A very appealing year: Court of Appeal’s impact on construction law in 2019

By Rupert Choat2019-12-19T06:00:00

Rupert Choat reviews the past 12 months in construction law – and finds that the Court of Appeal featured heavily in 2019

It is fair to say that the Court of Appeal led the way in shaping our construction law during 2019. In Herons Court vs Heronslea, it held that approved inspectors (AIs) who certify construction works as complying with Building Regulations owe no duty to homebuyers (under the Defective Premises Act 1972) for defects they overlook. In this respect, AIs are just the same as local authority inspectors.

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