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Construction Law publishes October 2021 issue

A Supreme Court ruling with implications for interpreting liquidated damages clauses, the role of adjudication in construction and proposed changes to building safety legislation are among topics covered in the latest printed edition of Construction Law which reached subscribers this week.

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Carbon reduction enshrined in procurement rules

Companies bidding for work on large Government projects must set out carbon reduction plans and commit to achieving net zero or face exclusion under new procurement rules which are now in force.

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Planning reform proposals set out to speed up consents

Key elements of the planning regime for major infrastructure need reviewing to help modernise and speed up the sometimes onerous process of gaining consent for projects, according to a new paper from the National Infrastructure Planning Association.

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Collaboration targeted through southern rail contracts

Network Rail is seeking to achieve a step change to how railway works are delivered in its southern region through the adoption of Project 13’s principles of collaboration under a new contracts arrangement worth up to £9.6Bn.

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Fine issued after worker suffers football stadium fall

A construction firm has been fined after a worker fell 11 metres down a stairwell at a football stadium in Hertfordshire when the concrete floor he was working on collapsed, suffering partial paralysis.

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Construction pipeline hailed by lawyers

Plans to invest £650 billion on new infrastructure over the next decade have been welcomed by construction lawyers. Government’s latest National Construction & Infrastructure Pipeline details future planned procurements and represents the highest level of investment ever reported.

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Contractual pressures limit Covid safe collaboration

Modified working practices and Covid control measures introduced to construction sites have been largely successful in limiting transmission of the virus, new research has claimed.

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Product verification scheme launched

A new Code for Construction Product Information has been published to help tackle “disingenuous” marketing practices and the provision of misleading information by manufacturers, which have come to light in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire.

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News in Brief October 2021

A public inquiry into the construction of major hospitals in Glasgow and Edinburgh where issues with key building systems triggered patient health and wellbeing concerns has started taking oral evidence.

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Covid insolvency protections lifted

Temporary legislation placing restrictions on statutory demands and winding up petitions has been lifted this week following its introduction last year to help protect firms from insolvency during the Covid-19 crisis. A “fairly immediate” increase in the number of construction firms entering insolvency is now expected, according to lawyers.

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