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New JCT Chair appointed

The Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) has appointed Richard Saxon CBE as its new chair, following Peter Hibberd standing down after 15 years with the organisation.

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Design framework re-procures

The government’s stalled £750 million Project Management and Full Design Team Services Framework will be subject to further delay of at least another nine months, which will mean it starts two and a half years later than planned.

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New route for highways

The Highways Agency became a government owned Strategic Highways Company called Highways England from 1 April, with a new post of Highways Monitor created within the Office of Rail Regulation to oversee its operation.

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Legal terms explained: Letters of intent

A letter of intent usually expresses an intention to enter into a contract and, meanwhile authorises a party to carry out various activities for which the party will be entitled to payment under the letter of intent.

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News in Brief: March 2015

The Scottish government is launching a consultation on changes to public procurement rules arising from three new EU Directives concerned with Public Procurement, Concessions and Utilities contracts that must be implemented into new Scottish regulations by 18 April 2016.

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Late payment consultation

The Department for Business Innovation and Skills has launched a consultation on plans to bring in new laws to tackle late payments that includes giving industry trade groups powers to challenge unfair practices.

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New procurement rules in force

The implementing legislation for giving force to the new EU public sector procurement regulations was laid before Parliament on 5 February, with the new rules taking effect from 26 February.

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Payments regulator call

Research from the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group (SECG) has revealed widespread poor payment practices among public sector construction clients.

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News in Brief: January 2015

Wiltshire stonemasons Cavendish Masonry Ltd has been fined £150,000 and ordered to pay over £87,000 costs after being found guilty of corporate manslaughter over an accident that killed employee David Evans in February 2010.

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Anti Z clause campaign

The NEC has launched a campaign to warn against the misuse of Z clauses which are said to be increasing ambiguity and costs when added to NEC contracts.

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