All Legal articles – Page 163
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Dayworks document revised by RICS and Construction Confederation
New document outlining dayworks in building contracts is launched this month
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CommentThere is no alternative
It is tempting to pronounce that lawyers should stay out of adjudication and let construction types untangle disputes. But too many arguments can be decided fairly only with specialist legal expertise
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CommentKiss and tell
The only people who love contracts are lawyers. For everybody else – the plasterers, the foremen, the managers – they’re just long, fuzzy words that bear no relationship to how they do their work. ‘Keep it short and simple’ should be the first rule of a legislator
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NewsNHS Trust fined £14,000 after patient falls from window
HSE warns hospitals of their responsibility after patient forces window open
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CommentHappy ever after
Main contractors and subcontractors make all kinds of rash promises during the courting stage. Then they quarrel. A new toolkit from the National Specialist Contractors Council aims to keep things sweet to the end
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CommentDo you have breakdown cover?
Rolls-Royce didn’t take out joint-names insurance to cover construction of its new plant. When a leaking pipe caused £400,000 of damage, it insisted the policy wouldn’t have covered negligence. Not everyone agreed
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NewsBitten by a tiddler
A run in with BT reminds Building's legal blogger why people go to court to resolve even the teeniest of disputes
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NewsGovernment seeking to change green planning rules
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears recruits Entec to change renewable energy planning permissions for businesses
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CommentMind your language, minister
The government’s latest attempts at spelling out the Construction Act’s payment rules are a triumph of impenetrable gobbledegook. It’s time for some plain English
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NewsHips consultants had “conflict of interest”, watchdog finds
National Audit Office report finds that Government appointed consultants with financial link with firm bidding to run home pack scheme
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News'Beware cowboy builders' government warns flood victims
Hazel Blears urges those affected by floods to watch out for bogus traders when they repair their homes
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NewsBAA wins ban on select Heathrow protestors
High Court ruling denies three individuals access to a week-long demonstration opposing aiport expansion
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CommentAn exemplary disaster
Fail to renew your public liability insurance at your peril, as this dreadful tale of a family-run electrical firm, a little old lady’s bungalow and some (possibly) poorly rigged festoon cabling proves
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NewsHips warning for estate agents
The Office of Fair Trading says estate agents could face a ban if they do not comply with Hips
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NewsCarillion goes to court over scrapped £1.2bn deal
Contractor sues Bradford council for £40m over contract – and others may follow suit if it wins
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Davis Langdon poaches two directors to boost legal team
Davis Langdon has recruited two legal directors from Northcrofts Management Services: Chris Ennis and Richard Edwin.
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CommentThe battle of Easingwold
Margaret Tomlinson wanted an extension for her terraced home. Okay, said the builder, that will be £19,500, please. It was downhill all the way after that, ending up in a trial that lasted six-and-a-half days…
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Candy & Candy accuses builder of stealing name
Residential developer is accusing the Magri Group of using its name on the Candy Wharf scheme in Mile End
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NewsMetronet goes into administration
Ownership transfers from stakeholders including Atkins and Balour Beatty to administrator Ernst and Young