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- Thursday 15th December 2016
New health and safety sentencing guidelines; The view from Kent
Courts up and down the land have been applying the new sentencing guidelines since 1st February and in this article we look at how three Kent employers have been dealt with under the new regime. Highway Care Ltd was fined £660,000 after a welder was left blind by an exploding oil drum. ...
- Thursday 15th December 2016
An Eventful year - Gullands Health & Safety and Regulatory Events during 2015-16
Late 2015- Anticipating the Sentencing Guidelines With the new sentencing guidelines on the horizon, Gullands’ John Roberts and Andrew Clarke gave presentations on what to expect, first at IIRSM South East Branch then at the Construction Safety (SE) Ltd annual seminar and awards event in ...
- Thursday 1st December 2016
Second adjudication valuation allowed for final account
It is long established that a party’s failure to issue a payless notice means that the sum applied for becomes the ‘notified sum’, (see section 111 Construction Act and the case of ISG Construction Limited v Seevic College). An adjudication where the party seeking the payment ...
- Thursday 1st December 2016
Key changes to JCT Design and Build Contract
The Design and Build 2016 is the second arrival in the 2016 edition of JCT contracts, following the release of the Minor Works family in June 2016. New features as part of the update include: Incorporation of the provisions of the JCT Public Sector supplement 2011 that relate to fair payment, ...
- Thursday 1st December 2016
Gullands ranked as leading law firm in legal directories
Gullands has once again been commended for its consistently high levels of service by The Legal 500. Gullands has been ranked as a leading firm in five separate legal sectors Crime Charities Family Tax, trust and probate Construction Heading the criminal department, John Roberts and ...
- Thursday 1st December 2016
Impact of health and safety sentencing guidelines on the construction sector
There have reportedly been as many £1 million plus fines since 1st February 2016, as there were in the previous 20 years. Balfour Beatty have set aside a £25 million “reassessment of potential liabilities on historical health and safety breaches”. All this follows new ...
- Thursday 1st December 2016
Interim Payments
A recent Court of Appeal decision in Balfour Beatty v Grove Developments, has upheld the decision of the TCC and concluded that the contractor had no right to receive interim payments after the planned date of practical completion. In the case the parties were using a JCT Design Build Contract 2011 ...
- Thursday 17th November 2016
Fundamental cases employers need to watch
2016 is a year that has seen a number of important employment rulings, including the recent Uber Employment Tribunal decision. There are however still a couple of further judgments expected before the end of this year, that could also have a significant impact on employers and should be watched ...
- Thursday 17th November 2016
The cost of making and withdrawing a job offer
A company has been ordered to pay over £3,000 for breach of contract damages, after it withdrew a job offer made by a recruitment agency acting on its behalf. In McCann v Snozone Ltd, Mr McCann had verbally accepted a job offer which the recruitment agency had made acting on behalf of the ...
- Thursday 17th November 2016
Don't fall foul of recruitment advert wording
If you are involved in recruitment advertising, you will no doubt be aware of the importance of ensuring job adverts are not discriminatory. The Equality and Human Rights Commission updated its guidance on discriminatory adverts in March this year, including job advertising, after it received more ...