Legal

Three Romanian men found guilty of modern slavery offences have been sentenced to a combined 28 years in prison. The trio, who are all members of the same family, were sentenced at Blackfriars Crown Court last Friday (21 June). Brothers Valentin Lupu, 25, and Grigore Lupu, 39, were both handed…

Grenfell Tower campaigners projected images onto tower blocks across the country as part of their building-safety drive last night. Two days before the anniversary of the blaze in which 72 people died, the group said it wanted to highlight the lack of sprinklers and dangerous cladding still present on many…

Three former directors of office fit-out firms involved in cartel activity have been disqualified by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). JLL executive Robb Simms-Davies and Fourfront group directors Trevor Hall and Oliver James Hammond were banned by the market watchdog. In March, five fit-out companies – Fourfront, Loop, JLL,…

Atkins could be sold by parent company SNC-Lavalin, after the Canadian firm's decision to sell its assets ahead of a possible criminal conviction, it has been reported. Canadian newspaper The Financial Post reported that executives at SNC-Lavalin group discussed “spinning off assets” at a private meeting hosted in Toronto. The Canadian firm…

Interserve has won a legal battle with Swansea City Football Club over alleged defects in the construction of its stadium. The football team had sought damages from both the contractor and stadium owner Swansea Council over problems it had experienced at the ground, which was completed in 2005. In October…

Unite is threatening to take legal action in an overtime dispute regarding workers on HS2’s early works. The union had previously claimed to have secured an agreement on overtime pay and rates with the Costain / Skanska Joint Venture (CSJV) delivering the work. But this week it said it is…

Three major suppliers of groundwork equipment have been provisionally found to have formed a cartel to reduce competition and keep prices up, the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has said.

A Tottenham Hotspur director has declined to say whether the club will take action against contractors over delays to the delivery of the stadium.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced it has provisionally found that the three largest suppliers of rolled lead entered into a cartel.

An immigration raid on a £45m mixed-used development in Worthing, Sussex, has seen 17 construction workers detained.