Legal – Page 107
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CommentThe TCC's new home: Roll with the times
The Technology and Construction Court is an increasingly valuable resource and area of expertise. Its new home reflects this and helps it perform on the world stage
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NewsMinistry of Sound wins London planning row
Southwark council votes against 41-storey residential tower
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NewsHolloway White Allom falls into administration
All 170 staff made redundant at 129-year-old builder
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Work related deaths: Swift justice
The third version of the Work Related Deaths Protocol came into effect on 1 October, and it could see firms responsible for a fatality on their site prosecuted a lot quicker
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CommentStop charging so much in adjudication
Adjudication is being treated as something it’s not - and spending all this time and money has become a joke
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CommentHackney Empires vs Aviva Insurance: What happened next?
Act I: Hackney Empire advances its contractor 750k. Act II: the contractor goes bust. Act III: Hackney tries to recover the money under its surety bond. Now, at last, the denouement …
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NewsElectricians demonstrate in what could be start of 'industry revolution'
Union Unite says action is related to pay and conditions
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The Construction Act: Changes to NEC and ICC payment provisions
The new Construction Act has sparked all sorts of changes to payment provisions in contracts - and some could be troublesome. Here’s what to look out for
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CommentPFI projects: For fools rush in ...
With PFI undergoing a possible resurgence, contractors and consultants should apprise themselves of the risks involved before they sign up
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CommentThe new Construction Act: Get your act together
The new Construction Act is coming, and I’m afraid you’ll have to get used to it - flaws and all
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Right to renewable energy: Solar eclipse
There is no law guaranteeing a right to energy from renewable sources, meaning that users could have their work undone by a developer plonking a building in their sunlight
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NewsM&S fined £1m for asbestos failings
Willmott Dixon and Styles and Wood also fined after public ‘put at risk’
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NewsCouncil lawyers challenge Gove conduct in BSF affair
Sandwell council questions Gove’s use of private emails
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CommentAgreeing costs in adjudication: This one's on me
The new section 108A in the Construction Act allows parties to agree their costs in adjudication - surely this is more worrying than the anti-Tolent amendment?
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CommentAdjudication: When the going gets rough
Adjudication is supposed to be a 28-day dash over the hurdles, but there are some cases where the justice is a bit too crude to be enforced
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CommentContracts in writing and SMEs
The rule that contracts have to be in writing is about to be scrapped, but SMEs in particular may mark its passing with regret
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NewsPolice investigate property fraud at Edinburgh council
Council calls in auditors and suspends half its property department as BBC alleges serious wrongdoing
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NewsSupreme Court to hear Stewart Milne land row
Britain’s highest civil court will decide if the housebuilder must pay £1.7m to Aberdeen City Council