All Legal articles – Page 90
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Watchdog poised to identify hundreds of blacklist victims
Exclusive: Information Commissioner’s latest move could ‘massively’ swell High Court action against contractors
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MPs slam Information Commissioner over blacklisting
Scottish Affairs select committee questions why 95% of Consulting Association’s written files not examined
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Operational risks on power station projects
Construction contracts on power projects contain a host of operational requirements, but the testing of the plant’s performance can cause sparks to fly
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Wind farms and misleading photomontages
Concern is growing that some wind farm developers are using misleading photomontages to support their planning applications
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Pitfalls of converting commercial to residential
In the current economic climate converting commercial premises into residential property may seem like a sensible option. But beware some of the pitfalls
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Contesting an arbitration award
If you are going to contest an arbitration award, it is important to be aware of the 28-day time limit - and when those 28 days begin …
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The CIL needs urgently addressing
If two technical issues are not resolved, the Community Infrastructure Levy could actually hinder new development
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Firm fined after worker loses leg at Sellafield
Building services firm ordered to pay out over £70,000
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M&S sues Lend Lease for £1.4m
Retailer suing contractor after the failure of glass works in a store in Manchester
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Litigation: Winning isn’t everything
The successful party in litigation used to nearly always get their costs paid by the loser. How things have changed…
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Once more unto the breach
When does a delay to a project become sufficiently serious to incur a repudiatory breach, allowing the contract to be terminated?
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Housing: Death of section 106?
The government’s housing and growth initiative may have hammered another nail in the coffin of the traditional means of paying for affordable housing
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Brookfield sues the Pinnacle for £16m
Exclusive: Contractor launches High Court claim to recover unpaid fees for work on stalled £1bn Pinnacle tower
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£124-an-hour HSE charging regime set to kick in
Controversial ‘Fee for Intervention’ scheme comes into effect on Monday
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Indemnity: Rust revisited
A problematic case on the interpretation of an indemnity has so far exercised the minds of eight of our most senior judges
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Amending contracts: Tweak havoc
Amending an existing contract can make commercial sense, but the procuring party needs to take care not to open itself up to claims from the other original tenderers
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Adjudication: Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag
Adjudication is supposed to be a quick-fix solution at a reduced cost. Down in the trenches, however, the parties are expecting a judge-like quality of reasoning to resolve their disputes
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GMB secures blacklisting debate at Labour conference
Actions of contractors to be discussed at annual party conference in Manchester on Monday
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The Duke of Westminster in Belgravia basement battle
Legal row with Constance Long Term Holding over over basement extension in goes to court
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Workers' rights: View from the hot seat
It is vital for employers to keep abreast of changes to their workers’ legal rights. A raft of recent case law offers some guidance