Legal news
Concern grows over Daniel Contractors
Northwest specialist faces seven court orders to pay debts totalling £111,698 amid reports of financial difficulties
Gleeds pension scheme challenged in High Court
Case in February could result in benefits being recalculated for some members, according to a letter seen by Building
Scottish government enlists unions in anti-blacklisting drive
Scottish minister announces Unite, Unison, and the GMB have been asked to work on procurement guidance
Energy firms 'must be fined' over carbon failures
Experts says its time for regulator to crack down over failure of energy firms to hit carbon reduction targets
Blacklist protests target Holyrood
Workers gather outside Scottish parliament to demand action from government on blacklisting in the construction industry
Seventeen councils retain block on office-to-resi conversions
London councils and handful of others exempt as government rolls out planning relaxation
Coalition 'passing more planning regs than Labour'
Government also increasing the burden of planning costs on sector, study finds
Construction industry insolvencies fall 8%
But fall in number of insolvencies in first quarter of the year likely to prove a ‘false dawn’ experts warn
Energy firms investigated for missing carbon targets
Half of the big six energy firms fail to meet all of their legally binding energy efficiency targets
