Consequent to his close involvement in the matter, Stuart will disseminate the very recent September 2015 judgment in the case of Chaturachinda & Others v Fairholme & Fairholme, which involves the issue of whether or not the reinforced concrete underpinning of a party wall to form a basement box constitutes special foundations or not, as well as the origins of the phrase ‘special foundations’ within the 1996 Act.