New government procurement guidance

On 13 December 2016 the government published Procurement Policy Note 11/16 (PPN) updating its procurement guidance on the use of steel in infrastructure projects.

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Legal terms explained: Concurrent delay

Concurrent delay arises when there are two (or more) events causing critical delay both of which are of approximately equal causative potency.

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Suppliers lose out over cash retention

The UK’s top 12 construction companies are owed over £1bn in cash retentions by their clients but are passing 80 per cent of the bill down the supply chain, estimates the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group.

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Inquiry slams quality approach

Construction’s quality assurance procedures have been heavily criticised by an independent inquiry into defective walls in Edinburgh schools that has also highlighted ‘surprising’ features of the construction contracts used.

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Large health and safety fines on the rise

Instances of fines over £1m being handed to businesses following health and safety accidents and near misses increased six-fold in 2016 following the introduction of new sentencing guidelines a year ago.

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News in Brief: March 2017

Proposals to make the dispute process for the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) ‘Fee for Intervention’ (FFI) cost recovery scheme fully independent are to be consulted on.

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Matron could cure schools of scandal

Private finance type contracts came under harsh scrutiny by the inquiry into the buildings defects that led to the collapse of a school wall in Edinburgh in April 2016.  

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Suppliers lose out over construction cash retention

The UK’s top 12 construction companies are owed over £1Bn in cash retentions by their clients but are passing 80% of the bill down the supply chain, estimates the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group.

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Contractor sentenced after roof fall death

A Manchester roofing contractor has been given a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to health and safety breaches that led to the death of an employee.

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Has adjudication had its day?

The first issue of Construction Law of 2017 is with subscribers today, containing its trademark blend of expert legal opinion on current key topics and news of developments affecting law and procurement in the industry.

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