Procurement – Covid-19

Fatal gas main explosion results in £5m fine

A major gas company has been fined £5 million for safety breaches after a woman died in an explosion at a residential property in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, following a leak in an unmaintained gas main.

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Regulator investigates PwC over Galliford Try and Kier audits

Big four accounting firm PwC is being investigated by the Financial Reporting Council due to concerns over past audits of construction contractors Galliford Try and Kier, according to reports.

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Legal battle looms over cladding fund threats

Housing developers are considering their legal position in response to recent government threats to impose sanctions on firms that do not go along with Michael Gove’s plans to remediate unsafe cladding on medium-rise residential buildings.

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Compulsory mediation study launched

Lawyers are invited to share their views in response to a survey on compulsory mediation in litigation and arbitration, which forms part of a new study being conducted by Herbert Smith Freehills and the London Chamber of Arbitration & Mediation.

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Private finance offers hope for future London projects

Transport for London may increasingly turn to private finance to pay for future infrastructure schemes, the authority’s major projects lead has suggested as it continues to grapple with post-Covid funding challenges. But a number of key Government actions will be required to help get investment flowing, according to a policy specialist.

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KPMG sued for reported £1.3bn over Carillion audits

Auditing giant KPMG is being sued for £1.3 billion by the Official Receiver over its allegedly negligent audits of collapsed construction outsourcer Carillion’s accounts, according to reports.

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Construction frameworks review examined in new issue of CL

Outcomes from a ‘Gold Standard’ review of construction frameworks are explored in the latest printed issue of Construction Law which arrived with subscribers this week.

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Kingspan threatened legal action over failed fire test, Inquiry hears

Kingspan attempted to cover up a failed fire test of its Kooltherm K15 insulation by threatening a cladding manufacturer with legal action if it released the results, just a year before the product was installed as part of Grenfell Tower’s refurbishment, it has been revealed.

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Brewing storm of insolvencies threatens projects

Construction works risk being left incomplete, becoming heavily delayed or going far over budget if insolvencies keep climbing in 2022, a report has warned as major market challenges and inflationary pressure continue to impact the sector.

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Plant firm fined over work at height and welfare issues

A plant hire company has been fined for leaving workers at risk of a fall from height and failing to provide the minimum required welfare facilities during a construction project in Chorley.

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