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News in Brief February 2019

RIBA has expressed significant concerns over government plans to introduce flexibility to allow easier change of use of buildings from employment space to residential.

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Construction company fined after fatal fall

London based construction company Formation Construction has been fined £300,000 for health and safety breaches after a worker was killed in a fall.

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Project bank accounts bill gets first reading

A second Private Member’s Bill aimed at improving payments to suppliers has been introduced to the House of Commons by Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams.

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Buffett-backed insurer adds capacity to construction market

An insurer backed by billionaire Warren Buffett is looking to boost much needed capacity in the construction insurance market, which is seeing premium increases and firms struggling to get cover.

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RIBA condemns plan to extend permitted development

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has expressed significant concerns over Government plans to allow greater change of use of buildings from offices to homes.

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Larger role urged for alternative dispute resolution

Establishment of a forum for continuing liaison between judges, legal professionals and other stakeholders to progress the role of alternative dispute resolution has been called for by a working group of the Civil Justice Council.

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Scotland to consult on retentions in construction

The Scottish Government has confirmed plans to consult on the issue of cash retention and improving payment practices in the construction industry this spring.

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TCC overturns adjudicator’s decision over ‘practical completion’

Balfour Beatty has lost a dispute with the University of Warwick over the interpretation of ‘Practical Completion’ after HHJ McKenna overturned an adjudicator’s decision in the Technology and Construction Court.

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Pre-cast product firms admit to cartel activity

Three drainage product manufacturers broke the law by coordinating prices for customers and sharing 90% of the market between themselves, the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found.

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Builder banned for continuing to trade as insolvent firm

A residential builder has been disqualified for continuing to take payments from clients despite his company Montrose Design & Build being insolvent.

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