Legal – Page 147
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NewsResidents sue over collapse at prize-winning Bristol flats
Hearing set for next month after balconies cave in at luxury Feilden Clegg Bradley scheme
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NewsBoris will sue if Heathrow expansion approved
Mayor confirms he will mount a legal challenge if Brown greenlights a third runway this week
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CommentThe year of the lawyer: Predictions
Next year, workloads will shrink and firms will be more aggressive, so 2009 is likely to be a boom time for one group of professionals at least …
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CommentThe bold and the bankers: Review of 2008
The year gone was notable for the rewarding of bravery, financial fraud and the death of an old friend
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NewsFoster + Partners dragged into £253m Wembley case
Multiplex has dragged architects Foster + Partners and HOK into its £253m legal row with Mott MacDonald over Wembley stadium
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Unions threaten legal action as firms aim to slash pay
Contractors rush to reduce payroll costs as recession puts pressure on wage agreements
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CommentA grave omission: Adjudicators decisions
The Construction Act needs to make clear that when an adjudicator tells a party to pay out, that decision should be enforced even if counterclaims are made
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NewsHampshire firm fined for scaffolding injury
HSE blames failure to keep other workers clear of scaffold dismantling for injury by falling pole
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NewsLandlord sues government tenant for £300,000
Environment department is alleged to have failed in a duty to maintain the Windsor property it occupied
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NewsConstruction company sues for compensation after blaze
Aldgate Construction Company demands over £300,000 for heating firm's alleged negligence
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NewsContractor sues architect for £142,000
Able Construction alleges breach of contract by David Uhlar
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CommentTricks with contracts: PFI and the Construction Act
A draft bill to outlaw ‘pay when certified’ clauses leaves PFI lawyers wondering how to secure reasonable cash flow for clients. Here are some ideas
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NewsAccused firms left in limbo as OFT delays inquiry results
Contractors lobby for ‘reasonable’ penalties as watchdog holds back details of fines for up to six months
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CommentWith the pope’s blessing: Awarding interest
Usury may be a sin, but that doesn’t mean it’s against the law. But then, working out just what the law does say about charging interest can be a bit of a poser …
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NewsCarillion and Grimshaw sued over Bath Spa
Bath and North East Somerset Council sue for £21m over disastrous Bath project
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CommentIt’s just too sad to be single: Single-stage tendering
Why would any client want to revert to the old method of single-stage tendering when life with two-stage tendering is so much clearer, simpler and cheaper?
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NewsCredit insurance shortage ‘will bring down SMEs’
Insurers’ refusal to provide non-payment cover means firms will ‘fall like dominoes’, experts warn
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CommentGet a truck load of this: Collaborative working
A lot of folk are fed up with talk of collaborative working. And no wonder. Too often it’s just another name for risk dumping
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Not just the economy, stupid: New legislation
Last week’s Queen’s speech was a tad light on legislation – no bad thing given what else there is to think about. But here are some of the things coming up for us in 2009
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Government attacked over £1bn Construction Act claim
Lawyers say BERR’s figures for savings brought by reform of Construction Act ‘do not stack up’