Procurement – Covid-19

Sector to benefit from experience in second lockdown, say lawyers

Lawyers expect construction to make a far smoother transition into England’s second national lockdown than was seen in March, with the sector benefitting from greater clarity that sites may continue to operate under established safe working procedures.

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Design and build creates disorder, Grenfell Inquiry hears

“Disorder” has been brought about in the development of projects as a result of the design and build process, which has created major time pressures for architects and condensed decision making, an expert witness to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has said.

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Network Rail lays down climate challenge to suppliers

Network Rail will use procurement to ensure its suppliers play their part in driving down the railway infrastructure owner’s carbon footprint, for which new ‘science based’ targets have now been set.

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Roofing lead firms fined £9m for cartel activity

Fines totalling more than £9m have been imposed on two of the UK’s largest suppliers of rolled lead – used mainly for roofing by the construction industry – following competition law breaches.

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News in Brief: 6 November 2020

The Technology & Construction Court saw a 6% increase in new cases during the first six months of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 – despite Covid-19 – according to the Lord Chief Justice’s annual report.

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Call to cut prompt payment limit to 30 days

Government is being urged to further ramp up measures to tackle late payment in the private sector supply chain by requiring firms to pay 95% of invoices from smaller businesses within 30 days.

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Scottish working group to form on cash retentions

Possible introduction of a new retention deposit scheme for use on construction projects will be considered by a Scottish Government working group after a public consultation revealed strong support for the proposal.

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November edition of Construction Law arrives on desks

Construction Law subscribers will have received their copies of the print magazine this week and can also access the content via our website. The November 2020 issue features CL’s unique blend of in depth analysis and news of the most important recent developments affecting construction law and procurement.

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Covid disputes increase yet to materialise

Fears that the Covid-19 pandemic would overwhelmingly lead to a more adversarial approach to contracts in the construction industry have not yet been fully realised according to new research.

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Grenfell fire safety report professionally negligent, Inquiry hears

‘Very serious evidence of professional negligence’ was shown by consultant Exova in its outline fire safety strategy for the Grenfell Tower refurbishment, according to an expert witness to the ongoing Inquiry into the 2017 fire at the residential block.

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