All Legal articles – Page 79
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NewsTim Yeo steps aside as committee chair
Tim Yeo steps aside from role as chair of energy and climate change committee while alleged lobbying breaches are investigated
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CommentNo crime and punishment
Contracting authorities can ban bidders from their tenders for certain crimes and also for non-criminal acts that amount to ‘grave misconduct’
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NewsFire breaks out at Brookfield's Glasgow Hospital
A fire broke out at Brookfield Multiplex’s Southern General Hospital site in Glasgow
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NewsYeo caught in lobbying sting
But chair of energy and climate change committee denies wrong doing
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CommentKnowing who you're in contract with
Problems with a retaining wall led to a dispute for damages. But who had the engineer signed a contract with - a business or an individual?
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CommentMAC clauses: Phantom menace
Material Adverse Change clauses are often included in commercial contracts but rarely enforced. Developers need to be aware of what can happen when they are, as a recent case has shown
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NewsLewis' Building contractor set to go bust
Merepark Construction faces liquidation after bank ceases payments on redevelopment of iconic Lewis’ Building
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NewsCouncils could lose planning powers
Government publishes regulations that could see councils that block development have their planning powers removed
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NewsFour immigration arrests at London Bridge station job
Border Agency arrests workers after enforcement visit to London Bridge site
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NewsWatchdog clears Kier's May Gurney takeover
Office for Fair Trading decides not to refer Kier’s proposed £221m acquisition of May Gurney to Competition Commission
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NewsUnion launches blacklist High Court action
Contractors including Carillion, Sir Robert McAlpine and Kier targeted in legal action lodged by the GMB on behalf of construction workers
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CommentRepudiatory breach of contract: Once more unto the breach
A repudiatory breach by the other side allows you to terminate a contract. But you will need to be sure it is such a breach if you don’t want the courts to put you right
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NewsDemolition firm fined after worker crushed
Court action after worker seriously hurt by concrete-crushing machine
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NewsProbe into HR role in blacklisting
CIPD to investigate members alleged to have used the services of now defunct construction industry blacklisting firm
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CommentContract flexibility: How far can it bend?
Flexibility in contracts is a complex matter. Professionals need the freedom to exercise their judgment, but never at the expense of precise language
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CommentThe madness of NEC the third
This clause was so complicated that the parties offered two different interpretations and the adjudicator went with a third. Which started a whole new round of wrangling …
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CommentWhat to do about BIM
The Construction Industry Council has published a new standard protocol for BIM level 2. Will it promote adoption?
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NewsGreenpeace picks legal fight over Hinkley nuclear project
Campaign group seeks judicial review of government’s decision to give green light to £10bn Hinkley plant
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CommentSites of archaeological interest: Time to get dug in
Making sure sites of archaeological interest are dealt with appropriately can hold a project up. What steps must be taken to keep any related delays to a minimum?