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Roads regulator starts investigation into National Highways performance

The Office of Rail and Road is to investigate whether National Highways is taking every action that could 'reasonably be expected' of it to meet its targets under the current Road Investment Strategy which has a year to run.

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Court rejects attempt to force engineer to produce a collateral warranty

The Scottish Court of Session has ruled that a structural engineer could not be compelled to execute and deliver a collateral warranty in favour of the landowner more than five years after the conclusion of a contract between the engineer and the project’s contractor which created the obligation to produce a warranty that was never complied with.

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Government urged to scrap tax cut plans and increase public investment

A report from independent think tank the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has urged the government to boost public investment rather than implement ‘tax giveaways’.

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HS2 slammed for failure to provide value for money

The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says that HS2 now represents very poor value for money and neither the Department for Transport (DfT) or HS2 Ltd knows what the final benefits of the project will be. Costs have continued to escalate and neither the DfT or HS2 know how much the project will now cost, a PAC report says.

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Edinburgh consults on extension of controversial tramline

The City of Edinburgh Council has put the proposed construction of a new £2 billion tramline in the city to public consultation.

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Bid to overturn bid rigging disqualification rejected by High Court

The High Court has rejected an application to be able to continue as a director from one of the directors disqualified over illegally rigging bids for demolition and asbestos removal contracts in 2023.

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Construction Law latest print issue published

Our first issue of 2024 Construction Law print version will be landing on subscriber’s desks around now, with the usual blend of insight, analysis and news vital to anyone involved in the legal and contractual aspects of the industry.

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Review clears Teesworks of corruption allegations

The delayed independent review into claims surrounding finances at the Teesworks development has found no evidence of corruption or illegality.

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Complete designs not needed for Building Control approval

The Building Safety Regulator has confirmed that high-rise residential blocks will not always need to have a complete design in order to receive building control approval.

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Research confirms UK construction costs higher than EU countries

The UK is burdened with significantly higher construction costs than European peers, research to be published next week will confirm.

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