Brace for rise in disputes, industry warned

Significant growth in the number of legal claims seen across the construction sector due to the impacts of Covid-19 on projects is expected to trigger a rise in formal disputes this year.

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Scottish sites continue work through latest lockdown

Construction sites in Scotland are not being asked to close during the country’s current national lockdown but may continue operating under the latest safety guidance in a move that has been welcomed by lawyers and the industry.

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Firms told to follow guidance as Covid threat grows

The Construction Leadership Council has urged industry to uphold “the highest possible standards” of Covid-safe working on sites after new Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng restated the government’s position that construction activity should continue throughout the current lockdown.

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Carillion directors face disqualification orders

Eight former directors of collapsed construction outsourcer Carillion face potential bans after it emerged that the government has launched legal action against them “in the public interest”.

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Building safety plans for Wales set out

Major reforms to the way multi-occupied residential buildings are designed, built and managed in Wales have been set out in a new Building Safety White Paper. The Welsh Government claims the changes proposed amount to the most extensive building safety reforms in the UK following the Grenfell Tower Fire of 2017.

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Lawyers and industry welcome EU trade deal

Striking of a Trade & Cooperation Agreement with the European Union has been hailed as “a welcome relief” by the construction sector, but the deal signals significant changes ahead for the industry according to lawyers.

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Arconic employees urged to give Grenfell evidence

Current and former executives of cladding specialist Arconic who are refusing to present oral evidence to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry due to a 1968 French law have been urged to “step up to the plate” by the UK’s Building Safety Minister.

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Social value procurement model takes effect

Firms bidding for government contracts worth over £10M must now demonstrate how they plan to deliver wider social value benefits under new procurement rules which came into force on 1 January.

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Procurement shake up needed for large projects

Shaking up the way the sector runs procurement to shift away from contract awards based on cheapest price and take a more constructive approach to risk allocation is urged to improve the delivery of infrastructure projects in a new report.

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Controversial development returns to Planning Inspectorate

The Planning Inspectorate will look again at whether to recommend the controversial Westferry Printworks development in east London for approval after Housing, Communities & Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick reopened the planning inquiry into the £1Bn scheme.

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