Emcor wins major ruling as part of TCC project case
M&E firm Emcor has won a significant legal victory in a case brought by Carillion over delays in constructing the home of the Technology and Construction Court.
View ArticleContractor fined £400,000 after worker injured in fall
Kier has been fined £400,000 after a worker fractured his pelvis and arm in a fall.
View ArticleSite manager guilty of manslaughter after woman crushed to death
A project manager has been found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence after three window frames crushed a woman to death as she walked by a construction site.
View ArticleLaing O'Rourke fined £800k after sibling tragedy
Laing O’Rourke has been fined £800,000 after a worker was crushed by a truck driven by his brother.
View ArticleMagnox meltdown: How blunders cost taxpayer £100m
A botched procurement process has left the government with a hefty bill and a fresh decommissioning headache.
View ArticleContractor fined £185,000 over fatality at Francis Crick Institute
A contractor working at Laing O’Rourke’s £600m Francis Crick Institute has been fined £185,000 after a worker was fatally injured at the site.
View ArticleMace opts against HS2 legal challenge
Mace has decided against launching a High Court challenge over the £170m development partner contract, CN can reveal.
View ArticleSolar firm fined after fall leaves man with brain bleed
A Bristol-based solar panel installation company has been fined £250,000 after a 49-year-old worker suffered bleeding on the brain having fallen through a roof void.
View ArticlePwC hit with £5m fine over Connaught audit
PwC has been hit with a record £5m fine for misconduct in relation to its audit of collapsed social housing firm Connaught.
View ArticleManslaughter verdict for construction firm over worker deaths
A construction firm has been found guilty of manslaughter after two workers died from injuries when they fell from a balcony while renovating a luxury development in Knightsbridge in London.
View ArticleHeathrow set for ruling on Crossrail station charges
Heathrow is set to learn whether it can levy access charges for every Crossrail train that stops at the airport station after taking its case to the High Court.
View ArticleHigh Court rejects Heathrow's bid for Crossrail station charges
The High Court has thrown out a bid by the operator of Heathrow to levy an access charge of more than £400 for Crossrail trains stopping at the airport.
View ArticleMajority unaware of huge fines under new data rules
The majority of construction firms are unaware of new data protection rules despite running the risk of a fines which could force them out of business, a new survey has found.
View ArticleMan sentenced after building collapse 'puts lives at risk'
A builder in Kent has been given a suspended sentence after safety failings led to the collapse of a building on Ramsgate high street.
View ArticleGrenfell: Labour calls on government to act quickly
Labour’s shadow housing minister has urged the government to act quickly to prevent a repeat of the Grenfell Tower fire instead of waiting for the outcome of a public inquiry.
View ArticleFire experts slam 'outdated' Building Regulations following Grenfell
Fire experts have slammed the country’s “outdated” Building Regulations in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, saying they have not kept pace with modern construction methods.
View ArticleUrbaser Balfour Beatty set for court case over Essex waste plant
Essex County Council has moved a step closer to taking a Balfour Beatty JV to court over contractual issues surrounding the performance of a multi-million-pound waste plant near Basildon.
View ArticleCamden considers legal action after cladding fails safety tests
Camden Council is considering legal action against Rydon after it was found that cladding on five of its tower blocks was not to the same standard the council had commissioned.
View ArticleCrewe deaths lead to calls for new tower crane regs
Unions have urged the government to review axed regulation on the use of tower cranes on sites following the death of two construction workers in Crewe last week.
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