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Tristan Kirk

Newham is first council to successfully prosecute building owner for delays in removing dangerous cladding

The owner of an east London tower block has been found guilty in a landmark criminal case over delays in replacing dangerous cladding after the Grenfell Tower disaster.

Chaplair Limited faced prosecution by Newham Council after it failed to meet a March 2021 deadline for work on the Lumiere Building, an apartment block on Romford Road in Forest Gate.

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