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Illegal worker clampdown

Construction has been targeted in a Home Office drive to catch illegal immigrants working on sites.

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News in Brief – December 2015

A new online filing and document management system is now available for use by parties litigating in the Rolls Building, which includes the Technology and Construction Court. The new system – Court.CE File – was piloted by the TCC over summer 2015. CE File can be accessed at ce-file.uk

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News in Brief: December 2015

A new online filing and document management system is now available for use by parties litigating in the Rolls Building, which includes the Technology and Construction Court. The new system – Court. CE File – was piloted by the TCC over summer 2015.

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Illegal worker clampdown

Construction has been targeted in a Home Office drive to catch illegal immigrants working on sites.

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New projects authority

Infrastructure UK (IUK) and the Major Projects Authority (MPA) are to merge to form the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA), bringing the government’s major project expertise under one body for the first time.

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Turnover to guide safety fines

Turnover of companies accused of health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences will be taken into account by courts under new ‘definitive guidelines’ for sentencing from the Sentencing Council for England and Wales.

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News in Brief: November 2015

Siemens and Fluor have been fined a total of £650,000 with £376,000 costs for safety breaches that led to a falling wind turbine blade killing one worker and seriously injuring another while it was being loaded onto a barge at Harwich in 2010.

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Blacklisting apologies

Eight major contractors have made apologies for their role in the industry’s blacklisting scandal that has almost reached the High Court where full proceedings begin in mid 2016.

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Framework delayed again

The long delayed government consultancy framework will not now be awarded until May 2016, says the Crown Commercial Service (CCS).

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Arbitration preferred

International arbitration is the most preferred form of dispute resolution for cross-border disputes in the construction industry, according to a new survey from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) in partnership with White & Case.

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