New and proposed legislation: State of play table 226

This table, prepared by Clyde & Co, 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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Autumn 2017 Budget

On 22 November 2017, the Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, delivered the Autumn 2017 Budget, the first since the General Election earlier this year.

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Legal terms explained: Knock-for-knock indemnities

In its simplest form, under a knock-for-knock indemnity each party to a contract agrees to bear responsibility for and indemnify the other in respect of loss of or damage to their and their group’s (which would include their contractors and sub-contractors) property, and injury to or death of their and their group’s employees, as well as any other specified losses, for example, consequential loss or environmental liability, regardless of fault.

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Carillion carnage masks PFI malaise

What the long-term fallout of the Carillion debacle will be is hard to predict, but it has at least shone a spotlight on the Private Finance Initiative (PFI), as well as the associated large, long term contracts that can bring contractors down if they go wrong.

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Payment charter fails to take off

Government’s Construction Supply Chain Payment Charter has failed to take off and should be scrapped, the head of a leading industry association is urging.

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Rainbow contracts suite updated

FIDIC launched new, second editions of its Red, Yellow and Silver Books in FIDIC at its International Users’ Conference in December to replace documents that were first published almost two decades ago.

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Carillion collapse sparks investigation

Investigations into the conduct of Carillion’s directors are to be ‘fast-tracked and extended in scope’ following a request from Business Secretary Greg Clark.

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News in Brief: Jan/Feb 2018

SMEs will now be able to bid for up to £12bn of public sector contracts more easily following work by government lawyer Chris Stanley to condense the existing Crown Commercial Service (CCS) contract terms into a new ‘slimline’ Public Sector Contract.

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New judge in charge of TCC

The Lord Chief Justice has appointed The Honourable Mr Justice Fraser to be the Judge in Charge of the Technology and Construction Court, it has been announced.

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Corruption and bribery prosecutions on the rise

The January / February issue of Construction Law is due to land on subscribers’ desks next week, with guest editor Laura Lintott of Beale & Co warning that construction companies must take great care to comply with anti-corruption legislation.

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