Who should pay?
Article Abstract:
A number of issues relating to liability for the death of a worker during a building contract have been addressed in the case of Davies vs Kempton Building Contractors Ltd and Others. The widow of a man who was killed as a result of the collapse of inadequate temporary propping sued a director of the contractor and the consulting engineers used by the employer. The judge ruled that the director was liable in tort for the accident, as he had given inadequate instructions. However, the engineers were not liable, as they had not been involved with the propping.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1998
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Security alert
Article Abstract:
Small organisations in the Building industry sometimes find it impossible to sue another party if they are obliged to set aside money for court costs. Court arrangements on security for costs are established at the discretion of the residing construction arbitrator. Some arbitrators are more likely to set high security for costs than others. The value of the security for costs settlement varies enormously.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1997
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Action plan
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The UK's Official Referees' Court, where the construction industry fights its cases, has been given a new name, the Technology and Construction Court, aimed at modernizing its image and clarifying its function. A High Court judge, Sir John Dyson, who will sit permanently at the court, will supervise procedural reforms and will accelerate the passage of cases through the court.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1998
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