Lanes fined after ladder fall at Brent Cross

Drainage specialist Lanes Group has been fined £500,00 after an employee suffered a fall from a ladder while cutting back vegetation at a viaduct on the London Underground’s Northern Line.

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Build UK publishes minimum standards for retentions

New minimum standards for the use of cash retentions in construction have been published by trade body Build UK, marking a milestone in its ambition to bring about zero retentions by 2025.

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Construction deaths hit record low

Fatal injuries to construction workers fell to a record low in 2018-19 according to provisional annual figures released this week by the Health and Safety Executive.

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Successful alliancing explored in latest issue

Construction Law’s July issue publishes this week and sees guest editor Professor David Mosey, director of the Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution at King’s College London, examine a successful example of supply chain collaboration.

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Greater use of mediation urged in Scotland

Increasing significantly the use of mediation in Scotland is recommended in a new report published by membership organisation Scottish Mediation to help parties resolve disputes which otherwise end up in the courts.

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How can lawyers create a successful alliance?

Guest editor Professor David Mosey, Director of the Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution at King’s College London, examines a successful example of supply chain collaboration and argues that it should boost public sector clients’ confidence that they can take a lead in creating contractually robust alliances.

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Reports from the courts – July 2019

Andrew Croft and Ben Spannuth of Beale & Company Solicitors LLP provide our regular round up of cases of most interest to construction, focusing on a rare example of a court refusing to enforce an adjudication due to fraud; and a decision that might result in an increase in collateral warranties being sought by house purchasers.

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Collaborative construction’s time has come

Editor Nick Barrett reports on two new books that stress the need for systemic change in construction’s procurement and contractual procedures, and suggest ways forward. Real life examples show it can be done, he says.

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Construction Law Guide to: Practical completion

Our latest Construction Law Guide from Tom Manley of DLA Piper explains what practical completion means and examines some of the issues surrounding it.

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Witness conferencing in international arbitration

David Robertson, Emma Knight and Frederic Akiki of White & Case LLP examine the use of witness conferencing – often used in complex disputes – in international arbitration. It can be a powerful tool for expeditious and cost-effective hearings of contested witness evidence, they argue.

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