Procurement – Covid-19

On site distancing rules revised

Workers on English construction sites can now stay one metre apart with risk mitigation measures in circumstances where physical distancing of two metres is not viable, according to updated Site Operating Procedures. Organisations should have in place arrangements for monitoring and reviewing their compliance, lawyers urge.

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Planning reform proposals slammed

Radical reforms to planning law announced by the Prime Minister earlier this week may lead to poor planning decisions and piecemeal development in the wrong places, lawyers have warned.

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Firms settle over 11 year dispute

An out of court settlement worth €600M (£550M) has been reached over damages caused by the collapse of the City of Cologne’s municipal archives building during the construction of a new metro line in March 2009.

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High Speed 2 challenge heads for appeal

The Court of Appeal will conduct a rolled up hearing to consider an appeal by environmental campaigner and broadcaster Chris Packham regarding an application for a judicial review of the High Speed 2 project.

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News in Brief: 3 July 2020

Half of small and medium construction businesses say their employees have suffered health issues due to late or unfair payment practices, according to a new survey of firms commissioned by ECA and BESA.

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News in Brief: 26 June 2020

Attempts are being made by main contractors to renegotiate lower contract prices with sub-contractors on projects delayed due to Coronavirus, according to the latest market update from sector analysts Barbour ABI.

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Guided busway defects claim goes to court

Cambridgeshire County Council has lodged a formal court claim against contractor BAM Nuttall for the costs of repairing infrastructure defects on a guided busway that runs between Cambridge and St Ives.

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New corporate culpable homicide offences proposed

A member’s bill has been introduced to the Scottish Parliament which aims to make it easier to hold large companies and their senior managers liable for workplace fatalities. It would significantly broaden the basis by which corporate criminal liability can be identified, lawyers say.

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Housing Secretary releases documents on docklands development planning

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is facing growing criticism after documents released in connection with his controversial decision to approve the Westferry Printworks development in East London showed he was in communication with the developer behind the £1Bn scheme.

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More adjudications expected following landmark ruling

Increased reliance on adjudication to unlock disputed payments is expected in construction following last week’s much anticipated Supreme Court decision in the case of Bresco Electrical Services Ltd (in Liquidation) v Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd, according to law firm Eversheds Sutherland.

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