construction

Information from our Competition Law Team

EU statistics attribute 40% of carbon emissions to commercial buildings. The Government is required by an EU Directive to introduce Energy Performance Certificates (“EPCs”) for new and old commercial buildings

On Thursday 17 April 2008 the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) issued a press release in relation to its ongoing investigation of ‘bid rigging’ in the construction industry in England.

A group bringing together young professionals in the construction industry has attracted more than 100 members – just a few months after being launched.

You have just won a tender for a project. You will need to engage workers for that project such as welders, bricklayers and machine operators. Do you contract with them directly as employees, engage them as self-employed contractors or through another body such as a specialist company? The answer to your dilemma is becoming more important as the legal position is shifting.

Following the work of the Public Sector Construction Clients’ Forum (PSCCF) Fair Payment Working Group, the OGC has launched their ‘Guide to best Fair Payment practices’ for the Construction industry. The Guidance marks the first ever cross-industry agreement on the principles of fair payment best practice.

The new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (the CDM Regulations) apply straight away even in relation to existing projects

A sometimes baffling array of dispute resolution options is now available, Rachel Gwilliam of Morgan Cole reviews the main options, including one or two you may not have considered before.

The Building and Approved Inspectors (Amendment) Regulations 2006 officially came into force on 6 April 2006 amending Parts F (Ventilation), L (Conservation of Fuel and Power) and P (Electricity Safety) of the Building Regulations 2000.