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Consultation launched on manslaughter sentencing

Proposed new guidelines that cover how courts should sentence those convicted of gross negligence manslaughter offences in England and Wales are now being consulted upon.

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Judge named to chair Grenfell inquiry

Former Lord Justice of Appeal Sir Martin Moore-Bick has been appointed to chair the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire. Prime Minister Theresa May announced the appointment, made on the recommendation of the Lord Chief Justice, last week.

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Two jailed after trench collapse death

Two men have been sentenced to jail – including one convicted of gross negligence manslaughter ­– following the death of a worker at a building site nearly three years ago.

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Time to refocus on quality

Construction Law’s July issue – Vol 28 No 6 – landed on subscribers' desks this week, giving them a wide range of specialist articles from leading law firms to keep them abreast of the key legal and procurement issues that are vital to business.

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Health and safety fines on the rise as fatalities fall

Fines issued to companies for health and safety offences have increased by 43% in a year under new sentencing guidelines while the overall number of work related fatalities reduced last year.

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NEC4 supports digitalisation and collaboration

Head of Construction at the Cabinet Office Dr David Hancock has welcomed the launch of NEC4 which he says will play a key role in the construction industry’s ‘digital revolution’.

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NEC4 suite of contracts launched

The new NEC4 suite of contracts was formally launched in June at the NEC Users’ Group Annual Seminar in London. NEC4 is an evolution of the successful NEC3 and has been designed based on feedback from users and industry as well as emerging best practice and government priorities.

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Five more defective schools found in Edinburgh

Building defects have been discovered at five further schools in Edinburgh, a city council representative has revealed to MSPs as part of an inquiry into the safety of school buildings in Scotland.

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News in Brief: July 2017

Dissertations amassed by the Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution at King’s College, London represent an ‘astonishing collection of expertise’ and efforts should turn to cataloguing each piece of work. This is the view of the Centre’s founding director Professor John Uff of Keating Chambers who delivered a presentation to the Centre’s 30th anniversary conference in June on the impact of three decades of construction law.

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Government urged to commit to major projects

Politicians must take decisive action to get key infrastructure projects including Heathrow’s third runway and Crossrail 2 moving, influential policy expert Lord Andrew Adonis has urged.

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