Research project launched into construction adjudication

A new research partnership has been established to explore the experience of adjudication in the UK construction sector. The Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution at King’s College London and the Adjudication Society are collaborating on the three year project.

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Site guard froze to death at Ayrshire windfarm

Two companies have been fined a combined total of almost £900,000 following an incident where a security guard at a windfarm development in Ayrshire, Scotland, died after being found face down and hypothermic in deep snow.

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Bill proposes compulsory licences for domestic builders

A Private Member’s Bill calling for the mandatory licensing of construction companies to help protect consumers from unscrupulous builders is set to be debated in the House of Commons at its Second Reading today (Friday 19 November).

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Amey fined for unsafe lift on railway project

Contractor Amey Rail has been fined £600,000 for health and safety breaches after an excavator vehicle overturned during work to modify track layout as part of the reconstruction of Market Harborough station in Leicestershire.

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Contractor loses appeal over payment for defective aggregates

The High Court has dismissed an appeal by contractor Readie Construction after the firm was ordered to pay over £224,000 to a supplier for allegedly defective aggregate that “liquefied and turned into slurry” in heavy rainfall.

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Rail suppliers commit to carbon reduction targets

Commitments have been secured from half of Network Rail’s suppliers to join a Science Based Targets initiative on cutting carbon emissions, following engagement by the rail infrastructure owner’s commercial and procurement team.

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Scottish planning framework signals greater climate focus

Planning applications in Scotland will have to demonstrate how the development helps meet the country’s target to cut emissions to net zero by 2045 in order to get approval under new proposals set out by the Scottish Government this week.

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Construction net zero roadmap launched at COP26

Urgent government action and a transformative shift in industry practices are needed for the built environment sector to achieve net zero by 2050 including regulation of embodied carbon for new buildings, a report published during the COP26 climate conference says.

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Court allows pause for adjudication in Glasgow hospital dispute

Scotland’s Court of Session has agreed to pause proceedings in the NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde health board’s claim for almost £73 million in damages relating to defects in the construction of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital while adjudication is pursued.

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Steel worker killed in galvanizing explosion

A company specialising in hot dip galvanizing for the corrosion protection of steelwork has been fined £266,000 after an employee was fatally injured when a steel brace exploded and struck him during the galvanizing process.

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