New and proposed legislation: State of play table 238

This table, prepared by Dentons UK and Middle East LLP, provides a regularly amended guide to new and proposed legislation that will affect the construction industry. In addition to EU Directives and UK legislation, the table includes notes highlighting discussion papers issued by both government and non-government organisations, and commentary on the latest developments.

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Building trust: Supplier Code of Conduct v2

The Government Commercial Function has updated its Supplier Code of Conduct v2 and, in doing so, has underlined its commitment to work with suppliers to build trust to deliver better public services and better value.

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Legal Terms Explained: The Disclosure Pilot Scheme

The Disclosure Pilot Scheme (DPS) is a two-year scheme that commenced on 1 January 2019 in the Business and Property Courts (including the TCC). It alters the previously established regime under the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) governing the parties’ exchange of documents in the course of proceedings.

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Treasury consults on private infrastructure investment

Government is seeking responses to a consultation on its approach to supporting private investment in infrastructure ahead of the UK’s likely exit from the European Investment Bank.

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Outsourcing reform urged after Interserve failure

Specialist contractors are calling for an end to the policy of letting high value contracts to outsourcers after the collapse of construction company Interserve in March.

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Firm lands large fine after fatal wall collapse

Construction firm Capstone Building has been fined £900,000 after the death of an employee who suffered head injuries when a wall collapsed on a site at Lyme Regis.

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News in Brief: April 2019

A company has been fined over £1.8m after two workers investigating a roof leak fell over 4m through a roof light and suffered serious injuries.

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Construction remains cartel target

The Brexit debacle still winds its weary way through the news and analysis pages, although nothing substantive seems to change in the original entrenched positions of our politicians. Business life continues but there are anecdotal noises from the industry that contracts aren’t being signed against the drawn out, uncertain background.

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Report deems construction procurement unsustainable

Procurement culture in the construction sector is unsustainable and could lead to more large firms collapsing and damage to supply chains, a new Audit Insight report from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has found.

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Rolled lead suppliers face cartel allegations

Three major suppliers of rolled lead to the UK construction industry are likely to face fines after the Competition & Markets Authority provisionally found that they entered into a cartel to share the market among themselves.

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