Procurement – Covid-19

Demolition director wins appeal

One of the banned directors involved in demolition contractor bid rigging has had his appeal to continue as a director granted by the High Court.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Housing Secretary calls in more developments on design grounds

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has reportedly intervened in another two planning applications on design grounds, following his recent calling in of a planned housing development in Tunbridge Wells.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Reform to cut price paid for housebuilding land

The Labour Party plans to force landowners to sell land at under market value in a bid to cut housebuilding costs in England, according to a press reports based on briefings by party officials.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Fourth demolition Director disqualified for cartel behaviour

A fourth demolition sector company director has been disqualified following the the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) investigation into illegal cartel behaviour.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Delivery partner sought for £20 billion hospital programme

The government has relaunched its £20 billion New Hospital Programme (NHP) programme to build 40 new hospitals by 2030.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Government review promised into allegations surrounding regeneration project

The government is to launch an ‘independent review’ of its flagship northern regeneration project after allegations of cronyism, lack of transparency and poor value for money.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Planning delays causing project cancellations

Architects are blaming planning delays for a rising number of projects being scrapped, according to RIBA’s latest Future Trends Survey.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Court of Appeal rejects judicial review challenge to road project

Construction of a £950 million road project in Cambridgeshire is to go ahead following failure of a legal challenge in the appeal court.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Directors jailed after five men died in wall collapse

Two company directors have been jailed after a wall collapsed killing five men, and their companies have been fined a total of £1.6million and ordered to pay £775,000 in prosecution costs.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Death fall costs contractor £750,000

Sheffield based construction and telecommunication company Linbrooke Services Limited has been fined £550,000 after an employee fell from a stepladder and died after being impaled on metal piping. The company was also ordered to pay the deceased’s family £200,000 in compensation.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

+ More