Fourth annual mini-conference on building safety

Dame Judith Hackitt, author of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety and chair of the Industry Safety Steering Group was once again our be the keynote speaker for day one of our mini-conference on Building Safety. We were then joined by Pete Apps, Deputy Editor of Inside Housing and award-winning author of "Show me the Bodies" on day two of our conference.

We ran eight bite-sized sessions over two days, focusing on the following areas:

Competency Standards and the Industry Competence Committee
The practicalities of Gateway 2 to Gateway 3
Claims for building safety defects
Outcomes of the Grenfell Inquiry
Principal Accountable Person: duties and obligations
The data challenge for landlords: maintaining the golden thread
In-occupation costs recovery focus: Landlord Certificates and costs of compliance with the new regime

Chaired by Rebecca Rees, Head of our Cross-Firm Building Safety Team and Partner, Douglas Rhodes. Full profiles of the speakers can be viewed below.