Fatal construction traffic accident results in $45m pay-out
A jury in the US state of Florida has entered a US$45m (£34m) damages verdict in a case concerning a fatal crash involving a highway contractor. It emerged in the trial that the highway construction company had no safe system or plan for getting heavy construction vehicles safely off of its median construction sites and […]
Adjudication – when taking part counts
A defendant can find itself unintentionally bound by an adjudicator’s agreement and responsible for fees, interest and other costs. Sarah Evans, senior associate in the construction team at Irwin Mitchell LLP, explains. Above: Leaving it blank might make no difference… In the case of Christopher Linnett Ltd v Harding (trading as MJ Harding Contractors) [2017] […]
