Court rules on contract amendments

Palmers Solicitors February 17, 2016July 31, 2017

If you insert your own standard terms and conditions into a contract, can you be sure that they will stand up to legal scrutiny?

Cause for optimism in engineering as sector grows despite challenges

Palmers Solicitors February 17, 2016

Britain’s strong engineering industry is driving productivity, with benefits across the economy, according to new research published in EngineeringUK 2016: The State of Engineering. Engineering is 68 per cent more productive than the retail and wholesale sector, with apprentices making a significant contribution.

Contracts – making sure the small print doesn’t leave you out of pocket

Palmers Solicitors January 15, 2016

An estimated 2,000 construction related apprentices could be employed to help build the £42.6 billion HS2 high speed rail project – five times the number of apprentices employed on London’s Cross-rail project or the 2012 Olympic build.

Health and Safety – more than just a tick box exercise

Palmers Solicitors January 15, 2016July 1, 2020

The construction industry has long been recognized as a high risk working environment so, for many in the industry, the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Fees for Intervention Scheme has been an unwelcome addition to potential business costs.

Housebuilders accused of sitting on 600,000 plots of land

Palmers Solicitors January 15, 2016

Britain’s biggest housebuilders possess enough land to create more than 600,000 new homes, an analysis by the Guardian has found, raising questions as to whether they are doing enough to solve the housing crisis facing Britain.