07/01/2026 Event
CILA Claimant SIG Seminar – Fire Prevention: The Danger of Cladding
Date:
07/01/2026
Time:
4.30pm - Arrival with refreshments
5.00pm - Seminar begins
6.00pm - Drinks, canapés and networking
Location:
DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Piccadilly, 1 Piccadilly Place, 1 Auburn Street, Manchester, M1 3DG
Event Summary
This session with cover the following:
- A brief overview of the building regulations and the types of cladding
- Who the interested stakeholders are in any claims
- Claims under the Defective Premises Act 1972
- Freeholder responsibility and the recoverability of expenditure through service charges
- A look at the case law following the decision in Citiscape
- Claims under insurance policies
- Claims against the installers/manufacturers of cladding
- Claims against local authorities
- The two independent enquiries following Grenfell led by Sir Martin Moore-Bick and Dame Judith Hackitt respectively
Speaker
Oliver Pannell – Insurance Litigation Associate
Entry to this event is FREE and we invite both CILA members and non-members to book their places. Click here to register.
