Analysis: How missing trader fraud works
Posted: 16 September 2009Last week's arrests of 23 men and women by the HMRC in connection with tax fraud turned the spotlight on the little-known practice of 'missing trader fraud'. But how does it work?
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Legal issues:limitation periods and adjudication
Posted: 14 September 2009Rob Palles-Clark considers limitation periods and adjudication.
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Update: 23 bailed after £6m tax fraud raids
Posted: 10 September 2009Thousands of construction workers are thought to have been robbed of tax and national insurance contributions after an alleged £6m income tax fraud.
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PHOTOS: Arrests in tax-fraud raids
Posted: 09 September 2009Photos have been released of the dawn raids by HM Customs & Excise officers this morning which resulted in 21 arrests. HMRC is investigating a multi-million pound construction industry fraud.
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21 arrested in £6m tax-fraud raids
Posted: 09 September 2009Twenty one people were arrested today in dawn raids by HM Revenue & Customs officers investigating a multi million pound construction industry fraud.
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Legal 500: The top legal teams in construction
Posted: 08 September 2009 When the worst happens or you need to lay down the law, its good to know who to have on your side. So Contract Journal has teamed up with Legalease to publish...
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Avoiding the pitfalls and potholes of road law
Posted: 07 September 2009 Andrew Fairlie looks at the legal issues all contractors should consider before taking to the road.
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Scotland to end 'right-to-buy' for council tenants
Posted: 03 September 2009The Scottish Government has announced a bill that will end the 'right-to-buy' for tenants of council or housing association homes.
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Prison call for blacklisters
Posted: 02 September 2009Law firm in consultation with business secretary Mandelson wants criminal charges introduced for offenders.
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Reduced fines for bid-rigging firms
Posted: 01 September 2009Construction firms who co-operated with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) bid-rigging inquiry are likely to face much lower fines than predicted when the scandal broke 18 months ago.
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Implications of the Flood and Water Management Bill
Posted: 01 September 2009Few people could not recall the images of devastation caused by the UK floods in 2007. So what plans are in the pipeline to reduce the risk of a repetition? asks John Williams of Pinsent Masons.
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Fraud cops probe UK overseas deals
Posted: 26 August 2009The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is phone-tapping and placing firms under surveillance as it targets UK contractors it suspects of being involved in fraud overseas.
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Swine flu staff shortages: your rights
Posted: 25 August 2009Few contracts deal with pandemic-induced labour shortages, so it's worth knowing what rights you have for an extension of time should swine flu strike. By Richard Ward, head of construction, Eversheds
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A matter of interest
Posted: 19 August 2009It is now possible to add compound interest to any claim for debt or damages. Simon Lewis, partner, Dickinson Dees, explains.
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Balfour chases Shepherd for £1m
Posted: 07 August 2009The UK’s biggest contractor is chasing Shepherd Construction for more than £1m.
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Crime hits 92% of construction firms
Posted: 20 July 2009Crime is a massive problem for the construction industry, according to a new CIOB survey.
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Enforcement notices served against 17 blacklisting companies
Posted: 16 July 2009The Information Commisioner today said it will serve enforcement notices against the 17 companies who paid convicted blacklister Ian Kerr for information on construction workers.
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Anger as blacklister gets just £5,000 fine at Crown Court
Posted: 16 July 2009Construction blacklister Ian Kerr has been given a fine of £5,000 at Knutsford Crown Court, Cheshire, this morning (Thursday).
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Unions announce ballot for national strike
Posted: 16 July 2009Unions Unite and GMB are to ballot their members for strike action at seven major power and petrochemical plants across Britain.
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Protesters gather outside court ahead of blacklister sentencing
Posted: 16 July 2009Construction union UCATT is holding a demonstration outside Knutsford Crown Court this morning (Thursday), where construction blacklister Ian Kerr of the Consulting Association is due to be sentenced.
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