Demand for more housebuilding should not be at expense of quality – LGA warns

Palmers Solicitors September 1, 2017September 1, 2017

A renaissance in quality housebuilding is urgently needed to keep pace with demand, according to a new report by the Local Government Housing Association (LGA).

Series of construction sector prosecutions – a reminder to check H&S procedures

Palmers Solicitors September 1, 2017September 1, 2017

Three separate ‘falls from heights’ incidents have been the subject of Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecutions in recent weeks – highlighting the renewed need for construction employers to ensure they have stringent workplace safety procedures in place.

Supreme Court judgment will have wide ramifications for construction contracts

Palmers Solicitors September 1, 2017September 1, 2017

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of an appeal by Eon Climate & Renewables UK in a long running dispute which involves the failure of foundations on the Robin Rigg offshore windfarm.

Recent TCC judgment a lesson in checking your emails

Palmers Solicitors July 26, 2017

A recent case in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) illustrates the need to regularly check your emails.

New data from the HSE reveals significant reduction in construction fatalities

Palmers Solicitors July 26, 2017

Annual figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveal that the number of workplace fatalities looks set to be the second lowest on record – with the largest reduction in incidents seen in the construction sector.

Courts aiming to modernise by dropping ‘arcane’ words

Palmers Solicitors July 26, 2017

In a bid to modernise the court system, the Lord Chancellor has announced that ‘arcane’ legal terms such as ‘mercantile’ and ‘chancery’ should be replaced by language which is more easily understood by the general public.

Calls to support SMEs as construction sector is warned it still faces BIM challenges

Palmers Solicitors June 22, 2017

The construction industry has been warned it still faces Building Information Modelling (BIM) challenges amidst calls for additional support to help the sector in its shift to digital construction.

Demolition contractor and property owner plead guilty to ‘uncontrolled collapse’

Palmers Solicitors June 22, 2017

A property owner and demolition contractor have appeared in court after an uncontrolled building collapse onto a High Street ‘put lives at risk.’