Essex construction contractor fined after concrete pumping equipment kills worker

Palmers Solicitors May 29, 2019May 29, 2019

An Essex-based construction company was fined following a fatal incident involving concrete pumping equipment, which malfunctioned during an upgrade project at the Port of Felixstowe.

Major contractors are warned late payments could lead to lost contracts

Palmers Solicitors May 29, 2019December 1, 2020

Major construction contractors are being warned that they could lose out on valuable Government contracts if they continue to ignore late payment rules.

What happens if I want to pursue a merger or acquisition?

Palmers Solicitors April 18, 2019

Pursuing a merger or an acquisition is one of the most effective ways your company can grow quickly. You may even be able to add considerable revenue, literally overnight, by ‘taking over’ another business.

Thousands of workers to receive payslip for first time under new laws

Palmers Solicitors April 18, 2019

More than 300,000 casual construction workers will be getting a payslip for the first time this month under new rules that have now come into effect.

Court rules against attempt to block adjudication proceedings

Palmers Solicitors April 18, 2019December 1, 2020

Palmers’ construction law team successfully fought off an attempt to block on-going adjudication proceedings. Read more

New plug in software aims to improve BIM for entire construction sector

Palmers Solicitors March 27, 2019

Construction giant, Balfour Beatty, has partnered with Leeds Beckett University, White Frog Publishing and Coventry University, to help construction firms overcome the challenges of adopting Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology.

Business bodies call for fair division of public sector contracts after collapse of Interserve

Palmers Solicitors March 27, 2019

The collapse of outsourcing giant Interserve highlights the dangers of relying on very few companies to take on the biggest public sector contracts, a business body has warned.

Essex company prosecuted after cleaning solvent fire put workers at risk

Palmers Solicitors February 21, 2019

Employees at an Essex company were placed at serious risk after a flammable cleaning solvent caught fire.