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Grenfell Inquiry hears call for products ban

An immediate ban should be placed on the use of any form of combustible insulation or cladding, the director of the specialist contractor responsible for the unsafe cladding system installed at Grenfell Tower has told the Inquiry into the 2017 fire, which resumed this week after a summer recess.

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News in Brief: 11 September 2020

Guidance for expert witnesses on participating in remote and virtual hearings has been issued by a committee of leading judges.

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Judges to consider challenge to new planning laws

A legal challenge which aims to halt significant changes to UK planning laws that came into force at the start of this month will be the subject of a rolled up hearing in the High Court in October.

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Covid guidance from JCT

JCT has published a series of new guidance notes setting out information for contract users about the impact of Covid-19 on construction projects and the contractual issues that are arising as a result of the pandemic.

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Disputes avoided after nuclear procurement failure

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has been praised in a National Audit Office report today for avoiding legal disputes since the failure, termination and subsequent renegotiation of a contract to manage the decommissioning of Magnox sites. But the authority needs to get a better handle on the cost of cleaning up the sites, it reports after the estimated figure increased by up to £2.7bn since 2017.

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Risk reform urged to boost private infrastructure

Improved handling of risk will be needed on construction projects in order to help attract more private sector investment in infrastructure at a time when spending is required to spur the UK’s economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis, a new report urges.

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Fines issued over fatal demolition incident

Three construction companies have been fined a combined total of over £250,000 after a worker suffered fatal injuries while demolishing a building in preparation for a development project on the Isle of Wight.

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Procurement must reform to increase transparency

Reforms are urgently needed to bring greater transparency to public procurement, according to a new report which states that the coronavirus pandemic has “laid bare” how opaque procurement systems result in poor value for money.

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Arbitration decision goes against Costain

Costain faces a £45M hole in its finances after arbitrators ruled against the contractor in a dispute with the Welsh Government over responsibility for design information on the A465 Heads of the Valleys road construction project.

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Covid breaches drop on construction sites

Breaches to Covid-19 safe working requirements decreased by 41% on construction sites between 1 June and 31 August according to the Building Safety Group, which reports that more companies are successfully adapting to new ways of working.

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