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Training initiative targets slavery in construction

Modern slavery in construction is to be targeted by a new project developed by Willmott Dixon and funded by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).

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CPRC to examine hot tubbing report

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) is to consider the recommendations of a report on concurrent expert evidence in court – known as ‘hot tubbing’ – which was published by the Civil Justice Council in August.

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JCT update on standard contracts

Chair of the Joint Contracts Tribunal Richard Saxon provided an update on JCT contracts for attendees to the Scottish Building Contract Committee’s annual conference.

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News in Brief: December 2016

London Underground (LU) has been fined £500,000 for health and safety breaches after a worker fell from a tower scaffold while cleaning a former lift shaft at South Kentish Town in 2014, suffering a number of injuries.

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Arbitration rule changes

The International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Court) has amended its rules to increase the efficiency and transparency of ICC arbitrations.

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New standard to combat bribery

Measures to help organisations combat bribery are set out in a new ISO standard – ISO 37001 – which it is hoped will assist UK companies and other organisations turn the legal requirements of the 2010 Bribery Act into practical measures.

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Open tenders ‘not sustainable’

Growing use of open tenders by clients encourages too many bidders and has been identified as a key contributor to unsustainably escalating bidding costs by civil engineering contractors, says the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA).

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December issue of Construction Law out soon

The December issue of Construction Law will be posted to subscribers on 6 December. As well as the usual popular features like the Legislation State of Play Table and our Reports from the Courts series there are in depth articles explaining the background to current legal issues.

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International standard launched to combat bribery

Measures to help organisations combat bribery are set out in a new ISO standard – ISO 37001 – which it is hoped will assist UK companies and other organisations turn the legal requirements of the 2010 Bribery Act into practical measures.

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Standard Building Contract launched for 2016

The Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) has released the 2016 edition of its Standard Building Contract family, including several new additions and adjustments.

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