News Germany to relax regulatory standards to boost housing output The government of Germany has put forward a bill to boost housing output by streamlining regulations. The Building Type E Act aims to lower the cost of building to ameliorate…
News Chinese contractor appeals $1.6bn Baha Mar damages ruling The Chinese contractor who built the Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas has appealed the New York State Supreme Court judge’s ruling earlier this month that it owed the resort’s…
News Contractor faces prison over undocumented workers charges The owner of a contractor in West Virginia has been charged with harbouring undocumented workers. If convicted, he faces a lengthy sentence in federal prison. Hetzon Marroquin Reyes, the owner…
News Balfour Beatty pays female truck driver $80,000 to settle sexual harassment case in US The US infrastructure arm of British contractor Balfour Beatty has agreed to pay $80,000 to a female truck driver who was the subject of a sexual harassment, hostile work environment…
Perspectives How Saudi Arabia updated contract rules to handle its building boom Saudi Arabia’s new Civil Transactions Law entered into force on 16 December 2023. It’s a cornerstone of the Kingdom’s broader Vision 2030 initiative, which aims to invigorate the economy by…
Perspectives Will London lose its place as the top global arbitration hub? No. There has been much talk of late about the future of London as the world’s leading arbitration hub for construction. A recent survey showed the city now shares the top…