All Legal articles – Page 138
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Buyer beware: Distressed sellers
You can take some of the worry out of buying property from a distressed seller by knowing how to manage risk. But first you need to know what those risks are
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Bovis sues for almost £1m over unpaid fees on Oman job
Concern over non-payment in the Middle East grows, as project manager downs tools on megacity job
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Court hears UK's first corporate manslaughter case
Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings and its director faces charges if gross negligence manslaughter
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A beginners' guide to English: Compact contracts
You may think it best to make a contract as verbose as possible to ensure it misses nothing, but in reality it’s best to be brief and to the point
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The use of weapons: Throwing in brand new arguments
Sounds like a pretty basic question, but what can the assaulted party in an adjudication do in its defence? Can it, for example, throw the kitchen sink at its tormentor?
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I've started so I'll finish: Can you omit all future works?
Cunning developers who want to terminate a contractor’s employment without facing claims are altering contracts to omit all future works. Can they get away with it?
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Bouygues fined £160,000 for worker death
Contractor pleaded guilty to breaching regulations after man was killed by a reversing vehicle
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Scottish construction firm fined £5k over worker death
Company director fined additional £4k after health and safety breaches cause death of 53-year-old
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Transcendental mediation: A mediator's role
The talking cure for construction disputes is a fine way to settle an argument – but only if the mediator is prepared to go beyond the role of polite, ineffectual facilitator
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Settle down: The popularity of mediation
Mediation is proving ever more popular as a way of settling disputes before they get to court. And, as it saves money, parties are going willingly to the talking block
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Asking for the moon: Construction Act changes
The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group wants payment security on demand included in the new Construction Act. It should not – and will not – become law
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New Saudi property rules could tempt UK firms
Regulations follow Dubai’s recent changes, which is good news for those entering the market
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Cameron's cards: top Tories and their construction plans
How many members of the shadow Cabinet can you name? Thought so. But now that Labour is running out of time, options and MPs, you really ought to get to know them better. Sarah Richardson looks at the characters who will set the tone in a Tory government – and ...
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Burning questions: Waste disposal strategies
Paul Mansouri and Mark Berry As Costain’s £398m waste project in Manchester confirmed, muck and brass are as linked as ever. The link between muck and renewable fuel is more recent
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Inquiry into union blacklist link
Members of the Unite union are calling for an investigation into allegations that officials handed information to the operator of a construction blacklist
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Tell them a bedtime story: Public sector tendering
If you’re a public authority inviting tenders, you should treat bidders like small children, eager to learn how you will judge them – and for heaven’s sake make sure they do learn
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BDP blames subcontractor in Wimbledon media centre row
Architect Building Design Partnership has launched an attack against fellow defendant FB Ellmer in the legal row over the Wimbledon media centre
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Specialists vent anger at 'bullying' contractors
Specialist contractors have demanded a meeting with the UK Contractors’ Group over allegation
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The peasant's revolt this ain't: Chelsea vs the barracks
This gang of Chelsea residents is on the cusp of pulling off a very English coup. Emily Wright met their ringleaders
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Thinking caps: Employer's agents
When a QS acts as contract administrator, certifier, project manager and employer’s agent, it all ends up like a game of pass the hat. But some principles always apply