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Deregulation contributed to Grenfell disaster, Inquiry hears

Successive governments’ emphasis on deregulation created an environment where the construction industry was effectively enabled to “write its own rules”, which resulted in fire safety being compromised, the Grenfell Inquiry heard.

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Balfour Beatty fined for military housing fraud

Balfour Beatty has been fined £49 million after its United States subsidiary pleaded guilty to defrauding the US military for unearned performance incentive fees relating to the maintenance of military housing communities.

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News in Brief Jan/Feb 2022

Costain is preparing to pay up to £53.5 million to National Grid following a contract dispute in relation to a project to upgrade gas compressor stations in Peterborough and Huntingdon.

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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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Courts allow cladding claim amendment beyond limitation period

Limitation will continue to play a key role in defective cladding cases, law firm Fieldfisher has told Construction Law following a recent Court of Appeal ruling that one such case can proceed despite a new basis of claim being pleaded after the expiry of the primary limitation period.

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Site safety action urged after Glasgow art school blaze

Fire risk assessments must be continually reviewed on future construction projects and all site staff should receive specific fire safety training, a report has urged following an investigation into the 2018 fire at the Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh Building.

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Parliament denied greater oversight of delayed projects

Government has rejected a proposal for “intense Parliamentary scrutiny” to be formally triggered when major transport infrastructure projects overrun or overspend beyond certain thresholds during delivery.

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Developer shut down after defrauding investors

A fraudulent property developer which obtained over £1 million from investors by promising misleading fixed returns has been wound up by the High Court.

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Motorway contractors probed in fraud investigation

Criminal prosecutions will not be pursued by National Highways following a probe into suspected fraud, bribery and theft of assets taking place on a scheme to upgrade 38km of the M1 to smart motorway between Milton Keynes and Northampton.

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