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British standard updated for temporary works in construction

New guidance on all aspects of temporary works within the construction industry has been issued by the British Standards Institution (BSI) to help improve health and safety controls.

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Call for rail worker safety reforms after near miss

Reforms to Network Rail’s use of lookouts for track maintenance works have been urged following a near miss between a speeding train and a track worker at Peterborough last summer.

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In-house counsel face insurance crisis

An insurance crisis means challenging times ahead for in-house counsel, writes guest editor Bruce Hepburn of insurance consultants Mactavish in the latest edition of Construction Law, which lands on subscribers’ desks this week.

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Company and director fined for unsafe asbestos removal

Construction company Sherwood Homes and its director Peter Kiely have been ordered to pay a combined total of almost £200,000 after failing to ensure the safe removal of asbestos during demolition work.

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News in Brief – June 2019

The Joint Contracts Tribunal has released a new practice note providing up to date guidance for using JCT contracts on construction projects where Building Information Modelling is to be used.

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Arbitration survey launched on resolving international construction disputes

Queen Mary University of London's School of International Arbitration has launched its ninth major empirical international arbitration survey, which this year focuses on efficiency in resolving international construction disputes.

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Build UK advises on contract terms to avoid

Six contract terms that should be avoided in order to foster greater collaboration, fairer allocation of risk through the supply chain and better project outcomes have been set out by Build UK.

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New tools launched to tackle modern slavery on site

Construction site inductions are set to include advice on spotting signs of modern slavery and labour exploitation, following collaboration between the Gangmasters & Labour Abuse Authority and leading contractors.

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Practice note published for BIM and JCT contracts

The Joint Contracts Tribunal has released a new practice note providing up to date guidance for using JCT contracts on construction projects where Building Information Modelling is to be used.

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Rethink urged over High Speed 2 appraisal

Costs on High Speed 2 “do not appear to be under control” and the project’s business case is in urgent need of a new appraisal, says the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee in a new report.

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