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Richard Stapylton-Smith
Richard Stapylton-Smith is a partner at Payne Hicks Beach
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After the fall
The recent bolt failure at the Cheesegrater building in London raises the issue of liability for building defects. Richard Stapylton-Smith and Paul Taylor examine the key considerations, and how owners and landlords can keep buildings commercially attractive for tenants