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What are the potential risks associated with BIM?

RPC
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United Kingdom, USA
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March 13 2013

This blog will consider the potential risks associated with BIM, but don't worry we provide some practical advice on how these risks can be tackled in

NEC3 engineering and construction contract "guidance notes": more important than you realise for interpreting the EEC

RPC
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United Kingdom
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January 18 2013

Certain terms of the NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract ('ECC') are open to interpretation, and the recent case of E-Nik Ltd v Department for

Three construction firms prosecuted following Arsenal stadium injury

RPC
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United Kingdom
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December 15 2011

Prosecutions followed an incident on 30 June 2005 during the construction of the Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium when a dumper truck ran over Michael O’Donovan

M&S found guilty of asbestos breaches and receive £1m fine

RPC
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United Kingdom
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September 30 2011

Following a three month trial, M&S and their two contractors, Willmott Dixon Construction and PA Realisations (formerly Pectel) were found guilty of breaching health and safety laws during a refurbishment at stores in Reading and Bournemouth which involved the removal of ceiling tiles containing asbestos

Striking the correct balance: when can one party act as representative for another in legal proceedings?

RPC
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United Kingdom
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May 4 2011

Mr Justice Akenhead gave a judgment last month in the construction arena on a procedural point which has much more general application

CAT sheaths its claws after final construction appeals

RPC
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United Kingdom
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April 28 2011

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has now handed down its judgment in respect of the final three cases in appeals brought by 25 construction companies against fines levied by the OFT

CAT mauls OFTs fining policy

RPC
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United Kingdom
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March 22 2011

The OFT suffered a significant setback when the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) recently handed down its judgment on appeals by construction companies against fines levied by the OFT, undermining its 'minimum deterrence threshold'

Leicestershire town exposed to asbestos fibres following failures by roofing company

RPC
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United Kingdom
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March 22 2011

Concept Roofing and Cladding Services Ltd used pressure washers to clean roof panels on industrial units that they were contracted to repair, which led to the spread of asbestos fibres around the town

Construction industry remains the most dangerous

RPC
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United Kingdom
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November 26 2010

Despite a fall in the number of recorded deaths and injuries, recent data published by the HSE show that the construction industry continues to be the sector with the highest number of fatalities

Fatality at Everton FC training school leads to fine for construction company

RPC
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United Kingdom
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November 26 2010

Kier North West was fined £160k after an incident in February 2007 when their employee, Karl Davis, fell out of an open window frame

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