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Interserve fined for complacency over data breach

Interserve Group has been fined £4.4 million for breaching data protection law. The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s independent regulator for data protection and information rights law – found that the construction company failed to put appropriate security measures in place to prevent a cyber attack.

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Australian dispute erodes Laing O’Rourke profits

Major contractor Laing O’Rourke has reported a £75.7 million hole in its finances, reflecting an adjustment to recoverable costs in relation to a disputed contract in Australia which was terminated in 2017.

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Council defends court challenge from terminated contractor

Administrators of an insolvent contractor have failed in an attempt to win £1.7 million in compensation following the company’s early termination on a project to construct Blackburn Bus Station, which led to the firm’s collapse.

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Water company fined after failed infrastructure causes pollution

Anglian Water has received combined fines totalling over £1.2 million in two separate court cases after causing a series of pollution incidents in watercourses in the East of England due to blockages and broken infrastructure.

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Government opts against appeal over net zero ruling 

Government has confirmed that it will not appeal a High Court ruling which earlier this year found the Net Zero Strategy to be in breach of obligations under the Climate Change Act.

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Groundworks firm sentenced for petrol fire injury

A Kent-based groundworks contractor has been issued with a fine after a worker sustained serious burns in an incident sparked by petrol being thrown on a bonfire at a residential development site.

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Ruling made in long-running PFI hospital dispute

A PFI project company has secured a significant High Court judgment against a building contractor in a dispute arising from defects in the design and construction of an oncology centre at Europe’s largest teaching hospital.

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Call for taskforce to lead sustainable building policy

Reform of housing and building policy should be driven by a new cross-industry taskforce which would place safety, resilience and sustainability at the heart of decision making for the built environment, a coalition of businesses has urged.

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Firm fined over worker risk on warehouse renovation

A building company has been fined after putting workers at risk of falling from height during the refurbishment of a former warehouse building in London, and for breaching a Prohibition Notice.

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Highways suppliers to be held accountable on social value

Contractors and suppliers working on the strategic road network will be held to account over the delivery of social value outcomes on contracts within two years, under plans set out by National Highways.

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