New and proposed legislation: State of play table 283

This table, prepared by Barrett Byrd Associates, provides a regularly amended guide to new and proposed legislation that will affect the construction industry. In addition to EU Directives and UK legislation, the table includes notes highlighting discussion papers issued by both government and non-government organisations, and commentary on the latest developments.

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Legal terms explained: Expert evidence in construction disputes

Given their highly technical and complex nature, construction disputes very often involve expert evidence. In some cases, the outcome of a dispute will turn in large part on the expert evidence presented in the proceedings.

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Transport Scotland introduces NEC4 on problem road project

Transport Scotland has given launched a new procurement for the £150 million dualling of the A9 between Tomatin and Moy that will use the NEC4 contract.

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Sizewell C challenge goes ahead

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling that a group campaigning against the construction of Sizewell C nuclear power station could not apply for judicial review, days before a government search for private investors was launched.

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Edinburgh Tram inquiry report slams procurement

Major failings in the procurement and project management processes are blamed for cost over runs and late delivery of the Edinburgh trams project in the report of the inquiry set up to investigate what went wrong.

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News in Brief: October 2023

Network Rail was fined £6.7 million after pleading guilty at the High Court in Aberdeen to health and safety failings over a rail derailment that claimed the lives of three people near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, in 2020.

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Procurement slammed in Edinburgh Tram inquiry report

It has been obvious for some years that things had gone badly wrong at the Edinburgh Tram Project: any project that doubles in price and is delivered 12 years late despite having been significantly cut back in scope has obviously gone off the rails.

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No decision on HS2 until end of November?

HS2 contractors and other suppliers could be left with uncertainty over the future of the project for another two months following reports that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering delays or cancellation of parts of the railway.

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Workers death leads to heavy fine

Tarmac Aggregates Limited has been fined £1,275,000 and ordered to pay £200,000 costs after pleading guilty to breaching Section 2(1) and Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.

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CLC announces plan to boost industry productivity by 25%

The Construction Leadership Council has published a report containing ‘first of a kind’ analysis exploring the potential for the UK industry to transform its productivity, identifying three areas where billions of pounds of savings could be made, or additional value generated for the UK economy.

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