Contract Journal - Construction Law

Contract Journal - Construction Law

Knight Build sue Urvasco in latest Strand hotel dispute
Legal woes continue for the developer of an 11-storey hotel on the site of the BBC?s first radio broadcast, with a plant and materials supplier filing a lawsuit.
HMRC has collected just 8% of CIS fines
The Revenue has only collected £5.5m of the £180m in tax fines dished out to contractors under the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS).
Try Construction suing in-administration firm for £1.1m
A subcontractor that went into administration following the bungled installation of a curtain walling system in Watford is being sued for £1.1m.
Asbestos victory safeguards compensation for workers
Thousands of asbestos victims had compensation payments safeguarded today after the High Court ruled against insurance companies trying to dodge out of their liabilities.
Rogue security guards raided in Glasgow
Rogue security guards have been discovered during raids on Glasgow construction sites, including the site of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Manchester council agrees £1.7m B of the Bang settlement
Manchester City Council has been paid £1.7m in an out of court settlement over the troubled B of the Bang sculpture.
Construction redundancies Q&A
Job losses and redundancies have sadly become a regular feature of the construction industry this year. But what are the obligations of employers when they want to make staff redundant?
London mayor could sue over Heathrow expansion
London mayor Boris Johnson has threatened to take legal action if a third runway is approved for Heathrow.
How to cope with being made redundant
You may be one of the unlucky 70,000 who has lost their job in the construction industry this year. So how do you copy with redundancy?
Redrow to appeal over holiday pay ruling
Redrow Homes is vowing to fight on with a legal battle to establish that operatives engaged under its standard form of contract as self-employed labour-only subcontractors are not entitled to holiday pay.

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