Legal News – Page 57
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Construction worker crushed by steel girder
Seriously injured subcontractor was working on £350m Marchwood power station project for Siemens
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Currie & Brown subsidiaries face £54m Welsh PFI claim
Dormant divisions of consultant that advised on troubled incinerator hit with claims of damages
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Currie & Brown subsidiaries face £54m Welsh PFI claim
Dormant divisions of consultant that advised on troubled incinerator hit with claims of damages
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Green refurb rules could be worth £6.5bn to industry
FMB says legislation to improve energy efficiency of existing houses could be worth ‘billions a year’
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Court beckons for Cotswoldgate bosses
The former directors of Cotswoldgate moved a step closer to facing legal action for wrongful trading after the administrator of the collapsed housebuilder confirmed to creditors his intention to liquidate the company.
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Contractors accused by OFT to give oral evidence this week
The Office of Fair Trading is this week to begin taking oral submissions from contractors implicated in its investigation into the construction industry.
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Yorkshire firm fined over £4k after worker suffers electric shock
HSE issues advice on underground services after worker suffered burns to hand and face
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Haringey council fined after worker falls through skylight
Court fines council £10k after plumber falls 10ft injuring his spine
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NewsJCT appoints new chairman
Peter Hibberd, currently JCT general secretary, takes over as Christopher Vickers retires
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NewsPolice arrest 14 illegal workers at Olympic park
First serious security scare to affect 2012 project casts doubt on claims of ‘exemplary site security’
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NewsGovernment favours positive discrimination
Equalities Bill lets firms favour female or ethnic-minority job applicants over equally able white males
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NewsGovernment faces legal challenge over Hertfordshire housing targets
Hertfordshire council is challenging East of England Plan to build over 80,000 homes in the county
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NewsScaffolding boss receives prison sentence
Rotherham scaffolder sentenced to three months after 6m fall seriously injures untrained employee
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Tough PFI policy may put off bidders
The head of a leading trade body has warned that proposals to put variations to PFI health contracts out to tender may deter contractors from bidding for projects.
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NewsWorkplace injuries outnumber those from crime
Ucatt welcomes new report arguing that self-regulation has decriminalised death at work
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Rogue builder forced into liquidation
Midland Construction wound up after leaving behind “trail of destruction”
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NewsBackbench rebellion stalls Planning Bill
Debate delayed after Labour MPs sign motion against proposed independent commission to make planning decisions on major infrastructure schemes
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NewsFamilies fight for asbestos compensation
Nine-week High Court battle begins today to force insurers to pay up
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NewsLabour MPs plot Planning Bill revolt
A former Labour environment minister is planning a backbench rebellion over government plans to devolve major planning decisions to an unelected commission.