Record fines for fire risks

A landlord and a property management company have been given record fines after being found guilty of putting tenants at risk following a Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council investigation and prosecution.

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News in Brief; December 2023

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has put two ‘working papers’, on housing developer’s landbanks and on planning, out to consultation for feedback on its assessment of the use of landbanks and how new homes are delivered, and on how planning rules may be impacting competition.

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Adjudicators should make conflicts declarations, says survey

‘Smash and grab’ has been revealed as the most common category of adjudication claim in the past year in the latest Adjudication Report from the Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution at King’s College London and the Adjudication Society.

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Judge rejects injured subcontractor’s argument that he was an ‘employee’

A Scottish court has found that a contractor could not be held liable for injuries suffered by a subcontractor when he fell on a wet metal roof during a solar panel installation.

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First three year strategic plan from Building Safety Regulator published

The Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) first strategic plan - a requirement of the Building Safety Act 2022 - has been published, claiming that its impact on high rise building design can already be seen.

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Grenfell Inquiry report further delayed

Publication of the results of the second phase of the Grenfell Inquiry is not now expected until April 2024 at the earliest, and possibly not until summer.

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HS2 contracts come under tighter government scrutiny

Cost plus contracts are expected to come under a harsh spotlight in a review of HS2’s soaring costs to be carried out by cost consultants Gardiner & Theobald (G&T). Meanwhile, HS2 contract awards and changes will come under increased government scrutiny, according to rail and HS2 minister Huw Merriman.

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Safety body calls for reversal of health and safety cuts

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has called on the government to reverse long term Health and Safety Executive budget cuts to combat the death toll in construction from falls from height.

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Major infrastructure planning reforms announced by government

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has announced a Connections Action Plan in his Autumn Statement to tackle barriers in the system of infrastructure planning that are leading to long delays in connecting new generating capacity to the national grid.

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