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SSE wins compensation over Glendoe hydro dispute

Energy firm SSE Generation has won more than £100M in compensation from Hochtief following an appeal court ruling over the collapse of a tunnel at the Glendoe hydroelectric scheme.

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Court rules against Kier in claims deadline case

Kier must pay contractor RG Carter for remedial work the latter agreed to carry out on a school building that it had built in Lincolnshire, which suffered problems with water ingress. The High Court ruled in favour of RG Carter’s demand for £205,908 despite Kier’s argument that the claim was statute barred under the Limitations Act 1980.

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Call for councils to learn from Edinburgh schools disaster

All councils must learn lessons to maintain the safety of public buildings following the collapse of a wall at Oxgangs Primary School in Edinburgh two years ago, Audit Scotland’s Accounts Commission has urged.

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KDS fined over safety breach

Construction firm KDS has been fined £70,000 for safety breaches after one of its employees suffered life threatening injuries while working on a project in Sheffield.

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The National Infrastructure Commission Annual Monitoring Report 2018

Part of the remit of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), which was formally established in January 2017, in addition to providing advice on national infrastructure priorities, is to hold the government to account for delivering on its promises.

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News in Brief – April 2018

Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine must pay back over £1m to Almacantar after losing a legal battle over the £100m redevelopment of London’s Centre Point Tower.

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Aldous Bill garners wide support

Over 60 trade bodies have so far rallied behind Sir Peter Aldous MP’s efforts to reform damaging payment practices and abuse in the construction industry.

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£6m Carillion adviser payments to be scrutinized

Payments made by Carillion to advisers in the days leading up to the firm’s liquidation will be examined by the Insolvency Service, Business Secretary Greg Clark has said.

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Call for Government to intervene on retentions

Government should intervene on retentions if the construction industry is to be ‘match-fit’ post Brexit, warns guest editor Cecily Davis of Fieldfisher in Construction Law’s April issue.

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Industry urges quality management improvements

Over three quarters of construction professionals believe quality management is currently inadequate within the industry, reports the CIOB following a recent call for evidence by its Construction Quality Commission.

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