All Legal articles – Page 78
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CommentWitness statements: Beautiful phonies
Handcrafted witness statements represent clever pieces of advocacy - but this is not the function that they are supposed to serve. Facts are required, not opinions
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CommentOrder of precedence
Construction contracts often contain a number of contradictory documents but a clause setting out which has priority is no substitute for clear and careful drafting
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NewsGreenpeace protestors scale the Shard
Watch live: Six campaigners from Greenpeace are climbing up the facade of the Shard
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CommentLegal brief: Westshield Civil Engineering vs Buckingham Group Contracting
This judgment confirms when a claim has “commenced” and underlines the importance of pre-contract checks.
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News'Conservatory tax' legal challenge fails
Court rejects the argument that government’s decision to scrap change to Part L of building regulations was unsound
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CommentPPP contracts: Best practice
Three sides of A4 constitute the best practice guide aimed at making savings in public private partnership contracts. So, is it worth the paper it’s written on?
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NewsFresh drive to tackle on-the-job health risks
Construction Clients Group aims to tackle the “ticking time bomb” of poor occupational health
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NewsKier completes May Gurney takeover
Kier has completed its £221m takeover of services firm May Gurney.
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NewsCouncil tax incentive could boost Green Deal
UK Green Building Council says council tax incentive could lead to 1.5 million more households undertaking retrofit work
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CommentMyanmar (or Burma): The opportunity and the uncertainty
The economy could grow to $300bn by 2030 but it lacks major infrastructure. Here’s what you need to know about doing business in Myanmar
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CommentEveryone's a loser
The players in this case saw the chance to make a big profit. But unfortunately, when the banking crisis came and they fell out, it led to both sides having to shell out
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NewsArrest at Laing O’Rourke and Costain’s joint venture
Exclusive: Individual connected to JV arrested as part of ongoing fraud probe into £250m Farringdon station project
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CommentEnigmatic variations
Variations are difficult to avoid in construction work, but two recent cases show that there is plenty of scope for disagreement over how they should be valued
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CommentAdjudication: Beat the clock
It is, of course, possible to get an adjudication overturned in court, but if the original case is heard only years after the event, things can get complicated
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NewsMorrison faces strike ballot in Leeds
Mears-owned contractor faces action from three unions over proposed changes to pay and conditions
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CommentLegal brief: Land banking
The devil will be in the detail if Labour’s ‘use it or lose it’ plan for developers sitting on land that has been granted planning permission ever comes into law
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NewsGordon Murray Architects’ biomass plant rejected
Project will face public enquiry after Dundee councillors object to plans
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CommentPartnering's tough side
There is no contradiction in the PPC standard form’s obligation to act in a ‘spirit of trust, fairness and mutual co-operation’ and a client’s contractual right to terminate
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CommentExtension-of-time disputes
Assessing an extension-of-time dispute is tricky. Experts need to be able to transport themselves back to the time of the delay and take in the view from there
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CommentLegal brief: Changes to whistleblowing law
Changes to the law surrounding employees becoming whistleblowers come into effect today. Here’s what you need to know