Court orders Urban Splash to pay £46.5m fire safety bill

A tribunal has ordered the developer to pay a £46.5m fire remediation bill for seven buildings it developed in Manchester, ending a near three-year dispute brought on by government. The post Court orders Urban Splash to pay £46.5m fire safety bill appeared first on Property Week.

Still no start date for East West Rail passenger services as union dispute continues

East West Rail passenger services between Bicester and Bletchley/Milton Keynes will not meet their delayed commencement date of sometime this year as the train line’s dispute with trade union RMT continues. The post Still no start date for East West Rail passenger services as union dispute continues appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Arc Flashes at LAX People Mover Draw Concerns as Contractor Dispute Continues

Los Angeles World Airports has confirmed that multiple arc blast incidents occurred on the SkyLink system in late September.

Roofing loses key insurance ruling over school fire

A roofing contractor facing £3.1m in claims over a school fire has lost a preliminary High Court dispute over the interpretation of its insurance policy. The judge ruled that even an accidental failure to follow specified fire-safety precautions could prevent Banbury-based Attleys Roofing from claiming… The post Roofing loses key insurance ruling over school fire appeared first on Construction News.

Fosters and MANICA unveil designs for San Siro stadium redevelopment

Vision for 71,500-seat Generali Stadium revealed following years of dispute over historic site’s future

Febwick Elliott - Understanding Arbitration Agreements, 25112021

Fenwick Elliott’s Katherine Butler and Olivia Liang look at the nuts and bolts of arbitration agreements, covering: the choice to arbitrate, essential elements of arbitration agreements/clauses, drafting points and how these agreements interact with the underlying contract.

On waiting to settle up later - Published by Building Magazine written by Ian Yule of Shoosmiths

Final account and dispute settlements during the currency of the project or at the end?

Building Magazine - A question of scope, 19012021

A party that wants to limit the scope of an adjudication must be wary of asking questions that accidentally widen the dispute. Tony Bingham of 3 Paper Buildings looks at the Adjudication between Global Smith Estates Ltd vs Sudlows Ltd

Silver Shemmings Ash - I want my money! Getting paid, 23062021

Richard Silver discusses getting paid, including the current case law on payment and Payless Notices, Statutory Demands and other mechanisms for getting paid He looks at both JCT & NEC contract suites and how they each deal with payment issues

Building Magazine - Insolvent companies are not barred from adjudication, 27082020

The Supreme Court has ruled that the insolvency set-off rules do not trump the right to adjudication