News in Brief: January 2015

Wiltshire stonemasons Cavendish Masonry Ltd has been fined £150,000 and ordered to pay over £87,000 costs after being found guilty of corporate manslaughter over an accident that killed employee David Evans in February 2010.

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Anti Z clause campaign

The NEC has launched a campaign to warn against the misuse of Z clauses which are said to be increasing ambiguity and costs when added to NEC contracts.

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MPs slate government procurement

Central government department contract management skills have been slammed in a report from Parliament’s influential Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

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New ICC contract launched

The Infrastructure Conditions of Contract (ICC) suite has been extended by the launch of a new With Quantities Version from joint sponsors the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) and the Civil Engineering Contractors Association.

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An imperfectly expert system

Shock headlines about a report late last year ran along the lines of ‘Lawyers push experts to favour clients.’

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Rocky road to revolution ahead

Prime Minister David Cameron’s recent pledge of a ‘roads revolution’ was a welcome sign that the government has woken up to the need to replace and improve much of the UK’s infrastructure.

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RIBA launches new contracts

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has launched two new building contracts designed to be used in conjunction with its Architects’ Appointment Agreements for Small Projects (domestic and concise forms).

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New arbitration rules

The first new London Court of Arbitration (LCIA) rules since 1998 came into force from 1 October, with changes affecting most of the articles following a comprehensive revision process.

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Dispute resolution one stop shop

The world’s first specialist centre for the mediation of international commercial disputes – the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) – has been launched.

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News in brief: December 2014

The Scottish government says the number of public-sector contract awards being won by home companies through its Public Contracts Scotland online portal has more than doubled to over 12,000 in two years.

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