Third annual mini-conference on building safety with Dame Judith Hackitt

Dame Judith Hackitt, author of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety and chair of the Industry Safety Steering Group will be the keynote speaker at this year's Trowers & Hamlins' mini-conference on Building Safety.

Mini-conference sessions will explore the Building Safety Act 2022 and some key themes and processes of the Government's reform proposals for the fire and structural safety regime for buildings in England.

We will be running eight virtual bitesize sessions over two days, focusing on critical aspects of the Act and the Competency regime. The sessions will be of significant importance to decision-makers across the residential real estate sector.

Chaired by Rebecca Rees, Head of our Cross-Firm Building Safety Team, details of the sessions and confirmed speakers so far are listed below.

Day 1 – Monday 21 November 2022

• 10:00am – 10:30am: Competency Frameworks: Transforming the construction section - Keynote speech
  Richard Harral, Technical Director, Chartered Association of Building Engineers
• 10:30am - 11:00am: How can you procure for safety?
  Rebecca Rees, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins and Shane Hughes, Director, Savills
• 11:00am - 11:30am: Constructing the Golden Thread: navigating the Building Control Process for Higher-Risk Buildings
  John Forde, Managing Associate, Trowers & Hamlins
• 11:30am – 12:00pm: The Accountable Person and in-occupation liabilities
  Amanda Stubbs, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins

Day 2 – Tuesday 22 November 2022

• 10:00am – 10:30am: Progress in securing Building Safety - Keynote speech
  Dame Judith Hackitt
• 10:30am - 11:00am: Who pays? Service Charge Recovery and Remediation Orders
  Doug Rhodes, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
• 11:00am – 11:30pm: Development Liability and Building Liability Orders
  Assad Maqbool, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
• 11:30am - 12:00am: The Remediation Standard
  Oliver Williams, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins