The Construction Briefing – A Practical Law Podcast

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.

The Construction Briefing – A Practical Law Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Thomson Reuters, with 58 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Thomson Reuters hosts The Construction Briefing – A Practical Law Podcast, a business show with 58 episodes published.

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  Episode #56

  Building safety and liability orders, payment notice and reforms and... goodbye

  Apr 23, 202649 minS1

  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 Cons...

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  Episode #55

  Welsh building safety divergence, construction products reform and BIM standards

  Mar 29, 202644 minS1

  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) an...

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  Episode #54

  Single construction regulator reform, Providence v Hexagon and assignment rights in adjudication

  Feb 17, 202646 minS1

  <p>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).</p>

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  Episode #53

  What to expect in building safety, litigation and AI in 2026

  Jan 23, 202651 minS1

  <p>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 several upcoming appeals concerning remediation costs (starts at 18.53). Other topics include late payment reforms (starts at 31.57), AI in construction contracts (starts at 38.10) and Providence Building Services Ltd and Hexagon Housing Association Ltd (starts at 48.20).</p>

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  Episode #52

  f-f-freezing orders, Autumn Budget, Welsh reforms and AI in expert evidence

  Dec 17, 202548 minS1

  <p> 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 discuss the case High Tech Construction Ltd v WLP Trading and Marketing Ltd [2025] EWHC 3209 (TCC) (starts at). Finally, they conclude the podcast with updates relating to AI (starts at 30.10), the Disclosure Review Working Group (starts at 40.59) and NISTA (starts at 44.51). </p>

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