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Belasco Associates are pleased to be announce that Leigh Belasco, in addition to sitting on the UK Adjudicators and Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) adjudication Adjudicator Nominating Body (ANB) panels, has also recently been appointed to the following ANB panels: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Presidents Panel – April 2020 Construction Industry Council panel […]

Belasco Associates are pleased to be sponsoring the UK Adjudicators 2021 London Adjudication & Arbitration Conference taking place on 19th August 2021. The conference Will feature a number of panel discussions by leading industry professionals on various Adjudication and Arbitration topics. The conference will be held on Zoom and will be followed by a networking […]

Belasco Associates is pleased to announce that we have been approved by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) as a Chartered Building Consultancy (CBC). This recent appointment recognised our commitment to the construction industry and demonstrates our commitment to continuous development and improvement of our business. We have been working with the CIOB since 2014 […]

Belasco Associates was proud to host a table at the Society of Construction Law Annual Lunch at the JW Marriott Hotel, Park Lane, London. As always, it was an exceptional event and very well organised. Kate Adie was the guest speaker and it was great to hear thoughts on the importance of journalism in the […]

Belasco Associates is pleased to announce that Chris Barrett has joined the team to head up our growing business in Building Surveys, Housing Disrepair Surveys and Party Wall Services. Chris brings a wealth of experience and has already been appointed in a number of Expert Witness appointments since his arrival.

Belasco Associates will be hosing a table at the always excellent Society of Construction Law annual lunch at the Marriott, Park Lane, London on 7th February 2020. It is one of the premier events in the construction calendar and we look forward to meeting friends and colleagues on the day. To find out more, look […]

Belasco Associates are proud to now be listed in the National Expert Witness Agency. You can see our NEWA listing here, and find out more about NEWA here.

In the recent Court of Appeal case of Bennett (Construction) Limited v CIMC MNS Limited, the Court considered whether certain milestone payments in the contract were compliant with the Act. We have recently been advising a client in respect of milestone payments in a building services contract and it was very helpful to rely on […]

Belasco Associates are pleased to announce that Leigh Belasco has joined the UK Adjudicators Panel of Adjudicators. UK Adjudicators can act in all sizes of disputes and there is no fee for nomination. Find out more on the UK Adjudicators website (click here).

Belasco Associates is pleased to announce that from October 2019 we now offer Party Wall Surveying as part of our comprehensive set of services. Please check out our Party Wall web page which explains further. Our typical remit would comprise: Issuing a Party Wall Notice on adjoining property owners, and gaining their assent; Dealing with […]

For the parties to a building project, achieving Practical Completion (or “PC”) is both a key objective and a commercial imperative. As the term implies, practically (if, not always actually), it means that the project is finished, and the Employer is able to take possession of the site and use the property which he has […]