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Firms fined total of £750,000 over fatal accident

Two companies have been fined a total of over £600,000 after a worker died following a fall from the roof of a building site in Warrington. Another company was fined £120,000 at an earlier hearing for health and safety breaches relating to the same incident.

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Government makes ‘timebound’ commitment to use procurement to lower carbon emissions

The UK government has joined other leading industrial nations in promising to adopt timebound commitments to use public procurement to reduce carbon emissions. Lowering carbon emissions is likely to feature prominently in future construction and other contracts.

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Fines and costs of £993,000 imposed on roofers after HSE prosecution

Roofing company Mitie Tilley Roofing Limited has been fined a total of £881,000 plus over £112,000 costs after two workers were seriously injured during two separate incidents.

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Government unprepared for extreme weather events

Independent public spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) says the government is underprepared for extreme weather events such as severe floods which have the potential to cause significant disruption and damage to infrastructure.

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Construction Law latest print issue published

The latest issue of Construction Law is arriving on the desks of subscribers to our print edition, with the acclaimed blend of news, reviews and insight from leading construction specialist lawyers and the journal’s own specialist journalists. Below, you can find details about how to join them with a personal subscription.

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The moment of truth – making a claim

Our insurance expert John D Wright of JD Risk Associates looks at the process of making a claim under an insurance policy, which generate a lot of court attention. There are pitfalls for the unwary, he warns - and for the insurers as well.

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MPs have no confidence in hospital delivery promises

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says in a report that it has no confidence government will deliver on promises made in 2020 to build 40 new hospitals.

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School buildings deterioration unacceptable and alarming, say MPs

The lack of basic information from the Department for Education (DfE) on the concrete crisis in schools is both shocking and disappointing, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) warns in a new report.

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Record fines for fire risks

A landlord and a property management company have been given record fines after being found guilty of putting tenants at risk following a Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council investigation and prosecution.

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News in Brief; December 2023

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has put two ‘working papers’, on housing developer’s landbanks and on planning, out to consultation for feedback on its assessment of the use of landbanks and how new homes are delivered, and on how planning rules may be impacting competition.

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