Legal

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 a claim in the High…

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 of the cases relates to…

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 been injured. But the man,…

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 5 August 2021, the Health…

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 referral from the Construction Industry…

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 to overturn the interim punishment…

Former Carillion chief executive Richard Howson has withdrawn his court challenge to the punishment handed to him by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over breaches of financial rules.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 listed to be heard today…

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 comment came after the island’s…

The High Court has refused to enforce a £2.14m adjudication amid allegations that the JCT contract at its heart was forged. Subcontractor High Tech Construction Ltd (HTC) had taken its client WLP Trading & Marketing Ltd (WLP) to court to summarily enforce the adjudication. It related to payment for work HTC claims it…

Grenfell Tower material producer Arconic has claimed it is immune from liability in a £2.73m High Court legal action over cladding used on three other London high-rises – because it is based in France. In September, Equans launched a £2.73m High Court claim against Arconic Architectural Products SAS alleging that…