All Legal articles – Page 168
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CommentRead them and weep
Letters of intent are often used inappropriately in the construction industry and, as such, they should be employed with a good deal of caution – or not at all
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NewsPinsent Masons loses key regeneration lawyer
Peter Stockdale takes top construction clients to law firm Campbell Hooper
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EU fines Dutch bitumen cartel €266.7m
European Commission fines 14 companies for operating cartel in Dutch road surfacing market
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CommentCertifiable adjudicators
Like the umpires in last month’s ill-fated test match, adjudicators test the dispute against the rules and make a judgment – unfortunately some construction folk, and one or two lawyers, haven’t quite grasped that they can’t tamper with the ball either …
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CommentCertifiable adjudicators
Like the umpires in last month’s ill-fated test match, adjudicators test the dispute against the rules and make a judgment – unfortunately some construction folk, and one or two lawyers, haven’t quite grasped that they can’t tamper with the ball either …
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Shareholders instruct their lawyers to quiz Interserve
Lawyers for shareholders in Interserve, the troubled support services group, have sent the company’s board a letter asking for more information on the accounting irregularities that caused its share price to tumble.
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CommentDont touch that dial
It’s tough being an arbitrator. You’re expected to have expert skills in your field and be able to shoulder a weighty judicial burden. And one wrong move, such as making a simple phone call, will get you thrown off the job …
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CommentThe way the money goes
The insistence that a contract be ‘in writing’ before it can be adjudicated is transferring millions of pounds from one industry to another. Guess which ones they are …
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Court refuses to grant steel contractor leave to appeal
Former Wembley steel firm Cleveland Bridge has had its first attempt to overturn Multiplex’s victory in its £45m court case rejected by the Court of Appeal.
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CommentThe pitfalls of DIY
Hanging the odd picture up is one thing, but once you’re into serious DIY you’re bound by the same standards as a professional builder. So if something bad happens on your property, you can end up paying damages, costs and even other defendants’ costs. Nasty
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FK Roofing Services sues two companies
FK Roofing sues Birse Construction and GE Frankona Reinsurance over Innova park damages
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Entwistle: ‘Jarvis not to blame for Potters Bar’
Richard Entwistle responds to Court of Appeal judge’s decision not launch a public inquiry
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CommentBlood on the tracks
Last year the criminal court fined Balfour Beatty £10m after it pleaded guilty to its part in the Hatfield rail disaster. Then last month the Court of Appeal lopped £2.5m off the penalty. Here’s why …
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NewsMultiplex and Wembley enter bitter legal battle
Adjudicators will this month rule on a series of claims between contractor Multiplex and Wembley National Stadium Limited
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NewsArchitect fined £15,000 over legionnaires outbreak
Gillian Beckingham is cleared of manslaughter following legionnaires outbreak in which five people died
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CommentThe killer blow
The slide of Botes Building into administration has been widely reported. What isn’t so well known is that in the run up it was involved in a £300k legal battle with one of its clients …
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JR Knowles' board accepts £7m takeover by Hill
Board of dispute firm J R Knowles recommends offer from construction consultant and legal specialist Hill International
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CommentJust call me Rambo
When did mediation get taken over by tree-huggers who refuse to discuss the merits of the case? Well, no more. If it stops daft cases ending up in court, then mediators should be free to take a more aggressive approach
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CommentThe perils of using your initiative
Imagine you’re a builder carrying out a small domestic project, and you spot a mistake in the architect’s design. Would you save everyone’s time and trouble by working out an ad hoc solution to it?
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CommentTrump that!
Everyone knows that a final certificate trumps an interim one – that’s the way a client ensures it pays the correct sum. But when an adjudicator is parachuted in to decide the interim account, that situation is reversed – as Camden council was surprised to discover