Legal

Galliford Try has clinched a legal victory in a dispute over its obligations to the long-term condition of a local authority sheltered-housing project in North Tyneside. The judgment, delivered by the Technology and Construction Court on 21 September, addressed whether the contractor was liable for the condition of refurbished properties…

The Department for Transport (DfT) and HS2 have won a legal battle to ban "disruptive protests" across the whole of its phase one and 2a routes. HS2 said that the High Court ruling from justice Julian Knowles will prevent violence, intimidation and criminal damage but allow “legitimate protest”. The DfT had…

Thousands of construction workers have been put in a “pay limbo” ahead of Queen Elizabeth's funeral next Monday, Unite has warned. The trade union argued that staff are unsure of whether they will have to go to work on 19 September and, if not, whether they will be paid due…

An employment tribunal has ruled against a collapsed contractor and said its workers should receive compensation over a breach of employment law following their dismissal. Central Building Contractors (CBC) was a Glasgow-based firm that went into administration in April 2020, after it crumbled under cashflow problems amplified by the coronavirus…

The boss of a Lancashire-based roofing firm has been handed a suspended prison sentence after an employee fell and died at a construction site. In May 2021, a worker employed by Richard Thornton, trading as Vanguard Roofing, was carrying out roof replacement works on a domestic building in Burnley. On…

Creditors of collapsed contractor Henry W Pollard are seeking more than £15m from the company, including a £5m pension deficit which may be probed over alleged "misrepresentations". Administrators of the Somerset-based firm, which went under in June 2021 after 161 years of trading, said in an update posted to Companies…

Councillors are expected to approve a redevelopment of the Leicester City stadium, which will see its capacity expanded to 40,000 seats.Under proposals submitted to Leicester City Council, King Power Stadium would gain new facilities, including a hotel, commercial and residential space, a multi-storey car park and a club retail store,…

A man has been jailed, and three others handed suspended sentences, for their involvement in a £250,000 construction tax fraud conspiracy in Northern Ireland. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) said the four were charged after its investigators found false claims for tax repayments of £260,455.68 had been submitted to the…

The new prime minister will consider curtailing the powers of the Planning Inspectorate amid concerns that it is “too easy” for the body to overturn councils’ decisions. In her first Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday, Liz Truss was asked why the inspectorate had the power to overrule environmental safeguards put in…

Two firms have been fined a combined total of £324,000, after an 18-year-old worker was crushed by a van. P&R Plant Hire and D Brown received fines for breaching health and safety laws, after teenager Josh Disdel died four years ago. Construction managers employed by both firms have also been…