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Fine for Lendlease in falling glass case

Construction contractor Lendlease has been ordered to pay £14.8M by the High Court following a series of plate glass window failures on a tower it had redeveloped in the City of London.

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New approach to procurement urged

Government should rethink its approach to public sector procurement in order to deliver greater social value for local economies and drive innovation according to procurement specialist Scape.

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New partner joins Healys construction team

Michael Janney has joined UK based law firm Healys as a partner in its construction and dispute resolution teams. Michael has over 36 years of experience acting in major contentious construction and engineering cases in the UK and internationally.

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London contractors fined after fall from height

Two London based construction contractors have been fined more than £200,000 after a worker suffered fractures to both of his feet and deep cuts to his head and arms as a result of a fall from height.

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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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