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Build UK publishes minimum standards for retentions

New minimum standards for the use of cash retentions in construction have been published by trade body Build UK, marking a milestone in its ambition to bring about zero retentions by 2025.

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Construction deaths hit record low

Fatal injuries to construction workers fell to a record low in 2018-19 according to provisional annual figures released this week by the Health and Safety Executive.

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Successful alliancing explored in latest issue

Construction Law’s July issue publishes this week and sees guest editor Professor David Mosey, director of the Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution at King’s College London, examine a successful example of supply chain collaboration.

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Greater use of mediation urged in Scotland

Increasing significantly the use of mediation in Scotland is recommended in a new report published by membership organisation Scottish Mediation to help parties resolve disputes which otherwise end up in the courts.

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Scottish report addresses mandatory versus voluntary mediation

Evidence is lacking that making a referral to mediation mandatory rather than voluntary provides better outcomes, according to a review carried out for the Scottish Government.

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News in Brief – July 2019

Several construction industry bodies have formed a task force to lead the development of a mandatory licencing scheme for all UK construction companies.

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Fresh call for frameworks clearing house

The Civil Engineering Contractors Association has reiterated calls for the Government to establish a ‘clearing house’ to avoid unfair and overlapping framework contracts.

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Settlement reached in Birmingham highways dispute

Birmingham City Council has reached a settlement with highway maintenance contractor Amey to terminate its PFI contract following a lengthy legal dispute between the parties.

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Trio jailed over modern slavery in construction

Three brothers from a Romanian organised crime gang have been sentenced to a combined total of 28 years’ imprisonment for modern slavery and Proceeds of Crime Act offences, involving building sites across London.

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Contracts not being understood

The average value of construction disputes has fallen in the UK in the past year although they are taking 28% longer to resolve, according to the latest Arcadis Global Construction Disputes Report.

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