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Firms suspended from Prompt Payment Code

More construction companies have been suspended from the Prompt Payment Code for failing to pay suppliers on time, including Galliford Try, Ferrovial Agroman and Severfield (Design & Build).

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Construction companies unlikely to win insurance disputes

Firms in construction are more likely to have public disputes with their insurers than businesses from any other sector, but will only be successful in a quarter of these cases according to research by Mactavish.

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Modern slavery consultation targets better reporting

Government has launched a consultation on proposals to strengthen and improve transparency in supply chains after publishing its response to an Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act.

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Lanes fined after ladder fall at Brent Cross

Drainage specialist Lanes Group has been fined £500,00 after an employee suffered a fall from a ladder while cutting back vegetation at a viaduct on the London Underground’s Northern Line.

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Build UK publishes minimum standards for retentions

New minimum standards for the use of cash retentions in construction have been published by trade body Build UK, marking a milestone in its ambition to bring about zero retentions by 2025.

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Construction deaths hit record low

Fatal injuries to construction workers fell to a record low in 2018-19 according to provisional annual figures released this week by the Health and Safety Executive.

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Successful alliancing explored in latest issue

Construction Law’s July issue publishes this week and sees guest editor Professor David Mosey, director of the Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution at King’s College London, examine a successful example of supply chain collaboration.

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Greater use of mediation urged in Scotland

Increasing significantly the use of mediation in Scotland is recommended in a new report published by membership organisation Scottish Mediation to help parties resolve disputes which otherwise end up in the courts.

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Scottish report addresses mandatory versus voluntary mediation

Evidence is lacking that making a referral to mediation mandatory rather than voluntary provides better outcomes, according to a review carried out for the Scottish Government.

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News in Brief – July 2019

Several construction industry bodies have formed a task force to lead the development of a mandatory licencing scheme for all UK construction companies.

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