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Survey to explore trends in arbitration

Views on the evolution of arbitration are sought for a survey being carried out by law firm White & Case LLP in conjunction with the School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).

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Government seeks views on retention

Seven in ten construction contractors with experience of retentions have suffered delays in receiving payment over the last three years, according to new independent research published by government.

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News in Brief – November 2017

Action is being urged to protect the safety of workers on British construction projects after the second phase of a targeted inspection initiative by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) got under way in October. HSE reports that 43 construction workers were fatally injured in 2015–16, and an estimated ten times that number died from construction-related ill health.

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Inquiry into construction quality launched

The Chartered Institute of Building has launched a call for evidence into construction quality as a response to recent, high profile failings including the Grenfell Tower fire and the closure of 17 schools in Edinburgh.

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Scaffolding firm sentenced after electric shock incident

A Swindon based scaffolding company has been fined and its director handed a suspended prison sentence following an incident that left a worker with life changing injuries.

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Liability insurance in the spotlight after Grenfell

The latest issue of Construction Law – Vol 28 No 8 – arrived on subscribers’ desks last week, featuring the usual range of specialist articles from leading legal practitioners.

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JCT releases Tendering Practice Note 2017

The Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) has published the third edition of its Tendering Practice Note, including focus on the preliminary enquiry, invitation to tender (ITT) and assessment and award stages.

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Report highlights Magnox procurement failures

Questions have been raised about the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s ability to manage procurement following the botched Magnox contract which, it is estimated, cost the taxpayer upwards of £122M. The National Audit Office (NAO) published its report on the £6.2Bn contract earlier this week.

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Phase two of construction inspection campaign launched

Action is being urged to ensure the safety of workers is protected on British construction projects after the second phase of a targeted inspection initiative by the Health and Safety Executive got under way earlier this month.

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News in Brief: October 2017

Cherrywood Investments director Michael Holland and site foreman Grant Oakes have been sentenced to nine months in prison each by Lewes Crown Court after being found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the death of carpenter David Clark in Brighton in 2014.

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