Consultants – Page 223
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NewsLemley to hire crack team to troubleshoot Olympic projects
Olympics to get standing dispute resolution board and to run schemes using NEC partnering contract.
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NewsJudges wake up to web revolution
Slick new website attempts to debunk myth that judges are fusty old technophobes.
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NewsConstruction judge salaries rise to £162,000
The High Court judges at the Technology and Construction Court are awarded a 4.2% pay rise.
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NewsGurney and Gleeds breach court rules
High Court judge criticises Gurney and Gleeds for flouting court etiquette after last minute out-of-court settlement. Judgement available below.
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NewsJudge conducts fact-finding mission at Wembley
Mr Justice Jackson views site to prepare trial between Cleveland Bridge and Multiplex
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Asbestos legal challenge
Thousands of construction workers could lose compensation for asbestos-related illness if the House of Lords decides in favour of the employers in the case of Barker vs Saint-Gobain.
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DTI sues Alstom for £1m
Engineering firm Alstom is being sued for £1m by the DTI in a row over payments dating back more than 10 years ago.
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Morrison settles case for £10m
Sir Fraser Morrison has put an end to his £130m High Court battle with water giant AWG by paying an out-of-court settlement understood to be up to £10m.
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Unions hit out at ‘heartless' asbestos court ruling
Thousands of workers exposed to asbestos lose right to compensation, saving insurance firms £1.4bn in payouts
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Industry views sought on court changes
The Technology and Construction Court is seeking industry views on two key proposals put forward this week to change the way construction disputes are handled.
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Sir Fraser Morrison and AWG to pay £9m each in legal fees
Sir Fraser Morrison, the founder of construction group Morrison, and AWG, the parent company of Anglian Water, are facing legal fees of up to £9m each in their upcoming £130m court battle.
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NewsMultiplex denies forcing steel firm out of business
Contractor says it did not intend to replace Cleveland Bridge. Download Multiplex's legal reply here.
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Bovis settles dispute with Vegas casino
The dispute between Bovis Lend Lease and the owners of the Venetian Casino Resort in Las Vegas has finally been resolved after an out of court settlement was reached.
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NHS contractor issues writ
Contractor CH Pearce is locked in a dispute with the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham that could cost the NHS trust almost £1.6m.
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High Court ruling on M6 toll road threatens PFI financing
Lawyers have warned that PFI project finance arrangements will have to change after the High Court ruled that PFI contracts that restricted the right to adjudicate were illegal.
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Proposed corporate manslaughter laws slammed by MPs and trade union.
Amicus welcomes politicians’ demands for tighter legislation.
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Capita Symonds wins £30m Dubai rail contract
UK firm furthers transport infrastructure expertise with Rapid Rail Link deal.
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Lords committee backs Bolkestein directive
A House of Lords report has backed the controversial European Union services directive. The construction industry had lobbied against the directive on the grounds that it threatened working conditions.The Lords’ committee on the European single market has issued a report backing the proposal, commonly known as the Bolkestein directive, which ...
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Clients and consultants go to war over project liability
Gulf between two has been exposed by publication of contract drawn up by the British Property Federation
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The bill has arrived
While you were busy preparing for your Easter break, the government finally launched its corporate manslaughter legislation – but will it make us any safer?