Liverpool crane collapse may spur HSE into action
Posted: 14 July 2009Under pressure HSE may be forced into increased number of prosecutions to show it's taking effective action, says Kevin Elliott
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Blacklisting consultation document unveiled
Posted: 07 July 2009New regulations that will make it unlawful for trade union members to be denied employment through secret blacklists have been unveiled today in a Department of Business consultation document.
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How to negotiate contracts which cover your firm from insolvency
Posted: 07 July 2009What steps can be taken during the negotiation of contracts to provide some cover in situations of insolvency?
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Dispute resolution: how to avoid a hefty legal bill
Posted: 07 July 2009Mediation remains an effective tool to resolve disputes, providing a forum where parties can speak freely, writes Shy Jackson, senior associate, UK construction and engineering, Pinsent Masons
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Refinery strikers go back to work
Posted: 29 June 2009Construction workers at the Total-run Lindsey oil refinery have voted to accept a deal that will see them return to work after a bitter jobs dispute.
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Crest Nicholson appeals over OFT bid-rigging investigation
Posted: 24 June 2009Crest Nicholson has appealed to a judge over the firm's handling in the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) investigation into bid-rigging.
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Case law analysis:joint names insurance
Posted: 23 June 2009Gary Peters of Brewer Consulting discusses joint names insurance.
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Total claims Lindsey dispute has cost £85m
Posted: 23 June 2009Oil company Total said that a dispute involving hundreds of workers at the Lindsey refinery has cost £85m and was threatening a key construction project.
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Sacked refinery workers burn dismissal letters
Posted: 22 June 2009Construction workers at the Lindsey oil refinery, sacked last week for taking unofficial strike action, have burned dismissal letters in a mass protest.
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900 striking construction workers sacked by Total
Posted: 19 June 2009Almost 900 construction workers at the Lindsey oil refinery in Lincolnshire have been sacked, after taking unofficial strike action.
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How to manage the risk of project delays
Posted: 16 June 2009How to indentify, manage and reduce the risk of delay. By Neal Morris and Kevin Joyce of Pinsent Masons.
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Government set to change planning of major infrastructure schemes
Posted: 16 June 2009By Andrew Batterton, associate, Dickinson Dees.
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Unite to ballot 20,000 construction workers over national strike
Posted: 05 June 2009Britain's biggest union Unite is preparing to ballot up to 20,000 of its engineering and construction members over official strike action.
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7 ways to save a failing construction business
Posted: 02 June 2009With contractors' finances being severely tested by the recession, Andrew Stoneman describes how to salvage parts of a business when it all goes wrong.
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The effect of Carbon Reduction Commitment on construction
Posted: 02 June 2009With the government's Carbon Reduction Commitment due to come into force in a year's time, Ben Thornycroft asks whether the legislation will force further changes in construction.
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Nuclear contracts: what form will they take?
Posted: 29 May 2009With a nuclear new build programme looking increasingly likely, Richard Ward, head of construction at Eversheds, discusses the likely style of contracting to be adopted.
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Firms struggle to get paid as CCJs go up 55%
Posted: 27 May 2009Construction firms are struggling even harder to get paid during the recession, with the number of County Court Judgements in the construction sector shooting up 55% over the past year.
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Construction workers strike at power plants over local labour
Posted: 19 May 2009A wildcat strike by construction workers at a gas terminal in West Wales has spread across the country.
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Spotting an adjudication: Amec -v- Department of Transport
Posted: 19 May 2009Rob Palles-Clark considers spotting an adjudication in the making.
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Welsh civils firm and Carillion set for court payment battle
Posted: 18 May 2009A Welsh civil engineering firm has taken its bitter payment row with Carillion all the way to the High Court, in a bid to retrieve the £750,000 it claims it is owed.
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