All Features articles – Page 628
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Clash points
Let’s not get carried away. Force majeure is not defined that clearly in English law – or in JCT98. And can the fuel crisis really be said to have prevented work, or did it just make it more difficult?
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Top of the form
A new standard form of subcontract for use on government work has been condemned by the Constructors Liaison Group as “utterly flawed” and “dreadful”. Do any of its attacks stand up to examination?
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High society
Two innovatively designed, high-density housing schemes in London Docklands fit nicely with Lord Rogers' urban vision – except for their quarter-of-a-million-pound price tag.
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Made in Japan
Hold on to your hard hats. A Japanese contractor has developed the technology to add a storey to a building every three days. How? Using robots, of course.
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Jolly well prove it
If you’re not on the ball with proving the basis for a delay claim or don’t know how to show what really caused the delay, then Nicholas Carnell’s book is certainly for you.
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Jump or push?
An employee who resigns because the boss has acted unreasonably could have grounds for a tribunal.
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Testing the limits
The fifth in this series of articles on collateral warranties looks at limitation provisions and limits on liability.
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Ocean Wharf
The elliptical 12-storey shaft of Ocean Wharf stands as a stylish modern bookend at the end of a row of new housing developments on the riverfront in London Docklands. Like Limehouse Basin, Ocean Wharf is developed by a suburban housebuilder new to high density inner-city schemes. In this case the ...
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Under siege
Concern is mounting across the industry over the Defence Estates prime contract. Accusations are flying that it is simply a way of offloading risk. Construction is gearing up to go to war.
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Who says Glasgow’s miles better?
Edinburgh’s waterfront development is steaming ahead while arch-rival Glasgow struggles to stay in contention.
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The future’s now
How the next 20 years pan out for construction depends on what the industry does today – a government consultation paper, Building Our Future, gives us the chance to consider the opportunities and the risks.
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ADR: Pressure points
It’s a good bet that any whiff of coercion in an ADR procedure will give rise to a human rights defence.
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Appointments
ContractorsAndrew White, managing director of special projects at Alfred McAlpine, has joined the company’s board as an executive director. Christopher Collins, chairman of Hanson, has been made a non-executive director. Richard Clay has been promoted to surveying director at Hertfordshire-based Ashe Construction. Andrew Morris has become commercial director. David Ainge ...
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Arbitration: The problem of free will
If the act does give ammunition to disgruntled losing parties, arbitration is in big trouble. But does it?
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The bluffer’s guide to urban design
Urban design is more than a buzzword – it’s a growth market for consultants and local government. Here’s who’s doing it and how you can win a piece of the pie.
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Bonny on the Clyde
Glasgow's riverside science park has just become home to Britain's first titanium-clad buildings and a 104 m tower with a twist. The visitors are queuing up, and it isn't even open.
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Planning: More complications
Will carrying out a human rights audit become a standard part of planning procedures?
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PFI: When is a contractor like a council?
Answer: when it’s working for a public authority – which creates a new set of risks for PFI contracts …