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Scottish Cladding Remediation Bill receives royal assent

The Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill that allows the creation of a Cladding Assurance Register to give homeowners and residents confidence in the assessment and remediation works undertaken on their buildings has been given Royal Assent.

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Scottish Procurement Reform Act scrutinised

The Scottish Parliament Economy and Fair Work Committee has called for the government to pursue opportunities for greater consistency and standardisation in the information demanded from suppliers.

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Contractor turning its back on fixed price contracts

M&E contractor NG Bailey says it is turning its back on fixed-price contracts and aims to negotiate directly with end clients.

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Court dismisses weakly pled claim

The Sheriff Appeal Court in Scotland has dismissed an action by a contractor claiming over £110,000 from a property developer, saying the case was flimsily pled.

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Landmark Supreme Court judgment could lead to knee-jerk planning rejections

Resource starved planning authorities could respond to the Supreme Court’s landmark EIA judgment by routinely rejecting any applications with downstream impacts, lawyers warn.

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Court of Session overturns earlier court ruling as claim was time barred

The Inner House of the Scottish Court of Session has overturned an earlier judgement in a dispute between contractor Tilbury Douglas and consulting engineer Arup over design deficiencies in an Edinburgh tunnel.

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Statutory review abandoned after failure to serve applications on time

Reading Borough Council has embarrassingly had to abandon a statutory review against the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Michael Gove, after failing to serve its application to other parties in time. The council looks set to continue to challenge the housing project involved when detailed planning applications are made.

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Consultants want Department of Infrastructure after general election

The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has called on the new government to create a Department of Infrastructure to ensure that investment is strategic and prioritised.

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Government’s climate adaptation plan faces another judicial review next week

The High Court is to hear another claim for judicial review over the government’s climate change policies.

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Contractor fined £2.3 million following fatal accident

BAM Nuttall Ltd has been fined £2.345 million for health and safety breaches following the death of a boatman who drowned during work on weir gates on the River Aire.

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