Senior associate Pauline Lam has co-written an article with Aaron Walder of Landmark Chambers in the Estates Gazette discussing a recent First-tier Tribunal decision concerning The Central, 163–165 Iverson Road, under the Building Safety Act 2022. The case raises complex questions about the scope of insurance liability where leaseholders no longer have to contribute to costs under Schedule 8 of the Act. Pauline highlights the broader consequences of the decision.
Allowing insurers to avoid their contractual obligations was not the intention of the Act, and allowing such an outcome requires serious reconsideration.
The full article is available to read online on the Estates Gazette, via subscription.
About Pauline
Pauline Lam is a senior associate in the property litigation team. She advises developers, institutions, businesses, charities, management companies and high net worth individuals on property dispute resolution and avoidance. She leads the firm’s practice on the emerging area of cladding and building defects remediation and issues relating to the Building Safety Act 2022. She also advises on right to light, overage, restrictive covenant, easement, trespass, nuisance and boundary issues. Her expertise in landlord and tenant work spans across issues such as service charge disputes, breaches of covenants, dilapidations, termination and forfeiture.
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