More than two years after the discovery of weak concrete at Mater Dei Hospital, the government is yet to launch a legal case against Swedish construction company Skanska, despite having announced that it would sue. This was confirmed by Health Minister Chris Fearne when he was asked by The Sunday Times of Malta about the state of play on the issue, which first arose in August 2014. The alarm bells were sounded during preparatory works to build a storey above the hospital's emergency department. "At the moment, legal teams from the Maltese government and Skanska are trying to settle the issue through a dispute resolution mechanism which was part of the project closure agreement," Dr Fearne said yesterday. "Though we have filed for arbitration, this avenue will only be sought if the resolution mechanism is extinguished and no agreement reached." This situation appears to be in contrast with the tone struck by the Health Minister a few months ago, when he called a news conference to announce the government's intention to sue Skanska after the latter refuted claims that weak concrete was used during construction. Though Dr Fearne refused to give any figures on the compensation...
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