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Scots procurement reform

Scottish public procurement comes into line with the rest of the UK this month (April) with implementation of two European Union Directives applying to contracting authorities and utilities and a Directive on concession contracts.

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Budget backs BIM level three

The government has made a Budget commitment to development and rolling out of Building Information Modelling (BIM) level three despite deep uncertainty over whether the industry is ready for its mandate for BIM level two which comes into force this month (April).

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News in Brief: April 2016

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has rejected UCATT claims that there has been a rise in prosecution delays and a fall in convictions following construction deaths.

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Murphy loses case over delayed East London power plant

Civil engineering contractor J Murphy & Sons has lost a battle in the High Court to stop the client of its Combined Heat and Intelligent Power Plant project in East London calling an on demand performance bond.

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Water tank firms admit to illegal cartel

Three businesses have agreed to pay fines totalling more than £2.6M after they admitted to taking part in an illegal cartel relating to the supply of cylindrical galvanised steel tanks in the UK.

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JCT details released

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Natural justice appeal fails

The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has supported an application to enforce an adjudicator’s decision in a £10 million dispute over works at an unnamed UK gas power plant. 

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Common sense test applied

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News in Brief: March 2016

Contractors are being advised by Build UK to take care when using two forms of contract published by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) due to concerns over the balance of risk between the parties.

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News in Brief – January/February 2016

The revised Construction Adjudication Practice Guideline for the Jurisdiction of the UK Construction Adjudicator became effective from 1 January 2016.

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