Framework Alliance Contract adopted for housing

East Midlands based housing association Futures Housing Group (FHG) has adopted the new Framework Alliance Contract (FAC-1) (CL Vol 27 No 7), hailing it as a groundbreaking procurement initiative making it easier for small businesses to access larger contracts.

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Scotland to remove arbitration act opt-out ability

The Scottish Government is consulting on plans to remove the ability of arbitrating parties to contract out of using the new arbitration law provided for by the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010.

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Firms fined for poor work at height practice

Two roofing companies and one of their directors have been fined this week over the death of a worker who fell through a skylight.

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Report examines hot-tubbing in court

So called ‘hot-tubbing’ in court – whereby experts give evidence concurrently – is improving quality of evidence, saving trial time and helping judges determine disputed issues, a new report has found.

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RICS fines Sweett Group after bribery conviction

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has issued a six figure fine to Sweett Group following its conviction over a bribery offence in the Middle East.

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Manslaughter convictions follow skip fall death

Wolverhampton based skip service company Bilston Skips and its manager have been found guilty of corporate and gross negligence manslaughter following the death of a site worker four years ago.

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Criminal prosecutions possible over Edinburgh Trams failure

An inquiry into the significantly delayed Edinburgh trams project could lead to criminal prosecutions, the inquiry’s chair Lord Hardie has said.

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£7Bn nuclear decommissioning contract wrongly awarded

UK procurement has been put under the spotlight again after the High Court ruled that a £7Bn contract for the decommissioning of a dozen nuclear facilities was improperly awarded by a ‘fudged’ process.

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Latest issue of Construction Law now available

The latest issue of Construction Law is published this week, containing the usual high quality blend of comment and analysis from experts at the UK’s leading law firms:

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Site manager convicted of manslaughter

Building site manager Faruk Patel has been convicted of manslaughter after his disregard for safety resulted in the death of a construction worker in Leicester.

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