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Call for clarity after product safety bill announced
Industry figures have called for clarity around product-marking regulations after the government…
New version of Common Assessment Standard released by Build UK
Industry body Build UK has released an updated version of the Common…
Guarded welcome for latest JCT 2024 rollout
The latest instalment of the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) 2024 suite of…
‘A significant reversal of the law’: Supreme Court rules on collateral warranties
The Supreme Court has ruled that most collateral warranties are not construction…
Revealed: sharp drop in work at height safety investigations
The number of Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigations into falls from…
Keltbray profit slips but orders rocket
Keltbray has dropped back into the red, partly due to ongoing costs…
Firm involved in high-risk buildings delay receives sanction
A building control company which last month saw its high-risk building inspection…
Contractor fined after delivery driver electrocuted by powerline
A Reading-based contractor has been fined £30,000 after the death of a…
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Court rules on dispute between Bouygues subcontractors
The High Court has ordered a tier two contractor to pay £102,000…
Court throws out Tilbury Douglas’ £6m claim against Arup
Tilbury Douglas has failed in a legal claim that Arup should pay…
Fluctuation clauses go online in new JCT Minor Works family
The latest edition of the Joint Contract Tribunal’s (JCT’s) Minor Works Building…
Laing O’Rourke gets green light to pursue hospital claim
Laing O’Rourke can continue with a claim for breach of contract against…
JCT teases target cost contract details
“Pain/gain” clauses to spread construction risk between clients, contractors and the supply…
Judge rejects Balfour Beatty roads scheme legal challenge
Construction can now go ahead on a Balfour Beatty road scheme worth…
Keltbray ‘had chance to tell CMA’ about appeal ground two years before fine
Keltbray failed to raise a key plank of its current appeal against…
Keltbray cover-bidding fine ‘plucked from thin air’, tribunal told
The competition regulator “plucked a figure almost from thin air” when fining…
Construction boss jailed after £60k pensioner fraud
A construction boss who defrauded a pensioner of £60,000 has been jailed…
Workers’ lives ‘deliberately put at risk’ via asbestos exposure
A director has been given a suspended jail sentence after knowingly exposing…
Supplier of the year went under ‘after dispute with Vinci’
The former director of a subcontractor has blamed a dispute with Vinci's…
JCT changes to cover bombs, asbestos and epidemics
Contractors will be able to claim an extension of time and costs…
Concrete specialist cleared after illegal workers found on site
The Home Office has cleared precast-concrete firm FP McCann of the threat…
Contractor denied £10m payout after business collapse ended contract
A defunct contractor has lost a drawn-out court battle after pushing for…
Erith company fined £175,000 after worker crushed by excavator attachment
Erith Plant Services has been fined £175,000 after a worker was killed…
Lagan fined £30,000 after engineer killed by falling tree
Lagan Construction and a local authority have been fined a combined £50,000…
Demolition firm fined after engineer killed by excavator
A demolition contractor has been fined £130,000 after a site engineer was…
Battersea Power Station scaffolders awarded extra £3m
A court has ordered the client involved in the Battersea Power Station…
CMA in legal battle over cartel inquiry raids
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking a judicial review after…
High Court overrules Gove’s rejection of M&S Oxford Street scheme
The High Court has overturned housing secretary Michael Gove’s decision to block…