All Legal articles – Page 157
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SFO may reopen investigation into Mott MacDonald
Serious Fraud Office reassessing corruption allegations on Lesotho project
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Erinaceous could face police fraud inquiry
Failed property consultant Erinaceous could face a police investigation into fraud on a framework deal for Kent Medway council
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Reformed Construction Act to go to Parliament
Amendments to the Act to finally be pushed through parliament, says Brown
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Manchester council claims back £280k for fixing problem sculpture
Council says that controversial Heatherwick sculpture, B of the Bang, cost hundreds of thousands in remediation work
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Contractors fined £200k for worker death
Court fines two firms and two individuals afer fatal fall in Nottinghamshire
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Sunderland building firm fined £10k for employee fall
Court fines Murray Construction and Development after worker falls 2.8m onto concrete floor
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Are you listening?
Put four fabulous speakers in a room and get some of the country’s top adjudicators to sit down in front of them. The result is a fascinating conference we can all learn from
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Exclusion clauses: A chink of light
Are exclusion clauses enforceable? Hitherto, the courts have shed little light on the matter, but a recent Court of Appeal decision makes things much clearer
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Rogue roofer gets ASBO
Antisocial behaviour order forbids cold-calling for two years after conviction under trade description and consumer protection acts
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Roofing boss jailed after teenage employee's fatal fall
North Eastern Roofing owner imprisoned for 10 months after admitting manslaughter in relation to site accident
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NEC: Smooth operator
The Olympic Delivery Authority has chosen the NEC contract in the hope that it will keep the job moving efficiently. But it will only work if it’s well enough resourced
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Confidentiality in mediation: Do the decent thing
It really can’t be stressed enough that what goes on between consenting parties in a mediation is nobody’s business but theirs. If you don’t believe that, consider the following case
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Manhattan firefighters sue Bovis
Five firefighters are suing Bovis Lend Lease for negligence after they suffered career-ending injuries in a fire at the Ground Zero site in New York, writes Dan Stewart.
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US legal giant offers to act for bid-rigging victims
As CMHT contacts clients, Bowmer & Kirkland and Durkan Pudelek emerge on ‘cash for bids’ list
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Legal bill to fight OFT probe: £5.6m and counting
Firms caught up in the cover pricing investigation face rapidly rising legal costs
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Don't be caught out by employment law changes
Employers need to be aware of altered maternity and sex discrimination rights
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Barclays bank launches project bank account
Second high street bank to offer construction industry a central payment system
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JCT to make 'green contracts' proposals in the autumn
Legal body to form working group with British Property Federation, the Construction Confederation and the RIBA on embedding sustainability on construction contracts plans after consultation period ends
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Unpaid builder demolishes customer's porch and conservatory
After two bounced cheques, Sussex builder takes drastic action against council house owner by knocking down his own work