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Grainger pays out over 'green views' redundancy claim

2010-04-20T18:12:00Z

Former head of sustainability at Grainger wins £42,200 after claim climate change views led to loss of job

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Demolition contractor fined £6,000 for health and safety breach

2010-04-20T13:33:00Z

Ivan Pope pleaded guilty in court after two men were spotted dismantling a pub roof in Lincolnshire using an upturned bucket as scaffolding

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Scheming minds

2010-04-16T00:00:00Z

The government has released a consultation on the Scheme for Construction Contracts that proposes big changes in the industry’s rules. Here’s what I think of them …

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Feeling the squeeze

2010-04-16T00:00:00Z

Be careful how you go about recovering money that is owed you – you might fall foul of the Protection from Harassment Act and end up paying them

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Match of the day: Mott MacDonald vs Multiplex

2010-04-16T00:00:00Z

Mott MacDonald vs Multiplex is a game of two halves – first there’s the disputing, then there’s coughing up the legal costs. Alas, these are so high, neither wants to call it a draw

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Firms seek legal advice as Bribery Act rushed into law

2010-04-16T00:00:00Z

New law signals ‘zero tolerance’ of corruption and widens liability to include third parties

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Vinci and Luton in £4m legal row

2010-04-16T00:00:00Z

A legal row has broke out between Vinci and Luton council over a £52m guided busway scheme that was awarded to Bam Nuttall, writes Andrea Klettner

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Labour cagey over gangmaster laws

2010-04-15T17:27:00Z

Party denies it will extend the rules to the construction industry despite manifesto suggesting it would do so

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Tolent clauses examined

2010-04-14T15:11:00Z

In a landmark judgment yesterday, the Technology and Construction Court held that clauses that require a contractor to pay the employer’s legal costs, win or lose, do not comply with the Construction Act

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Off half-cock

2010-04-09T00:00:00Z

You’d think that getting the contract right before beginning work was just common sense. Especially since, if you don’t, the only people likely to win are the lawyers …

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Going nuclear: contracts for decommissioning work

2010-04-09T00:00:00Z

Everything you wanted to know about the nuclear decommissioning sector but were afraid to ask – explained to you in a three-part series starting with this overview

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Commitment issues

2010-04-09T00:00:00Z

Helen Garthwaite and Brad Fearn The carbon trading scheme was launched last week, and you need to know what the new rules could mean for you – including who will pay for it all

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Morrison settles Norwich council row over contract award

2010-04-09T00:00:00Z

Morrison has settled a dispute with Norwich council over the award of housing repairs and maintenance work to rival Connaught.The deal allows Connaught to begin work on the £125m contract it won in December to provide services that include waste and recycling, council house repairs, maintenance and M&E servicing.The award ...

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MJ coulson’s model answer

2010-04-09T00:00:00Z

Judging construction disputes can be like sitting exams, but at least we can all learn from the results – as in this case where a builder flunked everything

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Aukett boss: Halabi bankruptcy will not affect £1m claim

2010-04-09T00:00:00Z

Nicholas Thompson, chief executive of architect Aukett Fitzroy Robinson, has said the bankruptcy of developer Simon Halabi will not affect an outstanding debt to the practice of more than £1m in legal costs and fees

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Regentford fined £250k after worker dies on site

2010-04-07T09:48:00Z

HSE secures conviction of London-based firm with help of BBC footage showing scaffolding in 'poor condition'

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Legal costs hit £75m in Wembley dispute

2010-04-06T09:18:00Z

Judge urges Multiplex and Mott MacDonald to resolve Wembley Stadium dispute by mediation

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S G South vs Swan Yard: Enforcement

2010-04-01T11:14:00Z

Case of the week

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Wembley judge pushes for mediation

2010-04-01T00:00:00Z

The judge presiding over the continuing legal battle between Multiplex and Mott MacDonald over Wembley stadium is urging the pair to resolve it by mediation, as he revealed that combined costs for the firms have risen to £73.2m.

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Electronic disclosure: Paying lawyers to look at porn

2010-04-01T00:00:00Z

Because they get into a court case and have to disclose all kinds of electronic documents, no matter how embarrassing. And the cost of doing that can be spectacular. David Rogers and Debika Ray report on a growing problem