News in Brief: November 2018

Over half of UK legal services firms say they are ‘not well prepared’ to counter threats related to a No Deal Brexit, according to a study by Thomson Reuters, Oxford Economics and the Law Society of England and Wales.

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New initiative must not be old wine in new bottles

Chancellor Philip Hammond has surprised few with his Budget announcement that the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is to be no more – the share prices of contractors and infrastructure funds were untouched by the news.

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NEC4 practice note released on modular construction

NEC has issued a free practice note explaining how the NEC4 suite of contracts can be used to support the use of offsite modular construction.

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Legal services sector pessimistic on Brexit impacts

Over half of UK legal services firms say they are ‘not well prepared’ to counter threats related to a possible No Deal Brexit, according to a new report.

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Authorities failing to spend infrastructure levy

Councils have been holding back money collected from property developers which was intended to fund local infrastructure improvements, new research reveals.

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Interim contract binding on liability, rules appeal court

The Court of Appeal has overturned a TCC decision which could have cost consultant Arcadis millions of pounds in claims.

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NAO calls for more transparency over project outcomes

Monitoring of the Government’s biggest and riskiest infrastructure projects has improved, but more transparency is needed about the benefits delivered to ensure value for taxpayers, says a new report by the National Audit Office (NAO).

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Machine incident lands fine for brick manufacturer

Construction materials firm Forterra has been fined following a machinery incident that left a worker with serious injuries.

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Inquiry launched on major project management

Government’s management of capital infrastructure projects will be scrutinised by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee following the launch of a new inquiry.

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