How Lawsuits Over Failed Manhattan Hotel Stucco Cladding Section Became Stuck

A partial cladding failure on a Manhattan hotel tower in 2020 resulted in a large repair cost, and a multiyear legal journey that is still not over.

Barclays UK chair appointed to lead Great British Railways

Sir John Kingman has been appointed the first chair of Great British Railways (GBR), having chaired Legal and General Group and Tesco Personal Finance. The post Barclays UK chair appointed to lead Great British Railways appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Cladding bill met with sceptical reception from industry and campaigners

Tougher legal duties and penalties welcomed but some argue the proposed legislation does not go far enough

Ofwat proposes £280,000 enforcement package for Hafren Dyfrdwy over wastewater breaches

Water regulator Ofwat has proposed accepting a £280,000 enforcement package from Hafren Dyfrdwy after finding the water company breached its legal obligations in the operation of its wastewater treatment works and network. The post Ofwat proposes £280,000 enforcement package for Hafren Dyfrdwy over wastewater breaches appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Coventry's City Centre South begins to take shape

With demolition and groundworks complete, The Hill Group has marked the start of work on the first tower at Coventry's City Centre South, where the developer is building 200 affordable homes for investor Legal & General.

Defects Claims in Construction Projects - by Charles Russell Speechly's

A great summary of the contractual and legal position relating to defects claims in construction projects published in Charles Russell Speechly's 'Insight' journal on 24th March 2023

Cheating or Competing? Market Sharing

A short explainer video on what market sharing is and how to stop it.

Cheating or Competing? Bid-Rigging

A short explainer video on how to identify bid-rigging and how to stop it.

Cheating or Competing? Price-fixing

Short descriptor video on what price-fixing is, why it's wrong and what you can do to stop it.

Build Safe Live Safe Claims for defective work- A series of short videos by Osborne Clarke

A series of videos explaining the legal viewpoint of potential changes to legislation as a consequence of the Grenfell Tower inquiry.

Can an employer alter Sectional Completion requirements once in Contract? What are the potential impacts on section damages?