Ltd v Nicholas Alexander Blomfield and other leaseholders [2025] UKUT 157 (LC) (starts at 27.23) and the government's progress report on the Grenfell Tower p
The Construction Briefing podcast, ep 46: URS v BDW, Smoke House and false citations Jun 23, 2025 55:59 This episode, Michelle Rousell and Yassir Mahmood from Practical Law Construction discuss the Supreme Court's decision in URS Corp Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21 (starts at 01.07) before moving on to consider the judgment in Monier Road Ltd v Nicholas Alexander Blomfield and other leaseholders [2025] UKUT 157 (LC) (starts at 27.23) and the government's progress report on the Grenfell Tower p

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