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News in Brief: March 2020

Cost of professional indemnity (PI) insurance has risen sharply for civil engineering contractors in recent months, new research says.

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Grenfell inquiry participants granted witness immunity

Oral evidence given by participants in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry will not be used in any criminal proceedings against them after an undertaking was provided by the Attorney General.

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Retentions consultation results finally published by government

More than 80% of respondents to the government’s consultation on cash retentions under construction contracts felt that existing measures were ineffective in addressing the challenges of prompt release and security of retentions.

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Fine issued for fatal power pole incident

Engineering and technology firm SPIE Ltd has been fined after a child was fatally injured when he was trapped between an unsecured power pole – which rolled from the top of an embankment – and a fence.

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One in three firms believe price fixing is legal

The Competition & Markets Authority has launched a fresh campaign against cartel practices in the construction industry after research found that almost a third of firms believe price fixing is acceptable.

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Materials firm fined over rock belt injury

Construction materials company Saint-Gobain has been fined £400,000 after an employee suffered serious injuries when a rock handling belt failed at the company’s plant in Barrow-Upon-Soar, Leicestershire.

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Immunity requests cause further delay to Grenfell Inquiry

Evidence hearings for the Grenfell Tower Inquiry are now expected to resume in March following an impending decision by the Attorney General on whether to grant key corporate witnesses criminal immunity.

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Disclosure Pilot progress welcomed by judges

A mandatory Disclosure Pilot Scheme is ‘working well’ in the Technology & Construction Court according to judges and has been welcomed by the parties to litigation, the TCC’s Annual Report says.

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Major contractors return to Prompt Payment Code

Several major construction companies including Balfour Beatty, Ferrovial Agroman, Kier and Laing O’Rourke have been reinstated to the Prompt Payment Code after demonstrating improved compliance.

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New adjudication model supports low value claims

Construction SMEs will be more easily able to resolve small dispute claims following the launch of a new model adjudication procedure for low value disputes in March.

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