All Legal articles – Page 46
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NewsTerm 'apprenticeship' to be legally protected
Government announces reforms to elevate status of apprenticeship.
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NewsShangri-La sues John Sisk over delays to Shard hotel
Luxury hotel chain is suing contractor for £57m, after flagship London hotel opened a year late
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NewsSon of PC Harrington founder steps down from group companies
PJ Harrington’s directorship of PC Harrington Contractors terminated
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CommentNo bargain in this basement
Basement developments can often be a delicate and troublesome procedure. But who’s at fault if things start to go wrong?
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NewsHampstead mega-mansion plans thrown out
Planning inspector quashes plans to demolish Victorian-era Athlone House and replace it with mega-mansion
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NewsKier completes Mouchel takeover
Deal creates combined company with £9.3bn order book and a leading market share in UK highways
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CommentCaught in a bind
Our columnist examines a homeowners’ dispute where an adjudicator’s decision was held to be finally binding – that is what they asked for
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NewsHopkins wins planning for Wiggins velodrome
Work on architect’s Herne Hill scheme to start this year
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CommentConstructing a team
At a time when firms are taking on more workers, employers need to be careful of the pitfalls and work to build and maintain a workforce
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NewsMasking tape blamed for falling glass on Mace job
Pane of glass fell from Mace’s 240 Blackfriars scheme last year
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CommentPBAs: Tell it like it is
There’s still resistance to project bank accounts from main contractors. It’s time some people got their facts straight
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NewsKerslake hits out at Right to Buy plan
Former HCA boss calls proposal “wrong in principle and practice”
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CommentDangers in the deep
A recent case shows the risk that design-and-build contractors are exposed to on complex projects such as offshore wind farms
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CommentStatutory payment provisions: Where are we now?
There is little review over the provisions which have changed the payment regimes in the construction industry
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NewsGovernment to release land for 150,000 homes
New communities secretary calls on town halls to join public land drive
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NewsHewlett Construction goes into administration
140 jobs threatened as civil engineer falls into administration
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NewsRICS and RIBA launch diversity drives
Surveyors and architects encouraged to sign up to new diversity schemes
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CommentCDM Regulations: On a role
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 came into force last month, but misunderstandings remain over principal designers and CDM co-ordinators