Section 135 of the Building Safety Act 2022 came into force last
month (June 2022), increasing UK limitation periods for claims
brought in connection with unsafe buildings. In addition to this
recent development here in the UK, we highlight two other articles
on the application of limitation from our lawyers in Scotland and
Australia.
Limitation and the UK Building Safety Act: new claims and what
insurers may have missed
Limitation periods for claims under the Defective Premises Act
are now extended for works already completed from six to 30 years,
and for work completed in the future from six to 15 years. As a
result, claims previously considered statute-barred may now have
several additional years in which to be brought. The new landmark
legislation will inevitably cause new coverage issues which
insurers will need to be alert to.
