By: 22 December 2018

New head of chambers at St John’s Buildings

St John’s Buildings Barristers’ Chambers has appointed Richard Norton as head of chambers. Norton’s term as head of chambers will...

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By: 26 April 2018

ABI-commissioned research discovers serious failures in building material fire tests

Research commissioned by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has discovered serious inadequacies in the laboratory tests currently used to...

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By: 11 March 2018

Lorega launches building surveying service

Lorega has launched a dedicated building surveying service that is designed to help policyholders manage property reinstatement in the event...

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By: 2 August 2017

Grenfell Tower: assessing potential liability for buildings with flammable cladding

Barry Hembling on how to start assessing liability for buildings with flammable cladding in the wake of the Grenfell disaster...

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By: 19 February 2017

New home owners prevented from talking about poor build compensation claims by National House Building Council

The National House Building Council (NHBC) is forcing new home owners to sign gagging orders following successful poor build compensation...

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By: 18 April 2016

Building Validation Solutions and Plastic Surgeon combine to provide more cost effective insurance repair work

Building Validation Solutions (BVS) has announced that it is working in partnership with hard surface repair specialist Plastic Surgeon to...

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By: 16 January 2026

Hines advises on the sale of Ascend as Inflexion launch new UK commercial insurance broking platform

Hines is delighted to have acted as exclusive lead adviser to Ascend Broking Group (“Ascend”) in connection with Inflexion’s launch...

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By: 7 January 2026

Pearson Ham – motor and home insurance premiums continue downward slide in Q4 but changing dynamics apparent

Insurance premiums for both motor and home insurance continued to fall in Q4 2025, albeit at a much slower pace...

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