Legal and Regulatory News in UK Construction | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/ Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:45:21 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Legal and Regulatory News in UK Construction | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/ 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/ 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Bovis and Manchester council drop legal fight over town hall refurb https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/bovis-and-manchester-council-drop-legal-fight-over-town-hall-refurb-19-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/bovis-and-manchester-council-drop-legal-fight-over-town-hall-refurb-19-02-2026/#respond Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:45:17 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=537713 Manchester City Council and Bovis have told Construction News they are “working together” to complete the restoration of the city’s town hall by spring 2027 after abandoning a legal fight. Bovis Construction (Europe) Ltd, the main contractor for the Manchester Town Hall refurbishment project, launched…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/bovis-and-manchester-council-drop-legal-fight-over-town-hall-refurb-19-02-2026/feed/ 0 Trial dates set in separate Hinkley Point C death and injury cases https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/trial-dates-set-in-separate-hinkley-point-c-death-and-injury-cases-18-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/trial-dates-set-in-separate-hinkley-point-c-death-and-injury-cases-18-02-2026/#respond Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:45:41 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538458 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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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/trial-dates-set-in-separate-hinkley-point-c-death-and-injury-cases-18-02-2026/feed/ 0 Worker dies in industrial incident at housing development https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/worker-dies-in-industrial-incident-at-housing-development-18-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/worker-dies-in-industrial-incident-at-housing-development-18-02-2026/#respond Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:45:15 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538517 A worker has died following an incident at a housing development in Norwich. The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAS) said an air ambulance was called to the scene at Hawthorn Drive in Sprowston at 10.50am on Tuesday (17 February) over reports a person had…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/worker-dies-in-industrial-incident-at-housing-development-18-02-2026/feed/ 0 Why subsidence jobs keep ending up the same way https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/why-subsidence-jobs-keep-ending-up-the-same-way-18-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/why-subsidence-jobs-keep-ending-up-the-same-way-18-02-2026/#respond Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:04:43 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=535948 Sarah Dodd is the founder and chief executive of legal firm Tree Law  Subsidence work rarely arrives clean. By the time a contractor is involved, the argument has usually been half-fought already. The insurer has accepted liability; the tree is staying; and a substructure solution…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/why-subsidence-jobs-keep-ending-up-the-same-way-18-02-2026/feed/ 0 Firm fined £24,000 over fall from height at handbag factory conversion https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/firm-fined-24000-over-fall-from-height-at-handbag-factory-conversion-17-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/firm-fined-24000-over-fall-from-height-at-handbag-factory-conversion-17-02-2026/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:45:13 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538319 A construction company has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries from a ladder fall during renovation works in London. Bow Tie Construction was converting a domestic property and a former handbag factory into a single dwelling in Islington when the incident occurred on…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/firm-fined-24000-over-fall-from-height-at-handbag-factory-conversion-17-02-2026/feed/ 0 Four arrested in CITB exam fraud raids https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/four-arrested-in-citb-exam-fraud-raids-17-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/four-arrested-in-citb-exam-fraud-raids-17-02-2026/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:55:14 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538335 Four people have been arrested following police raids over suspected industry exam fraud at a testing centre in Winchester. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary’s Economic Crime Unit said its officers launched an investigation into suspicious activity at a centre on Southgate Street following a…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/four-arrested-in-citb-exam-fraud-raids-17-02-2026/feed/ 1 Fine reduced after former Carillion boss abandons challenge https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/carillion/carillion-reduces-fine-after-ex-boss-abandons-challenge-16-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/carillion/carillion-reduces-fine-after-ex-boss-abandons-challenge-16-02-2026/#respond Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:04:06 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538290 The Financial Conduct Authority has reduced its fine on former Carillion chief executive Richard Howson after he withdrew his challenge to the punishment imposed for misleading statements he made before the company’s collapse. Construction News this morning revealed that Howson had abandoned his legal bid…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/carillion/carillion-reduces-fine-after-ex-boss-abandons-challenge-16-02-2026/feed/ 0 The importance of third party agreements in construction projects https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/the-importance-of-third-party-agreements-in-construction-projects-16-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/the-importance-of-third-party-agreements-in-construction-projects-16-02-2026/#respond Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:26:11 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=535622 Hayley Steel (above left) is a partner and head of non-contentious construction, and Simone Protheroe is managing associate in the projects, infrastructure and construction team at law firm Foot Anstey Construction projects often include parties with differing interests entering into agreements with a developer. Examples…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/the-importance-of-third-party-agreements-in-construction-projects-16-02-2026/feed/ 0 Former Carillion boss withdraws challenge to FCA sanction https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/carillion/former-carillion-boss-withdraws-challenge-to-fca-sanction-16-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/carillion/former-carillion-boss-withdraws-challenge-to-fca-sanction-16-02-2026/#respond Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:37:00 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538235 Former Carillion chief executive Richard Howson has withdrawn his court challenge to the punishment handed to him by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over breaches of financial rules. Howson’s case challenging the FCA’s findings, which were behind a provisional fine of almost £400,000, was originally…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/carillion/former-carillion-boss-withdraws-challenge-to-fca-sanction-16-02-2026/feed/ 0 Manx government seeking to recover ferry terminal build costs https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/manx-government-seeking-to-recover-ferry-terminal-build-costs-13-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/manx-government-seeking-to-recover-ferry-terminal-build-costs-13-02-2026/#respond Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:45:42 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=538105 The Manx government is seeking to recoup some of the cash it spent on building the Isle of Man ferry terminal in Liverpool. But the main contractor on the job, John Sisk & Son, has said there is no “ongoing dispute” over the contract. Sisk’s…

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