Procurement – Covid-19

Brexit related risk fears follow government warning

Top actions that construction firms should be taking to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period have been set out by the government, with just over a month now remaining until new rules on importing, exporting and recruitment come into force. A key issue for projects will be how Brexit related risks have been allocated contractually between the parties, one lawyer emphasises.

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Deaths of rail workers prompt safety demands

Network Rail must improve its safe work planning processes and the monitoring and supervision of track maintenance staff after failing to adequately improve protection from moving trains over many years, a report into the death of two workers last year has urged.

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High Court rejects challenge to planning reforms

A Judicial Review application from campaigners attempting to overturn substantial reforms made to permitted development rights by the government has been dismissed by the High Court.

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Watchdog warns ‘reckless’ Carillion directors

Former Carillion directors who acted “recklessly” by making misleading statements about the failing firm’s financial performance ahead of its collapse in January 2018 are likely to face action from the Financial Conduct Authority.

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News in Brief: 13 November 2020

Tenders are being invited for Highways England’s largest ever contract – the £2Bn tunnels and approaches package to design and construct the Lower Thames Crossing road tunnel – which will offer an enhanced share of cost savings for high performance.

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Manufacturers knew Grenfell products were dangerous, Inquiry hears

Three firms which manufactured products used on the Grenfell Tower refurbishment “knew their materials were dangerous” but continued to market them to the construction industry regardless, the Inquiry into the 2017 fire at the residential block has heard.

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Struggling contractor terminated on pier upgrade scheme

A civil engineering firm has had its contract terminated on a project to deliver improvements to Lochmaddy Pier on the isle of North Uist in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, after it did not resume works following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions.

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New grounds permitted in judicial review of Birmingham tower

A judge will decide whether the granting of planning permission for a proposed 51 storey residential block in central Birmingham was unlawful due to a failure to consider objections by heritage campaigners.

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Leadership Council shaken up to support sector recovery

The Construction Leadership Council has been restructured to place greater emphasis on taking forward efforts to shape the sector’s recovery from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and transform industry practices over the longer term.

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Scaffolding firm fined after dangerous collapse

A scaffolding company has been ordered to pay over £170,000 for safety failings after a scaffolding structure collapsed onto a street in Maidenhead, Berkshire while it was being dismantled in 2018.

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