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LEGAL NEWS
Judge hears submissions by 3A’s barrister Matthew Darke SC and HVG’s barrister Nicholas Owens SC about why the firms should not be liable for compensating building owners
The companies have claimed that the fault lay with architects who did not properly assess whether the cladding could be safely installed in the buildings they were designing.
3A also denies it marketed the material or it even carried out business in Australia, because it is a German company.
HVG’s barrister Nicholas Owens SC said it was strange the class action sued his client and 3A despite admitting to an industry-wide problem with building professionals who did not do their jobs
There was nothing wrong with the cladding, the issue was its misuse, he said.
3A’s Barrister Matthew Darke SC said while the class action sought to blame his client, properly assessing the fire safety of newly constructed buildings lay “wholly and solely” with architects, safety engineers and certifiers
He said no one would assume 3A’s Alucobond PE or Plus cladding, which are targeted in the class action, could be used in any way or in any quantity on any type of building without ever increasing the fire danger.
“We say that consumers do not regard goods as not being of acceptable quality because they can’t be used in the way that a negligent or careless qualified professional recommends or allows them to be used,” Mr Darke said.
Kingspan Settles in Cladding Compensation Test Case
INDUSTRY NEWS
Seven Years After Grenfell disaster, Thousands Live in Fear of Cladding Fire
BBC London News: ACM Cladding Fire at Slough’s Mosaic building (30/08/24)
East London Cladding Fire Breaks Out Just Before Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 Concludes
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