Legal News – Page 49
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NewsRecord business debt sees legal action soar
Debt recovery firm report court action to recover money owed 97% higher than this time last year
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NewsWatersheds vs Costa and Gentleman: Guarantees and misrepresentation
Our Fenwick Elliott expert discusses a case of two company directors who wanted to raise finance to expand their business
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NewsDubai claims: the new regime
There have been significant changes in the way disputes are handled in the UAE
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NewsConstruction blacklists to be outlawed
Government plans to speed through regulations banning compilation and use of blacklists that victimise union members
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NewsSustainability legislation: A green path to recovery?
Sustainability seems to have dropped off the agenda somewhat since the recession, but research has revealed that there is still an appetite in the industry for green solutions
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News£3bn South-west framework back on track
A stalled £3bn local government framework looks set to be finalised after Devon council fought off a legal challenge to the bidding process last week
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NewsSchool fined £2,900 after man was burnt on site by flaming sawdust
HSE says school failed to plan work properly or give builders proper instructions
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NewsWaste disposal firm fined £8k over worker fall
Wolverhampton-based MES Environmental is fined after worker suffers broken bones
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NewsBDO Stoy Hayward partners appointed as Verry administrators
Administrators hope that buyer of failed firm will obtain novation of contracts to re-employ some of 120 staff
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NewsKeen Construction fined for worker's fall through roof
Victim who plummeted five and half metres through a single skin roof broke ribs and was unable to work for a year
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NewsIndemnity costs: Colour Quest vs Total and Hertfordshire Oil Storage
A Fenwick Elliott expert discusses the aftermath of a fire at an oil storage depot
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NewsLaing O'Rourke fined £135k over worker death
Judge says firm should feel 'ashamed' about safety breaches that led to fatal accident
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NewsNon-European QSs to be barred from UK jobs
Redundancy spike prompts committee to remove QSs and project managers from skills shortage list
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NewsKeltbray fined for fire
Firm breached health and safety regulations after it failed to ensure subcontractor did not cut through live gas pipe
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NewsBudget 2009: What it means for taxes
A legal expert considers some of the budget's implications for construction companies
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NewsFirms fined after roofer fell 25ft
Self-employed worker fell from factory building on which scaffolding did not meet requirements
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NewsOFT delays bid-rigging decision
Trading standards body will announce action on construction bid-rigging enquiry in third quarter of 2009
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NewsBole vs Huntsbuild and Money: Defective Premises Act 1972
Fenwick Elliott discusses a case involving a house in Cambridgeshire
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Threats of legal action rise by 70%
Law firms have noticed a sharp rise in threats of legal action as construction firms struggle to recover debts
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Stuart Barnett vs Inventec Bank: Personal guarantees
Property developer Stuart Barnett is facing a legal battle after guaranteeing to personally pay back money lent to his company.Barnett is a director at developer Wherry Road Developments (Norwich). In September 2006, when Investec Bank provided a loan to the company, he agreed to guarantee the obligations - including ...