Procurement – Covid-19

JCT Drafting Sub-Committee appoints new chair

JCT has announced that Anna Wood, partner and head of construction at, Michelmores, has been appointed chair of the JCT Drafting Sub-Committee from July, taking over from Clyde & Co partner Victoria Peckett, who stands down after 18 years in the role.

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Planning Inspectorate claims step-change in performance

The Planning Inspectorate claims a step change in its ability to support the planning system with significant improvement in achieving targets for performance including faster approvals for infrastructure projects.

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Government has secured £100 billion of clean energy private investment

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has announced that the government has so far secured £100 billion of private clean energy investment during this parliament.

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Safety aware contractor fined for offences that led to an employee death

A contractor has been fined £50,000 for health and safety breaches that led to the death of a labourer who fell through an unglazed window opening.

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Analysis undermines Heathrow expansion benefits claims

A Heathrow Airport Expansion Appraisal produced for the government significantly undermines the financial case previously presented by supporters of the proposed third runway.

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Britain pays too much for infrastructure, says think tank study

Planning delays and stop-start investment are blamed for UK road, rail and energy schemes costing substantially more than overseas equivalents, a think tank study has found.

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Heavy fines after worker fractures neck and back

Two construction companies have been fined after a drilling operative sustained fractures to his neck and back when a temporary platform loaded with concrete debris collapsed on top of him.

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AI tools to slash planning decision times

The government has announced plans to use two new Artificial Intelligence tools that it says will speed up the planning process for housing.

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Senior managers in the firing line of new corporate criminal law

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 that comes into force on 29 June is said to mark one of the most significant developments in UK corporate criminal law in decades.

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Mayor launches ‘Singapore style’ scheme to redevelop key site in Royal Docks

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a ‘Singapore-style’ housing development arm, hailed as marking a ‘major shift’ in how the Greater London Authority supports and delivers new homes.

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