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QCs enter legal spat over bird protection areas
The government’s wildlife watchdog has called in top QCs to defend its moratorium on new housing across a large stretch of the Home Counties.
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RICS to lure back former QSs
Refresher courses to be launched this autumn as surveying body tries to tackle skills shortage
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NewsNew CDM regulations come into force
Industry responds to the introduction of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
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NewsLet me tell you how it will be … CIS is finally brought in
Long-delayed changes to tax system will place onus on contractors to check firms’ work status
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NewsDeveloper sues MJ Gleeson over Sheffield landmark
Devonshire Green Holdings claims refund and damages totalling £9.2m for work on West One
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RICS ready for French showdown
The RICS could take France to the European Court of Justice if it refuses to permit a British building surveyor to practise there.
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NewsKing's Cross scheme taken to High Court
Judicial review set for May as opponents of £2bn scheme attempt to reduce its size and protect Victorian buildings
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NewsOFT uncovers £3bn of rigged construction bids
Fifty seven offices were raided during two-year investigation into construction cartels
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Ascot rules out legal action against Laing O’Rourke
Ascot racecourse this week ruled out legal action against Laing O’Rourke over problems with its £185m grandstand refurbishment.
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Orange sues contractors
Mobile phone company Orange is suing contractors Kier Regional and Haden Young after a flood in one of its data centres.
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NewsDispute hits Bovis in Leeds
Bovis and Exterior Profiles argue over troubled Bridgewater Place project
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NewsWembley damages trial: first round to Cleveland Bridge
Judge Jackson rules that CBUK should not be held liable for temporary roofing costs
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Labour MPs accused of breaching planning laws
Mark Prisk, the shadow minister for business and enterprise, accused ministers this week of breaching planning laws for political advantage.
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NewsAlways read the small print
Terms & Conditions may not 'protect you, the customer', says Tony Bingham, in fact they can be packed with limitations
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Employment lawyers to be kept busy in 2007
Construction firms are set to be hit by an increase in employment litigation in 2007 because of changes in the law including the smoking ban, age discrimination legislation and the introduction of the CIS tax scheme.
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NewsMultiplex loses Wembley claim
Judge rejects Multiplex’s attempt to bring forward trial with M&E firm Honeywell
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NewsPolice swoop on security firms
Merseyside police crackdown on protection rackets on Liverpool construction sites
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NewsWrit hits sale of British Nuclear Group
Legal battle over radioactive leak threatens to delay takeover at Sellafield
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NewsBreeding rabbits threaten Bovis scheme
Retired builder claims Bovis Homes development in Gloucestershire infringes ancient rights to breed rabbits
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NewsOlympic media centre to be design-and-build contract
Tessa Jowell tells Building that important scheme would not be a design-led project