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Individuals to stand trial over Genoa bridge collapse

Fifty nine defendants are set to stand trial over the fatal collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa in 2018, including officials from the bridge’s operator and its engineering subsidiary, an Italian judge has ruled.

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Contractors sentenced after Manchester cable strike injury

A principal contractor and subcontractor have been fined a combined total of more than £1 million after an employee suffered serious eye damage in an explosion caused by a cable strike during construction works at a substation in Manchester. The industry has been warned of the dangers of working near electricity networks.

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Sector warned over duty of care risks in CL’s April issue

Construction professionals and design and build contractors should review processes for both negotiating contracts and managing their work to minimise the risk of claims for alleged breach of duty of care, writes guest editor Tom Pemberton of Lawrence Stephens Solicitors in the new issue of Construction Law.

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Public procurers urged to terminate Russian contracts

Public sector bodies should urgently review contracts with Russian and Belarusian suppliers and where feasible seek to terminate these under the direction of a new Procurement Policy Note published by the Cabinet Office.

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Model contract launched to aid collaborative procurement

A model Integrated Information Management Contract has been launched which aims to support the construction industry to adopt a collaborative procurement approach, make effective use of BIM and meet the collaboration requirements of ISO 19650.

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House builder fined for Welsh watercourse pollution

A major developer has been fined £433,331 after failing to implement appropriate measures to prevent pollution from a development which impacted the River Gavenny in Monmouthshire, South Wales in 2019.

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Developers sign safety pledge as cladding fund demands dropped

Crest Nicholson, Barratt, Taylor Wimpey and Redrow are among the first major house builders to sign the government’s Building Safety Pledge, which commits them to address life critical fire safety issues on all medium and high rise buildings they were responsible for developing over the last 30 years.

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Warning over procurement rethink on social value

Government plans to scale back emphasis on achieving wider social value outcomes from public procurement under the direction of the new Minister for Government Efficiency, Jacob Rees-Mogg, it is reported.

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Ukraine crisis adds pressure on construction margins

Knock on effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are set to pile additional cost pressures on the construction sector and could force some projects to be cancelled or put on hold, Mace has warned in its latest market analysis.

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Government “missed” failed ACM fire test result, inquiry hears

Results of a “catastrophic” fire safety test on ACM cladding “just got missed” by the government some 16 years before the Grenfell Tower fire, the Inquiry into the 2017 blaze has heard.

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