Build UK releases first retentions benchmarks
Build UK, tasked with new reporting requirements, has released new information on retentions, showing impact on cashflows throughout the supply chain.
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Quantum Consult hires director from Skanska
Quantum Consult, a dispute management specialist, has appointed Chris Campbell to a director level position. Campbell joins from Skanska UK, and has qualifications in both engineering and law.
JCT appoints drafting chair
Standard contracts body JCT has appointed Michelmores' Anna Wood as chair of its drafting sub committee, as Clyde & Co's Victoria Peckett steps down.
Government proposes new powers to tackle late payments
The government plans new powers to tackle late payments to small businesses, including a ban on withholding of retention payments, a cap on payment terms and mandatory interest on late payments.
FMB repeats call for licensing
The Federation of Master Builders has once again called for mandatory licensing of building companies, as part of its response to the consultation on creation of a single construction regulator.
Former Battersea Power Station CEO brings whistleblowing case
Donagh O'Sullivan is bringing a claim for unfair dismissal and whistleblowing detriment against Battersea Power Station Development Company and four Malaysian executives
Reverse charge VAT clampdown: What you need to know
HMRC is bearing down with increasing force on construction over VAT domestic reverse charge. Chartered tax adviser Tony Cochrane explains all.
Trial dates set for HPC prosecutions
Trial dates have been set for two separate prosecution cases instigated by the Office for Nuclear Regulation against Hinkley Point C contractors.
The threshold for a 'Relevant Defect' under the Building Safety Act 2022
Alex Delin and Victoria Crozier of Irwin Mitchell review a significant First-Tier Tribunal decision
Supreme Court backs late paying client
The Supreme Court has come down on the side of the late paying client in its long running legal battle against the contractor that walked off site.