Legal News – Page 37
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NewsEngineering firm prosecuted after worker crushed to death
Trevett Engineering fined £30,000 following HSE investigation
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Builder prosecuted for failing to provide toilet
HSE says Rochdale builder showed ’complete lack of regard’ for welfare of staff
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NewsCB&I must pay blacklisted worker £20k
Contractor is the first to face action in an employment tribunal after last year’s discovery of a blacklist
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NewsPickles: Localism Bill to be introduced "within days"
Secretary of state says that the bill will be introduced to parliament within “days”
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Government: regional plans "re-established"
Chief planner admits effect of Cala ruling is to reverse scrapping of regional plans
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NewsPickles 'will not appeal' regional plan ruling
Government says the intention to abolish regional plans should remain “material consideration” in planning decisions
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NewsJudge rules abolition of regional plans 'unlawful'
Decision by Justice Scales will throw government planning reform into chaos
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NewsSurvey asks 'How prepared are you for the Bribery Act?'
Law firm is asking construction firms about their response to anti-corruption legislation coming into force next month
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Contracts launched for self-build projects
Suite of contracts is aimed at construction professionals working on self-build projects
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NewsJudge delays ruling on abolition of housing targets
Judicial review of Pickles’ decision to scrap regional strategies held up to allow late submissions
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NewsIndustry 'blissfully' unaware of European building codes
Research finds civil engineers are not up to speed with Eurocodes leaving them vulnerable to potential litigation
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News‘Write off Nakheel bonds’ ACE chief urges consultants
UK firms warned that Dubai developer may not be able to meet five-year repayment plan
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NewsGovernment publishes standard pre-qualification questionnaire
New questionnaire aims to save time and money and simplify bidding process
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NewsTimber frame legal war
Insurer’s £2.6m claim against Taylor Wimpey to raise premiums and heap pressure on builders
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NewsInternational arbitrators fail to impress business
Survey shows experts brought in to decide commercial disputes score 50% disappointment rate
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NewsACA publishes new partnering contracts
Two new contract forms are launched as the Association of Consultant Architects celebrates 10 years of the PPC2000 contract
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NewsDemolition director jailed for 16 months
Insolvency Service successfully prosecutes company director for breaching insolvency laws
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NewsRok clears finance director of wrongdoing
Contractor lifts suspension of Ashley Martin and says financial problems were caused by falling workloads and poor controls
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NewsMorgan Sindall secures 42 Connaught social housing contracts
Nearly half of social housing contracts bought from Connaught have now transferred to Morgan Sindall
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Digging up the past
Money’s too tight to mention, and unearthing potential claims in old projects is one source of extra cash - as is amending existing claims. Just don’t leave it too late