All Legal articles – Page 71
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CommentCorruption: Time for a deep-clean
A CIOB survey suggests that corruption is still rife in construction. So what more can be done to remove this stain on the industry’s reputation?
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CommentE-disclosure: A clearer path?
As electronic communication and documents become increasingly ubiquitous, procedures around disclosure have to be updated to keep up
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NewsIndustry leaders hit out at ‘box-ticking’ energy-audit scheme
Critics say “mad” government scheme risks duplicating existing programmes
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NewsLegal setback for Chipperfield's £600m south bank scheme
Judge orders judicial review of secretary of state’s decision not to call in the Elizabeth House project
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NewsBlacklisted workers storm out of compensation talks
Blacklist Support Group walks out on “piss take” proposals
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CommentTaking over provisons: Risky business
Should an employer accept that gaining access pre taking over or practical completion will involve transfer of risk?
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NewsUcatt slams blacklisting compensation scheme
Scheme insists it is genuine attempt to make amends as union boss Steve Murphy brands it a “travesty of justice”
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CommentAdjudication rules: Rewrites and wrongs
A main contractor can write its own subcontract adjudication rules if it wants, but the chances are they won’t change anything and they could end up as a PR disaster
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CommentHousebuilding: Missing the target
The sector is on the up but we’re not building enough to solve the housing crisis. What obstacles does the planning system present and how do these vary around the UK?
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CommentPractical completion: Are we there yet?
Most of the time in life we know when something is finished but how do you define when a building is ready
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NewsPlan for low carbon target law defeated
Lords vote against setting decarbonisation target for UK’s energy mix in 2014
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NewsGovernment primes Islamic bond to boost UK infrastructure
UK aims to launch £200m Sharia-compliant bond next year
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NewsGovernment to keep hold of roads standards
Plans to spin-out the Highways Agency would still see government keep control of design requirements
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NewsTata Steel plans 500 job cuts
Cuts to fall in its ‘Long Products’ business that serves the construction sector
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NewsGreenpeace drops Hinkley legal challenge
But £16bn nuclear project still facing legal challenge from Ireland’s National Trust
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CommentLegal costs and interest: Calculators at dawn
The parties in the Museum of Liverpool case have just trooped back into court to settle the matter of legal costs and interest to be paid - a battle almost as contentious as the case itself
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CommentDo your paperwork
Design-and-build with novation is an attempt to reconcile the conflicting requirements of single-point responsibility and design control, but to work it needs clarity from the start
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CommentCollaboration: All for one and one for all
Alliancing, a form of collaborative working, can make for a non-contentious relationship between parties, foster a no claim/no blame culture and keep costs down. What’s not to like?
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CommentOUP Construction Adjudication and Payments Handbook: Hernia-inducing tome
OUP’s Construction Adjudication and Payments Handbook is a wonderful resource, with key cases and commentary to boot – but at 542 pages, why oh why is there no online version?
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CommentMake sure you do your homework
This case demonstrates the importance of checking the financial standing of who you contract with