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High Court overrules Gove’s rejection of M&S Oxford Street scheme

Charlotte Banks — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:37:54 +0000

The High Court has overturned housing secretary Michael Gove’s decision to block Marks & Spencer’s controversial Oxford Street redevelopment. Justice Lieven upheld M&S’s appeal against the decision on Friday morning (1 March) in a blow to campaigners, who objected to the carbon impact of demolishing…

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Firms named for breaching minimum wage law

Ian Weinfass — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 07:00:42 +0000

Builders merchants, scaffolders and a subsidiary of a large main contractor are among firms named by the government for failing to pay the minimum wage. More than 500 companies have been named after investigations by HMRC found that between 2015 and 2023 they had breached…

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CITB celebrates High Court ruling in £28m grant row

Ian Weinfass — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 11:25:30 +0000

A payroll firm involved in a long-running dispute with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) over £8m of levy payments has lost large parts of its latest legal battle. In 2018, the CITB assessed that Hudson Contract Services (now known as Knot Builders) owed £27.4m…

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Roofer jailed for scamming council out of £88,000

Charlotte Banks — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 12:58:17 +0000

A roofer and council worker have been jailed for defrauding New Forest District Council out of more than £88,000, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Mark Diaper, who worked at a now-defunct roofing company in Southampton, was found to have bribed council maintenance operative…

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Are RAAC remediation claims coming – and who foots the bill?

Contributor — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:03:48 +0000

Mark Manning is a partner and Sian Barrett is a senior associate at law firm Ashfords Following the RAAC scandal last year, many expected a mass influx of claims to hit the industry, potentially causing huge headaches for contractors. To much surprise, this hasn’t been…

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Contractor forced to repay £10k after ‘fraudulent’ Covid loan

Joshua Stein — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:45:38 +0000

A self-employed construction contractor who fraudulently obtained a £20,000 Covid bounceback loan has been ordered to pay back half the amount. Adam Lennard, 58, was given an eight-month jail sentence, suspended for 15 months, and ordered to pay back £10,000 to the public purse, according…

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Asbestos in buildings: an unresolved problem

Contributor — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 12:32:46 +0000

Zoe Cooper is of counsel and Gregor Woods is a partner at law firm CMS On 15 January, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched its ‘Asbestos – Your Duty’ campaign, with the aim of improving understanding of what the legal duty to manage asbestos…

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Ex-demolition MD loses bid to lift director ban

Ian Weinfass — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 12:51:19 +0000

The High Court has refused an application by a director to remain in post after admitting his role in an illegal demolition cartel. Nicholas Brown, former managing director of Brown and Mason Group, agreed an undertaking in May last year with the Competition and Markets…

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Lendlease sued over ‘defective schools’

Ian Weinfass — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 07:00:16 +0000

Lendlease is being pursued by a PFI company it formerly co-owned over alleged defects on five Lancashire schools. The schools – built from 2007 by Lendlease, then called Bovis Lend Lease, under the Building Schools for the Future programme – are the subject of two…

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Court upholds Amey JV adjudication against SSEN

Ian Weinfass — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:21:36 +0000

A Scottish court has upheld an adjudication that found an Amey joint venture should have been paid £1.8m over a delayed electrical substation project. Amey Power Services and UK Grid Solutions built a new electrical substation building and associated infrastructure in Fort Augustus, near Loch…

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