All Legal articles – Page 86
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CommentHere’s one I made earlier
If a project involves two separate but related disputes, is it fair for one of the parties to send the second adjudicator the first one’s decision?
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CommentRetention: DIY for law makers
Patton Group is just the latest contractor to collapse while owing millions of pounds in retentions. How hard could it possibly be for our MPs to build a ring-fence for these funds?
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CommentLegal brief: Resident or non-resident?
Westfields Construction Limited vs Clive Lewis shows at what point the Court should assess whether or not a defendant occupies a property
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NewsCrossrail under pressure as fresh blacklist link emerges
Exclusive: Link between HR manager and The Consulting Association prompts renewed calls for investigation
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CommentHome-office reshuffle
The communities secretary’s proposal to relax planning rules around the conversion of office buildings into homes could have a number of implications for local infrastructure
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CommentDelays: A likely story
Deciding whether a party causing a delay was responsible for the fall in the market value of a property boiled down to whether that loss was ‘not unlikely’
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CommentEmployment law: The modern apprentice
There is new legislation designed to boost support among potential employers for apprenticeships. We look at how this affects apprentices’ employment status
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NewsPolice watchdog announces blacklist investigation
Exclusive: IPCC agrees to oversee investigation into claim that information on blacklisted workers came from the police
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CommentNasty, brutish and short
A sad tale of what began as a house extension but ended up involving fraud, personal liability and a murder charge
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CommentProcurement: Old ways are the best
Two surveys on construction procurement show that although the traditional and design and build routes are still favoured, there’s plenty of scope for refinement
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CommentReducing an adjudicator's award
If an adjudicator tells you to pay up, can you issue a withholding notice and demand a big cheque instead? Tony Bingham examines a recent judgment
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NewsLabour government 'ignored' warnings on blacklisting
BBC investigation details 2007 meeting between senior civil servant and whistleblower Alan Wainwright
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NewsSkanska among biggest users of blacklisting firm
Exclusive: Analysis of documents shows Skanska used blacklisting organisation more than any other contractor in final four years
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NewsCall for action over workers’ rights on 2014 Winter Olympics
Human Rights Watch releases report claiming migrant workers were cheated out of wages and coerced to remain in exploitative jobs
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CommentIChemE contracts: All part of the process
The IChemE contracts covering procurement for chemical process plants have had their first update in years, bringing some important modifications
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NewsSellafield sent nuclear waste to landfill
Firm that runs Sellafield faces fine after pleading guilty to illegally sending bags of nuclear waste to a landfill site
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NewsTwo more contractors to face blacklist inquiry
Skanska and Balfour Beatty set to give evidence to House of Commons investigation
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CommentAdjudication: The Jitter Bug
Can the loser of an adjudication refuse to pay if they’re nervous the money may disappear – never to be seen again – into the winner’s debt pile?
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NewsNorthern Ireland rolls out project bank accounts
Administration races ahead of the rest of the UK in adoption
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CommentA lawyer’s privilege
Only legal advice given by a lawyer is exempt from disclosure requirements, according to the Supreme Court. But parliament will need to make a final decision