Rebecca Morjaria is quoted in the press about our role advising Mulalley & Co. in a successful £1.8m Building Safety claim
min readOur Construction, Engineering and Projects team has advised major family-owned construction and refurbishment company Mulalley on a c.£1.8m claim relating to defective cladding under the Building Safety Act (BSA 2022).
On 22 June 2026, the Honourable Mr Justice Pepperall handed down judgment in Mulalley & Co. Ltd v Sto Ltd & Sto SE & Co. KGaA [2026] EWHC 1552 (TCC), awarding Mulalley & Co. Ltd (Mulalley) an 87.5% contribution from a specialist cladding manufacturer and supplier whose defective system had to be stripped and replaced in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. Sto Germany must now pay Mulalley pay £1.77 million plus interest.
The decision is notable for the Court making a building liability order (BLO) by default judgment and the level of contribution awarded – materially above the 67–80% range typically seen in claims against architects for design breaches – and for the court’s reasoning as to why a manufacturer’s supply of an inherently defective product and misleading marketing warranted a higher apportionment.
Rebecca Morjaria, Senior Associate in our Construction, Engineering & Projects team, comments in the press:
The decision sends a clear message to product manufacturers and their parent companies: the BSA has real reach, and structuring around a subsidiary will not insulate a group from liability where a defective product has been placed on the market.
Read the full coverage of this landmark ruling in Building and Inside Housing.
Related coverage:
Infrastructure Now, Housing Today, Building & Design, Property Week.
