All Legal articles – Page 128
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CommentScheming minds
The government has released a consultation on the Scheme for Construction Contracts that proposes big changes in the industry’s rules. Here’s what I think of them …
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Feeling the squeeze
Be careful how you go about recovering money that is owed you – you might fall foul of the Protection from Harassment Act and end up paying them
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CommentMatch of the day: Mott MacDonald vs Multiplex
Mott MacDonald vs Multiplex is a game of two halves – first there’s the disputing, then there’s coughing up the legal costs. Alas, these are so high, neither wants to call it a draw
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Firms seek legal advice as Bribery Act rushed into law
New law signals ‘zero tolerance’ of corruption and widens liability to include third parties
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Vinci and Luton in £4m legal row
A legal row has broke out between Vinci and Luton council over a £52m guided busway scheme that was awarded to Bam Nuttall, writes Andrea Klettner
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NewsLabour cagey over gangmaster laws
Party denies it will extend the rules to the construction industry despite manifesto suggesting it would do so
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NewsTolent clauses examined
In a landmark judgment yesterday, the Technology and Construction Court held that clauses that require a contractor to pay the employer’s legal costs, win or lose, do not comply with the Construction Act
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CommentOff half-cock
You’d think that getting the contract right before beginning work was just common sense. Especially since, if you don’t, the only people likely to win are the lawyers …
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Going nuclear: contracts for decommissioning work
Everything you wanted to know about the nuclear decommissioning sector but were afraid to ask – explained to you in a three-part series starting with this overview
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Commitment issues
Helen Garthwaite and Brad Fearn The carbon trading scheme was launched last week, and you need to know what the new rules could mean for you – including who will pay for it all
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Morrison settles Norwich council row over contract award
Morrison has settled a dispute with Norwich council over the award of housing repairs and maintenance work to rival Connaught.The deal allows Connaught to begin work on the £125m contract it won in December to provide services that include waste and recycling, council house repairs, maintenance and M&E servicing.The award ...
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CommentMJ coulson’s model answer
Judging construction disputes can be like sitting exams, but at least we can all learn from the results – as in this case where a builder flunked everything
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Aukett boss: Halabi bankruptcy will not affect £1m claim
Nicholas Thompson, chief executive of architect Aukett Fitzroy Robinson, has said the bankruptcy of developer Simon Halabi will not affect an outstanding debt to the practice of more than £1m in legal costs and fees
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NewsRegentford fined £250k after worker dies on site
HSE secures conviction of London-based firm with help of BBC footage showing scaffolding in 'poor condition'
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NewsLegal costs hit £75m in Wembley dispute
Judge urges Multiplex and Mott MacDonald to resolve Wembley Stadium dispute by mediation
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NewsWembley judge pushes for mediation
The judge presiding over the continuing legal battle between Multiplex and Mott MacDonald over Wembley stadium is urging the pair to resolve it by mediation, as he revealed that combined costs for the firms have risen to £73.2m.
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CommentElectronic disclosure: Paying lawyers to look at porn
Because they get into a court case and have to disclose all kinds of electronic documents, no matter how embarrassing. And the cost of doing that can be spectacular. David Rogers and Debika Ray report on a growing problem
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CommentA new form of pest control
If you’re peeved with an adjudicator’s decision and start playing silly games rather than comply with it, the likelihood is that you will get clobbered in the courts
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CommentComing back to haunt us
Bouygues vs Dahl-Jensen, one of the most controversial adjudication cases ever, has just risen from the dead. And it’s put the willies up a lot of lawyers