Legal terms explained: Smash and grab adjudication

A ‘smash and grab’ adjudication arises where the payer fails to issue a pay less notice in accordance with the contract.

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News in Brief – April 2018

Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine must pay back over £1m to Almacantar after losing a legal battle over the £100m redevelopment of London’s Centre Point Tower.

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Zeroing in on zero retentions

Proposed legislation to protect retention monies in the event of insolvency will soon receive its second reading in the House of Commons and will then progress to detailed Parliamentary discussions in a committee stage, unless rejected by MP’s.

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Aldous Bill garners wide support

Over 60 trade bodies have so far rallied behind Sir Peter Aldous MP’s efforts to reform damaging payment practices and abuse in the construction industry.

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£6m Carillion adviser payments to be scrutinized

Payments made by Carillion to advisers in the days leading up to the firm’s liquidation will be examined by the Insolvency Service, Business Secretary Greg Clark has said.

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Call for Government to intervene on retentions

Government should intervene on retentions if the construction industry is to be ‘match-fit’ post Brexit, warns guest editor Cecily Davis of Fieldfisher in Construction Law’s April issue.

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Industry urges quality management improvements

Over three quarters of construction professionals believe quality management is currently inadequate within the industry, reports the CIOB following a recent call for evidence by its Construction Quality Commission.

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Train derailment lands fine for Network Rail

Network Rail has been ordered to pay more than £800,000 by Bristol Crown Court over the derailment of a freight train near Gloucester in 2013. The organisation was prosecuted by rail regulator ORR for failing to undertake adequate track maintenance to prevent the incident.

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Landmark case sees guilty verdict under Bribery Act Section 7

London based refurbishment firm Skansen Interiors has been found guilty of failing to prevent bribery in the first contested case under Section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010, the Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed.

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