Some of the UK's biggest contractors could have to pay out tens of millions of pounds in damages after they made an "amended defence" of their role in blacklisting at the High Court. The dramatic admission from the eight high-profile contractors came as the court heard the case of nearly 600 claimants. The contractors involved are Balfour Beatty,Carillion, Costain, Kier, Laing O'Rourke,Sir Robert McAlpine, Skanska and Vinci. A statement released by the eight companies said they had submitted an "amended defence" last Wednesday in which they laid out a number of admissions for their part in the blacklisting of workers. The companies' defence included "a full and unreserved apology" for their part in the "vetting of construction workers through the Economic League and The Consulting Association".
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