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Commentary: Waste management company fined following amputation incident

A recent health and safety case which saw a young site worker lose his leg highlights important lessons for construction sites, writes Ben Pepper, an Associate Solicitor in the complex injury department at Bolt Burdon Kemp.

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Long term procurement encouraged for modern construction

Adoption of long term procurement strategies and collaborative call off contracts is encouraged to deliver successful modern methods of construction investments, writes guest editor Professor David Mosey of King’s College London in the latest edition of Construction Law.

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Ryhurst loses procurement case over abandoned hospital deal

Contractor Ryhurst has lost a High Court challenge against an NHS Trust that it accused of breaking Public Contract Regulations over a decision to abandon procurement for a strategic estates partnership contract.

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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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