All Legal articles – Page 102
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NewsOver 500 Balfour Beatty sparks miss contract deadline
But contractor says deadline to sign up to new wage proposals ‘not hard and fast’
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CommentDeals in writing: Noel's house party poopers
TV presenter Noel Edmonds learnt the hard way that if a deal’s not put in writing, it’s a no deal
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CommentThe practices of funders' lawyers in 2011
Funders’ lawyers are imposing onerous terms on contractors, passing them off as ‘market standard’. Here’s the kind of shenanigans they got up to last year
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NewsTwo arrested over piling death
Yorkshire men arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence
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FeaturesSparks fly: The row over electricians' wage agreements
The decision of seven major M&E contractors to break away from the 40-year-old JIB wage agreement was prompted by an ‘urgent need to modernise’ but has already led to angry clashes between workers and police. Building reports on a row that threatens to become the sector’s biggest industrial relations dispute ...
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NewsAppeal of FITs ruling leaves solar firms in limbo
Goverment’s decision to challenge High Court ruling causes further confusion for solar industry
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NewsGovernment to appeal FITs ruling
Appeal to get government timetable on solar subsidy cuts reinstated branded a ‘waste of taxpayers’ money’ by Friends of the Earth
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NewsGovernment FITs cut 'unlawful'
Government to appeal after High Court judge brands DECC decision illegal
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NewsRICS clears members of involvement in conflict of interest
Sean Tompkins says members whose names appeared on First4ADR.com were kept in the dark over its RICS link
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CommentLitigation: The long and short of it
Eternity is very long, said Woody Allen - especially towards the end. Here’s a case that proves the point
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NewsRICS alerts government to dispute resolution probe
Ministry of Justice and CLG informed of the RICS’ investigation into links with website
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CommentThe legal view: 2011
Not all of this year’s cuts were bad but not all of the government’s actions were positive either. Here’s a round-up of 2011’s legal developments …
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CommentSuspending works for non-payment: What's changed?
The right to suspend works for non-payment has been dramatically broadened and it could have a big impact on relations between main contractors and their subbies
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NewsBrain damaged demolition worker gets £1.75m
Christopher Kaye, 57, will receive damages from former employer Euro Dismantling Services
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NewsEx-Austin-Smith:Lord staff launch legal challenge for back pay
Staff from the architect’s now closed Abu Dhabi office hope to get paid before other creditors to the firm
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NewsConcrete specialist J Reddington falls victim to hoax administration
Police are investigating after a fake notice was lodged with Companies House
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NewsGovernment could face EU legal action over FITs cut
Plans to cut solar subsidies may contravene European agreements to source 15% of energy from renewables by 2020
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NewsCowboy builder jailed for 16 months
Company director used an employee’s identity to open credit accounts and signed agreements in his name
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Comment
The ghosts of Libya: The legal landscape
If you have a business interest in Libya, you’ll be on the edge of your seat wanting to know how the new legal landscape is shaping up there