Competition watchdog clarifies policy on collusion over sustainability plans

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued draft guidance that is intended to ease antitrust restrictions on climate change initiatives following claims that businesses feared collaboration on sustainability policies could expose them to charges of collusion.

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New client guide from CIOB

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is launching a range of resources designed to help construction clients achieve better project outcomes and create more value.

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New and proposed legislation: State of play table 277

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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Government interventionist role increases

The UK government will help more than 300 energy-intensive companies to cope with the soaring cost of power, which will come as welcome news to a wide range of industries that serve construction.

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Legal terms explained: ‘Warehousing’

Although not a technical term, ‘warehousing’ refers to the conduct of a claimant who commences proceedings but unilaterally decides to put the claim on hold for a substantial period of time. Warehousing can be an abuse of process and grounds for a claim to be struck out, even where no prejudice is caused to the defendant.

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High Court to hear claims that Government plan breaches 700 year old common law

Two judicial review claims against government plans to reduce the discharge of untreated sewage into rivers and other bodies of water in England have been given approval to proceed by the High Court.

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Lendlease settles out of court in PFI hospital dispute

A £140 million legal dispute between Northumbria Healthcare NHS trust and Lendlease over allegations of defective work on a hospital has been settled out of court.

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Fast track infrastructure planning to be trialled

The government has published a cross departmental ‘action plan’ to speed up the passage of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) through the planning process following announcement recently of a range of related initiatives. 

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News in brief: March 2023

Network Rail has selected its four main partners for a performance-based alliance to deliver the Southern Region’s £9bn programme of renewals over the next 10 years. The new performance based alliance, called the Southern Integrated Delivery (SID), has been developed following a two and a half cross-industry consultation and is based on Institution of Civil Engineers Project 13 principles.

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Advanced Procurement Agency at heart of call for reform

Science, technology and innovation are at the heart of the UK’s future and procurement and infrastructure policies have key roles to play in producing the necessary conditions for fostering them, say former Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Conservative Party leader William Hague in a joint report.

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