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Trial dates set in separate Hinkley Point C death and injury cases

Nicola Harley — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:45:41 +0000

Trial dates have been set in the cases of contractors accused of health and safety offences in relation to a death and a serious injury at Hinkley Point C. The two separate cases were brought following investigations by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR). One…

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Bylor wins Hinkley adjudication fight over JV ‘chaos’ risk

Ian Weinfass — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:45:42 +0000

Allowing individual companies that are part of joint ventures (JVs) to pursue adjudications on their own would cause “chaos”, the High Court has ruled. Darchem Engineering has lost its case at the Technology and Construction Court to enforce adjudication rulings against Bylor – the Laing…

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Luxury flats owner wins £35m High Court claim against Laing O’Rourke

Cristina Lago — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:48:47 +0000

The High Court has awarded £35m in damages to the freeholder of a high-end London development after a Laing O’Rourke subsidiary withdrew from the case, leaving the trial to proceed without a defence. In a judgment handed down remotely on 2 February 2026, Mrs Justice…

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Darchem takes Bylor to court over £24m Hinkley Point C disputes

Cristina Lago — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:45:16 +0000

A specialist subcontractor on Hinkley Point C (HPC) is taking the main contractor joint venture (JV) to the High Court to enforce a £24m adjudication. Darchem Engineering Ltd took Bylor – the Laing O’Rourke and Bouygues Travaux Publics JV constructing the nuclear site – to…

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Shepperton Studios and Laing O’Rourke in dispute over £5.6m invoice

Cristina Lago — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:51:51 +0000

The owners of the world’s second-largest movie set, Shepperton Studios Limited (SSL), and contractor Laing O’Rourke have filed lawsuits against each other over a disputed invoice. SSL is the owner of Surrey-based, 139,354 square metre Shepperton Studios, which boasts Amazon MGM Studios and Netflix as…

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Laing O’Rourke names Wayne Davies as global chief people officer

Colin Marrs — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:41:07 +0000

Laing O’Rourke has appointed Wayne Davies as chief people officer across its global operations, effective from 12 January. Davies will lead the contractor’s people strategy, which includes talent development, inclusion, and cultural transformation. He will work alongside the leadership and human resources teams to support…

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Barracks job boosts Bovis to second league summit in three months

Joshua Stein — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:45:21 +0000

Bovis has reached the summit in the last monthly league table of 2025, thanks to a £176.6m job to revamp a Gloucestershire barracks. It needed just one job at the Duke of Gloucester Barracks to take the gold medal in December, according to construction data…

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Tier ones plead not guilty in Hinkley Point C death case

Joshua Stein — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:00:49 +0000

Two tier one contractors have entered not guilty pleas to health and safety offences in two separate cases relating to a death and a serious injury at Hinkley Point C. Both cases have been brought following investigations by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR). The…

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Laing O’Rourke Yorkshire hospital job passes planning stage

Ben Vogel — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:33:12 +0000

Calderdale Council has approved detailed plans for a new 25,093 square metre clinical building at Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax, which will deliver 10 inpatient wards and a new accident and emergency department. The development will be between three and four storeys in height, with the…

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Strabag storms to league summit with £2.9bn aqueduct revamp

Joshua Stein — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:45:08 +0000

Strabag soared to the top spot in the August league tables thanks to a mammoth aqueduct job in the North West. The contractor scooped the £2.9bn job from United Utilities last month, which will see it upgrade six tunnel sections of the Haweswater Aqueduct. The…

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