Legal views – Page 45
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CommentPlanning: A view from the bridge
Everyone seems to want a Garden Bridge across the Thames so it was no surprise when the planning authority brushed aside legal requirements
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CommentExpert witness: Three Card Trick
How can an expert witness be unbiased when hired by one party? Reader, behold, a tale of an expert witness too honest for his own good
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CommentWhere does blame lie?
An independent health and safety consultant has recently been imprisoned after a tragic accident on a construction site. Even those who are not directly employers can still be held liable
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CommentBIM: If you want my advice…
BIM is increasingly being adopted by the industry, but who bears responsibility for recommending whether or not to use it in the first place?
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CommentWeather: A British obsession with financial consequences
Until technology allows accurate long term weather forecasts, what can be done to manage the risk?
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CommentTop trumps
Recent amendments to two powerful pieces of legislation around recovery of costs in construction contract adjudication mean they contradict each other. So, which takes precedent?
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CommentCDM regulations: New rules to live by
Major revisions to the CDM regulations are expected to come into force in April. So are you ready?
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CommentAdjudication: How far can your tactics go?
Adjudication may be a bit rough and tumble but the process must maintain respect
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CommentPublic sector procurement: Small fish in a big pond
New rules are due to come into force this year aimed at opening up contracts to SME contractors. Here’s what you need to know
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CommentBalancing act
A judge manages to balance the need for procedural fairness while encouraging the parties to settle through alternative dispute resolution
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CommentDo I have your retention?
The attack on retentions has begun but could a total ban be tipping the balance too far?
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CommentRefurb of tenanted properties
For any tenanted property undergoing refurbishment or maintenance work, it is essential that landlords consider the effects it could have for those renting
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CommentDiscord on Concord Street
Design build contracts spell bad news, most of all for the poor blighters who buy what’s built. Design should be left to designers
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CommentConstruction law predictions: Fortune telling
Last year’s assertions on third party rights showed exactly why legal forecasts are best left well alone. But here are a couple for 2015
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CommentJust what the doctor ordered
Doctors and other healthcare professionals now have responsibility for commissioning health-related buildings. But do they have the expertise - or time - for such procurement?
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CommentSeason of goodwill (not)
This year confirmed the inexorable rise of challenges to publicly procured projects. Next year is unlikely to be any different
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CommentRIBA: High noon or the wild bunch?
For short works contracts, there’s a new sheriff in town called RIBA - plain talking, bold and ambitious. But is it going to be able to outgun the competition?
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CommentDispute resolution schemes: Easy does it
RIBA’s new dispute resolution schemes try to keep the parties from falling out with each other by making the process cheaper and less burdensome than adjudication
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CommentGood knight to adjudication: Is jousting the answer?
Adjudication can become a long drawn out and expensive affair – let’s replace it with jousting
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CommentGarden cities: Come into the garden, George
Is utopian town planning really the answer to the housing crisis?