Law
The law is concerned with binding rules of conduct that apply to a community and are enforced by a controlling authority.
Articles related to the law on Designing Buildings include:
- Act.
- Bill.
- Building regulations.
- Case law.
- Common law.
- Competition law.
- Construction law.
- Contract law.
- Contract vs tort.
- Employment law.
- Health and safety.
- Land law.
- Law of tort.
- Legislation.
- Negligence.
- Nuisance.
- Planning legislation.
- Statutory authorities.
- Statutory instruments.
- Statutory undertakers.
- Taxation.
- Trespass.
Featured articles
Check out some of the best features and news from Designing Buildings as well as key stories from around the web.
Building Safety Act implementation in Wales
CIAT to host industry panel on 26 June.
New and updated CLC building safety guidance.
New UK National Buildings Database.
Building Safety Wiki Interviews
Chief executive of the British Woodworking Federation.
Planning condition discharge in England and Wales
A brief explanation from a building compliance expert, with further links.
Overheating guidance and tools for building designers
Guidance for dealing with element of building fabric control that have increasing importance.
Shading for housing, a design guide
From the Good Homes Alliance and British Blind and Shutter Association.
UK Standard Skills Classification (SSC)
A shared framework for describing skills needs.
Social media ban consultation comes to close
CIOB urges UK Government to consider social media’s role in careers guidance in ban debate.
The latest of eight Skills England apprenticeship units
The addition of battery manufacturing welcomed by ECA with a warning about the risks of fast-tracked apprenticeship units.
Building Control Independent Panel final report
A precis of a key report led by Dame Hackitt with full recommendations and link to the government response.
















