Legal – Page 134
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NewsLinklaters sues Sir Robert McAlpine for failed M&E work
Law firm launches £3.4m lawsuit after water leak in its London offices
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NewsCandy & Candy threatens to sue over Chelsea Barracks
Developer instructs lawyers to start dispute process against Project Blue to recover over unpaid fees
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Comment
Law of limitation: And your time starts … now!
New legislation is on the way (at last) to reform the law of limitation of actions. But should it be a single limitation period and if so for how long: three, six or 10 years?
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CommentDubai disputes: Arbitrary judgment
Now that the only thing booming in Dubai is disputes, queues are forming outside arbitrators’ doors. But arbitration in the UAE has to be speeded up. Here’s how …
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Leeds council prepares to sue OFT firms
Leeds council has become the first public body to state that it will take action against contractors over the Office of Fair Trading’s tender malpractice inquiry
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NewsBlacklisted worker wins fight against terror injunction
Judge describes Scottish & Southern Energy's case against sacked electrician as 'fanciful bordering on paranoid'
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NewsS G Hart vs the Smiths: Adjudication claims
Our Fenwick Elliott expert discusses whether it is possible to set off liquidates damages against a previous adjudication
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NewsArchitect tried to smother wife with pillow
Jurors at the Old Bailey hear how Clive Wille threatened to kill his wife after she asked for a divorce
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NewsTerrorism Act may stop worker protesting at power station
Scottish and Southern Energy is seeking an injunction arguing the picketing over worker's dismissal is a threat to UK energy supply
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NewsRogers may sue Qatari Diar over Chelsea barracks
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners could take legal action over £2m in unpaid fees against client that sacked it from controversial scheme
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NewsConstruction Bill amendment frees up PFI lending
Last-minute amendment as bill passed by Commons will reduce investment risk for PFI consortiums
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CommentAdjudication awards: Logical deductions
If a party loses an adjudication and is ordered to pay up, can it set this sum off against anything it thinks it is owed from a subsequent adjudication award?
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NewsJohn Doyle fined for worker falling from scaffolding
Contractor pleads guilty after worker falls six meters on Liverpool One development
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NewsHomebuyers forced to complete abandoned deals
Developers and builders seek legal action to enforce contracts ditched through lack of finance
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Comment
OFT special: The cost of a phone call
If you don’t want the job, just ask for too much money and you won’t get it. Nobody can touch you. Phone a friend for a cover price, though, and you’re liable for millions
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NewsTwo firms fined for exposing workers to asbestos
Noble Gift Packaging and A&T Roofing plead guilty to breaches leading to workers and public being exposed to deadly asbestos fibres
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NewsBalfour Beatty's £1.4m award upheld after legal wrangle with Shepherd
Mr Justice Akenhead enforces adjudicator's decision, despite criticizing it for poor grammar and “unconventional sentence structure”
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CommentJCT homeowner contract: Get the picture?
The JCT’s contract for home extenders is a very useful document, not least because it turns a lot of those complicated words into drawings we can all understand
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CommentGaps in the framework
If you’ve got a framework, a lot of contractual stuff is written into it. But there are still vital clauses that have to be agreed on the jobs themselves – so what happens if they aren’t?
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NewsExperts say gem of Tanzania is "worthless"
2kg ruby named as asset by Wrekin construction is worth "about £100"