Procurement – Covid-19

Amey fined for unsafe lift on railway project

Contractor Amey Rail has been fined £600,000 for health and safety breaches after an excavator vehicle overturned during work to modify track layout as part of the reconstruction of Market Harborough station in Leicestershire.

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Contractor loses appeal over payment for defective aggregates

The High Court has dismissed an appeal by contractor Readie Construction after the firm was ordered to pay over £224,000 to a supplier for allegedly defective aggregate that “liquefied and turned into slurry” in heavy rainfall.

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Rail suppliers commit to carbon reduction targets

Commitments have been secured from half of Network Rail’s suppliers to join a Science Based Targets initiative on cutting carbon emissions, following engagement by the rail infrastructure owner’s commercial and procurement team.

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Scottish planning framework signals greater climate focus

Planning applications in Scotland will have to demonstrate how the development helps meet the country’s target to cut emissions to net zero by 2045 in order to get approval under new proposals set out by the Scottish Government this week.

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Construction net zero roadmap launched at COP26

Urgent government action and a transformative shift in industry practices are needed for the built environment sector to achieve net zero by 2050 including regulation of embodied carbon for new buildings, a report published during the COP26 climate conference says.

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Court allows pause for adjudication in Glasgow hospital dispute

Scotland’s Court of Session has agreed to pause proceedings in the NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde health board’s claim for almost £73 million in damages relating to defects in the construction of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital while adjudication is pursued.

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Steel worker killed in galvanizing explosion

A company specialising in hot dip galvanizing for the corrosion protection of steelwork has been fined £266,000 after an employee was fatally injured when a steel brace exploded and struck him during the galvanizing process.

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Building firm handed fine after roof fall

A company has been fined for breaching work at height regulations after a construction worker fell six metres through a fragile roof sheet while working at a site in Amesbury, Wiltshire.

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Construction Law publishes November 2021 issue

Two recent court decisions signal another nail in the coffin for challenges to liquidated damages, write guest editors Peter O’Brien and Thomas Wheeler of Clyde & Co in the latest printed edition of Construction Law, which reached subscribers this week.

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Private Bill proposes to end cash retentions

A Private Member’s Bill proposing to abolish cash retentions within construction contracts has had its first reading in the House of Lords. Lawyers suggest outlawing retentions is not the answer and the Bill is unlikely to make it through Parliament.

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