State of play table 173

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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The draft Energy Bill 2012

In December 2010 the Department of Environment and Climate Control (DECC) published the Electricity Market Reform White Paper.

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Report on reform progress

Public sector construction procurement is undergoing fundamental reform and substantial progress has been made towards government targets of achieving cost savings of up to 20 per cent, says Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude.

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Fatal accidents down

Provisional fatal accident statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that there were 49 fatal accidents involving site workers, and one fatal accident involving a member of the public, from April 2011 to March 2012.

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Bond trials approved

The European Union has approved a project bond infrastructure funding trial designed to encourage €4.5 billion of private sector investment for key strategic infrastructure projects.

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News in Brief: August 2012

Amec has been fined £300,000 with £333,866 costs at Liverpool Crown Court for health and safety breaches relating to the 2004 death of a worker, Christopher Heaton, who was dragged from a scaffolding platform after becoming entangled in a chain attached to a falling steel block.

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Trying to pin down excellence

One of the most overworked words in construction marketing literature and branding exercises over the past 20 years has been ‘excellence’. Engineers have always cringed at its use; they, and others, instinctively recognise that what isn’t even defined can’t possibly be measured.

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Performance bonds – beware!

Guest editor Kim Teichmann of Thomas Eggar reviews a case that underlines the need to procure contract documents such as bonds, guarantees, consents and drawings if liability due to breach of contract or negligence is to be avoided.

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Reports from the courts

In our latest round up of the court decisions of most interest to construction Andrew Croft and Will Buckby of Beale and Company focus on a case that could cause a rise in jurisdictional challenges to adjudicators’ decisions; and one that shines light on ‘good faith’ obligations in contracts.

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Beware of imitations

Our contracts monitor Michael Phipps, Principal of Thurston Consultants, continues his scrutiny of the JCT’s Named Specialist Update, warning that confusion between the terms Named Sub-Contractor and Named Specialist can be expected.

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