All Legal articles – Page 88
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NewsPinnacle bank deal buys tower more time
Owners of £1bn tower confirm two-to-three year extension to bank loan as review of stalled project gets underway
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CommentSustainability: Do the 'decent' thing
‘Championing sustainability’ sounds like a lot of boring corporate good intentions. But apparently it entails treating your clients and colleagues with respect
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NewsBrookfield agrees deal to end £16m Pinnacle row
Contractor and owners of stalled City tower project reach settlement over unpaid fees
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NewsShard steelwork legal battle concludes
Cleveland Bridge order to pay rival firm Severfield-Rowen £824,478 in damages
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CommentThe 2013 legal calendar
What legislative and regulatory changes are due to take effect in 2013? Here’s a list to look out for over the coming year and their likely impact
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Comment10 wishes for 2013
As a new year begins and pantomime season draws to an end it’s time for us to put an order in to construction’s fairy godmother …
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NewsAustin-Smith:Lord creditors could see settlement increase
Architect set to recoup up to 43% of debt from Abu Dhabi job
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CommentFrom the archive: Tony Bingham's first Building column
Read an extract from long-servng Building columnist Tony Bingham’s debut comment piece from 25 years ago
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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