Few Prosecutions for Building Deaths Construction union UCATT claims building site deaths have risen 25%, but number of prosecutions has fallen, trials take up to three years to mount 27.04.07 BBC, Corporate Killing, Health & Safety

Contract Workers Risk Losing Tax Break Construction union Ucatt is complaining to Treasury that 'self-employed' contractors should be classified and taxed as employees Times Treasury official in last ditch talks with tax advisors on legality of new 'service company' scheme 20.03.07 Telegraph, Budget 2007, UK Tax, UK Tax Avoidance Schemes

McAlpine Suspends Senior Managers Construction giant McAlpine has suspended several senior executives at its Slate subsidiary, suspicion of mis-stating sales, volumes 26.02.07 Telegraph, Corporate Governance, Fraud

Vinci Chair Denies Leaving Antoine Zacharias denies resignation from world's largest construction business, follows announcement that board backed CEO Xavier Huillard in accusing Zacharias of 'growing unreasonably rich' 15.06.06 Times, Executive Pay, US Corporate Governance

Vinci Chair Denies Leaving Antoine Zacharias denies resignation from world's largest construction business, follows announcement that board backed CEO Xavier Huillard in accusing Zacharias of 'growing unreasonably rich' 15.06.06 Times, Corporate Governance, Executive Pay

Wembley Damages Main Wembley contractor Multiplex will pursue damages from steel firm Cleveland Bridge, Judge Rupert Jackson urges direct agreement but concedes breach of contract 07.06.06 BBC, Company Law

Enforcing Adjudicator Decisions There are exceptional cases where adjudicators' decisions are not readily enforced by the courts, these include where the wrong body appointed the adjudicator, or the adjudicator decided a dispute under the wrong construction contract, decision in Lead Technical Services v CMS Medical 07.05.07 Law Now, Alternative Dispute Resolution

JCT and Construction Act In Melville Dundas v Wimpey, first Construction Act case to reach the House of Lords, considers whether the JCT provisions which suspend a contractor's entitlement to payment in the event of insolvency fall foul of the Act 26.04.07 Law Now, Insolvency

Damages for Management Time Claims for damages for breach of contract often include components for both management time and loss of profit, the Technology and Construction Court has recently considered the principles concerning the recovery and assessment of these two types of damages 11.04.07 Law Now, Company Law

Architect Inspection Duties Construction professionals' inspection duties are notoriously difficult to define but often ground negligence actions, last Wednesday the Technology and Construction Court (in McGlinn v Waltham) gave its first guidance for some years on inspection duties 03.03.07 Law Now

Govt Adjudication Rules Invalid Judge Havery QC has held (in Aveat v Jerram Falkus, TCC) that the adjudication rules in the Government's GC/Works suite of standard form contracts are invalid, sentence, 'The adjudicator's decision shall nevertheless be valid if issued after the time allowed', was inconsistent with the requirements of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 07.02.07 Law Now, Environment Law

Adjudication Procedure Invalid Technology and Construction Court has held that paragraph 25 of the latest edition of the Construction Industry Council's Model Adjudication Procedure (MAP) is invalid 23.01.07 Law Now, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Warning on Corporate Manslaughter Companies are to face prosecution for manslaughter if they are suspected of causing the death of an employee or member of the public through management failings 14.01.07 Mace and Jones, Corporate Killing, Health & Safety

Wembley Main contractor at new Wembley stadium, Multiplex, and main steel supplier, Cleveland Bridge, begin suit and countersuit at Technology and Construction 24.04.06 Sunday Times, Commercial Property

Need for Adjudicator to Be Fair An adjudicator in a construction dispute is required to afford procedural fairness to the adjudicating parties - recent precedents 05.11.05 Law Now, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Adjudication Two recent precedents in cases Amec Capital Projects Ltd v Whitefriars City Estates and in Emcor Drake & Scull v Costain Construction Ltd & Skanska Central Europe AB t/a Costain Skanska Joint Venture 25.11.04 Law Now, Alternative Dispute Resolution

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FA and Multiplex Settle on Wembley FA and Wembley contractor Multiplex have agreed to settle disputes on litigation-prone project, FA will pay £36m provided stadium ready for next year's FA Cup Final 20.10.06 Telegraph, Sports Law

No Final for Wembley as Builder Sues FA Australian builder Multiplex has launched £350m claim against FA subsidiary Wembley National Stadium, dispute over penalties for late finish could last three years and keep stadium mothballed until 2010 06.09.06 Telegraph, Sports Law Links

Wembley Damages Main Wembley contractor Multiplex will pursue damages from steel firm Cleveland Bridge, Judge Rupert Jackson urges direct agreement but concedes breach of contract 07.06.06 BBC, Company Law

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