All Legal articles – Page 130
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Brookfield to pay CBUK £3m
The ruling that Cleveland Bridge UK must pay Brookfield Construction £4.2m after its legal battle over Wembley stadium has been partly overturned
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NewsCleveland Bridge award reduced by £2.4m
Court of Appeal rules payment by steel contractors to main contractor on Wembley stadium Brookfield should be cut by 49%
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NewsCastle Cement fined £250k for cancer risk
Flintshire factory admits four health and safety charges related to dust, smoke and noise
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NewsSilvertown Quays collapse set to trigger £60m lawsuit
Developer of axed £1.5bn east London project prepares to sue, as LDA plans Olympic role for site
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NewsSupablast vs Story Rail: How many contracts?
Our Fenwick Elliott expert discusses a dispute over a Merseyside railway bridge
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CommentThe revenge of Judy Veakins
A company’s liability for harassment or bullying by one of its managers was brought to attention by a recent case. Tony Bingham sums up the facts …
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CommentThis time, it’s personal
Beverley Flynn Data protection laws are set to become much stricter, so now is the time for any company holding employees’ personal details to pay more attention to the rules
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CommentSome finishing touches
The Scottish government has ruled that all firms on public sector projects must be paid within 30 days. This is a splendid idea, but a few tweaks are needed to make it work
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NewsConstruction Confederation bosses face pension probe
Stephen Ratcliffe among those who may be held liable for £20.8m black hole in fund
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When banter becomes bullying
… and Joy Drummond discusses the implications of the Protection from Harassment Act in the workplace and how firms can avoid getting into trouble
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Ruling paves way for directors to be sued for OFT fines
Directors and staff at firms implicated in the Office of Fair Trading bid rigging probe could be held personally liable for fines following a landmark court ruling.The news follows an OFT inquiry that found Safeway guilty of fixing the price of dairy products. A fine of £16.4m was imposed, later ...
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NewsOlympic team warned of B of the Bang repeat
Lawyer who solved dispute over Thomas Heatherwick sculpture urges London 2012 organizers to learn its lessons when selecting artwork
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NewsGovernment to close illness claim loophole
Thousands of injured or sick workers who cannot trace employer insurance records could win compensation under proposals
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Aukett threatens to make Halabi legal row personal
Architect will seek to make billionaire businessman liable if his companies fail to pay £500,000
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DoH seeks to foil £28m claim
The Department of Health is seeking to throw out a £28m claim for bid costs filed against it by a John Laing-led consortium
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NewsCamillin Denny vs Adelaide Jones: Novation and adjudicator bias
Our Fenwick Elliott expert discusses a dispute on a project in Mayfair
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CommentGoing the distance: Relevant information
Here’s a tale of two sisters who got into a row with their builder, followed by five adjudications and a court case that established some useful case law
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CommentWigging out: Litigation costs
Litigation has become so expensive, and the courts so keen to push cases down other settlement routes, that trials may soon be reserved for only the most exceptional cases
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CommentWhat price, justice?: Jackson's cost review
Lord Justice Jackson has released his recommendations for ways to reduce the cost of litigation and make the courts more accessible. And he’s done a good job, too
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When adjudication won’t do: Enterprise vs Tony McFadden
When a water contractor went into liquidation, it left behind a complicated set of debts and contracts, and a continuing legal struggle …