Building boss Robert McCarthy, 59, sued neighbour Foulla Bowler (pictured), and her two siblings before a 'fence war' erupted over a boundary dispute at their Essex home in 2018.
New data from the construction sector points to steep cost inflation, a sharp decline in new orders and more job losses due to the war in the Middle East.
Building site labourer Liam Moor, 19, is said to have punched Lisa Denton once to the face and fled the scene before she was taken to hospital in a critical condition on Saturday night.