All Features articles – Page 630
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You haven’t been paying attention
After years of penny-pinching neglect, Britain s squalid schools are being completely re-evaluated and this time, design is at the top of the agenda.
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Whose loss is it anyway?
A company that hasn t suffered direct loss from defective work can t sue for damages under the provisions of common law, according to the judgment in one of the longest disputes in construction history.
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Appointments
Contractors John Howell has been promoted to managing director at Bovis Lelliott, the London-based Lend ease subsidiary that specialises in refurbishment. Chris Pearce has been promoted to director of Payne Building Contractors in Southampton. Housebuilders Beazer Homes Bedford has appointed Stephen Doherty, previously with Barratt Homes, land director. Charles Church ...
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Out of bounds
Section 105(2) of the Construction Act is a real dog s dinner. Under it, certain site works are not covered. So, what happens when someone calls an adjudicator on an exempt site?
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Cost update
This quartely analysis looks at materials prices for disposal systems and the latest wage agreements
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Dickon Robinson
Modest, intelligent and visionary, the Peabody Trust development director has an uncanny knack of solving problems before anybody else notices them.
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The price of freedom
Adjudication may be a right, but that doesn t stop firms from adding clauses to deter people from exercising it which makes the Construction Act more costly to run than it need be.
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Talking it over
In the latest article in our guide to dispute resolution methods, we look at how mediation works which it does, extremely well. The mystery is why so few parties use it.
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Survival skills
Andrew Gibbons of Moores Rowland Management Solutions on the skills you ll need in the future and where to get them.
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Insolvent abuse
The Court of Appeal upheld the adjudicator s wrong decision in Bouygues vs Dahl-Jensen, but what is more surprising is that it did not use liquidation law to protect Bouygues.
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Appointments
Contractors Multiplex Construction has appointed Paul Gandy managing director and David Morris business development director of its UK and European operations. Brian Moore has been promoted to construction director at Bethell Group. Housebuilders Nick Stonley has joined Alfred McAlpine Homes as managing director of its London division. Martin Eversden has ...
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A case of cut and snip
Adjudicators are right even when they re wrong. And no, you can t just pick out the bits of an adjudication that you like. That s the rough-and-ready world of quick justice.
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The civic surgeon
Dashing around the country asking people what they think of where they live may be taxing, but EDAW s Kevin Murray believes you can t do urban design without it.
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Crazy mixed-up contracts
What happens if parts of your contract fall under the Construction Act and parts don t? The answer is that everyone gets confused so why not write in adjudication and fair payment clauses anyway?
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The death of IQ
Ever wondered why some clever people are dreadful managers? The answer lies in their emotional intelligence, a new idea that looks set to revolutionise management.
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No margin for error
Oil companies could teach construction firms a thing or two about safety in a dangerous industry. As Schal found out with its client BP, attitudes won't change without expensive carrots and sticks.
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The loaded generation
Architects Robert Gaukroger and Scott Pryde don't wait for work they go out and find it. They're part of a new breed that is using business savvy as well as design skill to get rich.
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Oversized, overhyped and over here
When US shopping colossus Wal-Mart bought Asda, it promised to revolutionise the way Brits buy their baked beans and a lot more besides. Everything would be bigger, better and under one roof. Now the Bristol flagship is open, have the Yanks pulled it off?
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Verbal remedies
What happens if a contractor carries out a variation on the basis of a verbal instruction and the employer s agent then says instructions are only valid if in writing? All may not be lost.
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The difference Brown’s billions will make
The government has made it clear that public housing is top of its 'to do' list - it will spend £2.5bn on it by 2004. So, is the industry about to enjoy a slap-up feast at the chancellor's expense?