Procurement – Covid-19

Law Commission to review Arbitration Act

A review of the Arbitration Act 1996 is to be conducted by the Law Commission, it was confirmed this week. Recommendations to the Government for reform are expected to be published for consultation next year.

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Carillion audits claim advances against KPMG

A legal claim is understood to be advancing against KPMG over its audits of collapsed construction firm Carillion's accounts after legal papers were filed by the Official Receiver, according to reports.

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Building licences proposal withdrawn

A Private Member’s Bill which sought to introduce legislation for a mandatory licensing system for domestic building companies has failed to progress through Parliament.

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Materials merchant fined after worker crushed

A builders’ merchant has been sentenced to a fine after a worker suffered multiple injuries when he was struck by a reversing vehicle at one of the firm’s sites in Abergele, near the North Wales coast.

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Sector slams EV charging mandate for developments

Residential developers will be required to install electric vehicle charge points for new homes from next year under plans announced by the Prime Minister this week. The move has sparked criticism from housing developers.

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House builder prosecuted for polluting watercourse

Miller Homes has been fined for a second time over pollution of a watercourse near a development site in Huddlesfield, after a member of the public brought the issue to the attention of the Environment Agency.

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Commission identifies strategic infrastructure priorities

Strategic themes and key challenges that will provide focus for the next major assessment of the UK’s long term infrastructure priorities have been set out by the National Infrastructure Commission.

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Research project launched into construction adjudication

A new research partnership has been established to explore the experience of adjudication in the UK construction sector. The Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution at King’s College London and the Adjudication Society are collaborating on the three year project.

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Site guard froze to death at Ayrshire windfarm

Two companies have been fined a combined total of almost £900,000 following an incident where a security guard at a windfarm development in Ayrshire, Scotland, died after being found face down and hypothermic in deep snow.

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Bill proposes compulsory licences for domestic builders

A Private Member’s Bill calling for the mandatory licensing of construction companies to help protect consumers from unscrupulous builders is set to be debated in the House of Commons at its Second Reading today (Friday 19 November).

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