Legal News – Page 23
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NewsContractor jailed over demolition fatality
Manslaughter conviction follows cherry-picker death fall
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NewsDavis Langdon off-shoot to turn over £1m in first year
Delay analysis specialist TQEF enjoys strong first four months
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NewsOne in five joint ventures end in dispute
EC Harris construction disputes report also finds value and duration of disputes also on the rise
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NewsBRE’s housing plan rejected over ‘lack of sustainability’
Council says plans for Watford homes would ‘put more pressure on schools and create more traffic’
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NewsMore than 120 jobs go at Daniel Contractors
Administrator Deloitte announces first job losses at stricken North-west contractor
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NewsPinewood Studios revamp rejected
Plans drawn up by Arup Associates for a £200m revamp of Pinewood Studios have been rejected by the local council
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NewsDaniel Contractors in administration
North-west firm placed in administration, but Deloitte says plans are in place to safeguard 990 jobs
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NewsDelay in Scots energy regulations hurting investment
Industry leaders say jobs an investment at risk due to continued regulatory uncertainty
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NewsConcern grows over Daniel Contractors
Northwest specialist faces seven court orders to pay debts totalling £111,698 amid reports of financial difficulties
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NewsGleeds 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
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NewsSeventeen councils retain block on office-to-resi conversions
London councils and handful of others exempt as government rolls out planning relaxation
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NewsScottish government enlists unions in anti-blacklisting drive
Scottish minister announces Unite, Unison, and the GMB have been asked to work on procurement guidance
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NewsCoalition 'passing more planning regs than Labour'
Government also increasing the burden of planning costs on sector, study finds
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NewsEnergy 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
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NewsConstruction industry insolvencies fall 8%
But fall in number of insolvencies in first quarter of the year likely to prove a ‘false dawn’ experts warn
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NewsBlacklist protests target Holyrood
Workers gather outside Scottish parliament to demand action from government on blacklisting in the construction industry
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NewsEnergy firms investigated for missing carbon targets
Half of the big six energy firms fail to meet all of their legally binding energy efficiency targets
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NewsCriminal probe into Green Deal fraud
Trading Standards launches investigation into allegations of Green Deal fraud
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NewsLegal case against £275m incinerator defeated
Spanish contractor FCC to build scheme in Buckinghamshire that will generate 22mw of electricity
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NewsFirms fined over lorry death
Two companies have been ordered to pay almost £800,000 in fines and costs after a driver was run over and killed by his own lorry