Preventable Death Due To Health and Safety Failures. Watershed (Roofing) Limited has pleaded guilty to breaching section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. [Read More...]

On 13 April 2015 the reforms amended by the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (CJCA 2015) came into force. These reforms make sweeping changes to the process of judicial review, with the aim of reducing the amount of unnecessary and weak claims, as well as apportion costs more fairly so they do not fall solely on the taxpayer. The reforms are not without controversy. Late last year Labour's Shadow Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan described them as 'an unconstitutional attack on the rights of the British people'. [Read More...]

The Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Bill was given its assent on 26th March 2015. The new Act will require local authorities to keep and publish a register of all persons and community organisations who wish to acquire land to self build. Local authorities will also be required to have regard to the registry when exercising planning, housing, regeneration and disposing of council land in order to offer suitable sites for those individuals wishing to self-build. [Read More...]

Timescale for bringing claim under The Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 Act. Contribution claims - act prompt or risk the claim being statute barred. Implications of judgment in The Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary (HC) -v- Southampton City Council (SCC) [2014]. When does time start to run under The Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978. [Read More...]

On 6 April 2015 the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) will come into force. CDM 2015 will significantly change the legislative regime around health and safety in the construction industry. [Read More...]

This week, Charlotte Waters, a Partner at Fisher Scoggins Waters, who specialises in construction, engineering and manufacturing disputes, answers some common client questions regarding a procurement award challenge. [Read More...]

Part 6 of our 7 part series on Adjuducation: The Adjudicator’s Decision and Costs. In this article we cover the elements of adjudication that all participants are particularly interested in; the decision and how costs are apportioned, the time limits, the reasons for the adjudicator’s decision, the impact of the adjudicators decision and adjudication costs. [Read More...]

Part 5 of our 7 part series on Adjudication: The Powers of An Adjudicator. In this instalment we will be discussing The Powers of an Adjudicator, including: The origins of an adjudicator’s powers Duties and powers of an adjudicator Responsibilities of an adjudicator The conduct of the adjudication [Read More...]