All Legal articles – Page 87
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CommentInternational law: 2012 round-up
Building’s international legal experts reflect on a year where arbitration has been increasingly promoted in developing economies
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NewsLord Taylor recommends planning rules bonfire
Up to 80% of planning guidance could be torn up, reports suggest
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NewsEnvironment Agency sentenced after worker drowning
Agency ordered to pay £220,000 after crane drags worker into icy water
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NewsBlacklisting boss died of natural causes
Coroner says Ian Kerr died on Tuesday of a “heart-related matter”
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RMJM creditors to be left empty handed
Letter to creditors reveals only Sir Fraser Morrison set to be paid from pre-pack receivership deal
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NewsHalf of housebuilders say planning rules getting harder
Respondents to survey conducted by Building say government failing residential sector
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CommentThat was the year that was
A largely dispute-free Olympics Games were the triumph of the year but elsewhere construction lawyers had plenty to keep them occupied
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CommentPF2: Second time lucky
The government has finally revealed details of its replacement for the private finance initiative. What can we expect under the ‘Son of PFI’?
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CommentFeeding frenzy
Adjudication today is a far cry from what parliament envisaged but there’s no question it’s working well for the disputomaniacs who earn their crust from it
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CommentJudicial review reform isn't enough
For real change of the judicial review process, the courts need greater funding to speed up the determination process
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NewsPinnacle offers to settle Brookfield legal claim
Developer seeks settlement on City of London’s tallest tower project
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CommentProfessional indemnity insurance: A risky business
The economic downturn and increase in repossessions has meant that it is increasingly difficult for surveyors involved with valuations to get professional indemnity insurance
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CommentBIM: Taking the leap
BIM has the potential to change the face of the construction industry, but will it?
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CommentWhy an adjudicator can't change his mind
An adjudicator decides a dispute but on a second adjudication changes his mind and reverses his earlier decision. Only human, you might think - but totally against the rules
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NewsHS2 challenge opens in High Court
Opponents of the £32bn high speed rail line to Birmingham and the north of England will put their case against the project to a judge this week
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NewsFirm fined after concrete blocks fall on builder
Leicestershire building firm fined after builder was hit by falling concrete blocks and a wooden board
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NewsOlympic village £2m pay row threatens specialist’s survival
Exclusive: Subcontractor MPG says dispute with Galliford Try has forced it to seek a company voluntary arrangement
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CommentReasonable endeavours: So very obliged
How far does a party need to go to show it has used its best endeavours to do something - not, surely, to the point of ruining itself?
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CommentLaughing all the way to the Green Investment Bank
The UK’s Green Investment Bank, launched this week, will invest in green projects that might otherwise have bitten the dust. It should bring some cheer to construction
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CommentMediation is for consenting adults
You can’t bully people into mediation. Both parties must have a genuine desire to settle the dispute. And that’s one of the reasons why, in construction, it has never really taken off