Legal – Page 131
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DoH seeks to foil £28m claim
The Department of Health is seeking to throw out a £28m claim for bid costs filed against it by a John Laing-led consortium
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NewsCamillin Denny vs Adelaide Jones: Novation and adjudicator bias
Our Fenwick Elliott expert discusses a dispute on a project in Mayfair
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CommentWigging out: Litigation costs
Litigation has become so expensive, and the courts so keen to push cases down other settlement routes, that trials may soon be reserved for only the most exceptional cases
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CommentGoing the distance: Relevant information
Here’s a tale of two sisters who got into a row with their builder, followed by five adjudications and a court case that established some useful case law
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When adjudication won’t do: Enterprise vs Tony McFadden
When a water contractor went into liquidation, it left behind a complicated set of debts and contracts, and a continuing legal struggle …
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CommentWhat price, justice?: Jackson's cost review
Lord Justice Jackson has released his recommendations for ways to reduce the cost of litigation and make the courts more accessible. And he’s done a good job, too
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NewsTube Lines loses £327m claim against Transport for London
Adjudicator dismisses argument by Bechtel-Ferrovial JV that upgrade delays were down to contract changes by London Underground
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CommentBlessed are the peacemakers: Contentious vs non-contentious law
Adjudication has become just like litigation-lite, thanks largely to disputes lawyers gunning for a fight. A less contentious approach might return us to its original aims
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CommentGet lost, creep: Adjudication
A dispute is never just about the thing that it’s about. All kinds of interlopers try to get in on the action, and it can make adjudication impossible. As the following case shows …
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NewsAukett to get £1m from Halabi
Nicholas Thompson, chief executive of architect Aukett Fitzroy Robinson, has said developer Simon Halabi may be forced to pay it more than £1m after their legal row
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NewsBlacklisted worker seeks £35,000 from Balfour Beatty
Former employee claims in employment tribunal that his dismissal by company was “breach of contract”
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NewsCyril Sweett launches dispute resolution service in North of England
Consultant appoints regional director and associate director to head up new service based in Leeds
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NewsWelsh firm Macob fined £110,000 for employee death
23-year old worker was crushed while operating a digger he was not qualified to drive
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NewsAt what cost?: Lord Justice Jackson's costs review
What Lord Justice Jackson's final report on the litigation costs regime may mean for construction dispute resolution
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NewsWelsh firm fined after digger crushes worker to death
Court fines Macob Administration £80k after man killed driving mini-digger he wasn't qualified to use
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NewsBAE Systems fined £80,000 for worker's death
Lynda Wilkins was killed in an explosion at the company’s plant in Chorley
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CommentThe home guard: Defective Premises Act
The Defective Premises Act protects the owners and occupiers of dwellings against shoddy workmanship. A recent case will help ensure that those at fault do not escape liability
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NewsLeicester PFI hospital claim reaches £28m
The consortium on the scrapped £711m Leicestershire hospital PFI scheme is claiming £27.8m in compensation, court documents have revealed
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NewsHSE sues four firms over asbestos regs breach
Willmott Dixon and Style and Wood among firms prosecuted for breaches of safety regulations during refurbishment work
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NewsJudge rejects challenge to Scottish asbestos law
Insurers lose attempt to invalidate legislation giving pleural plaque victims right to seek compensation