Legal – Page 152
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CommentCivil Engineering vs VGC Construction: Did you hear the one about…?
… the subcontractor who put in a claim for £300k with no supporting evidence? Well the parties ended up telling it to the judge, who supplied a rather surprising punch line
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NewsCredit crunch ignites boom in construction fraud
Average building firm's loss to fraud rose 69% last year, says new report
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CommentCJP Builders vs William Verry: Some verry fine distinctions
This case highlights the importance of adjudicators giving parties the chance to be heard. But in other cases they are right to disregard submissions
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CommentCEDR adjudicators: Fast relief for aches and pain
Here’s a new cure for those heated disputes: wait until adjudication comes to an end, don’t tell the parties who’s won what, then ask if they fancy a bit of mediation. Hey, it works
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Further delay to Shard deal
A final construction contract on the 312m-high Shard is unlikely to be agreed before the end of the year, it is understood.
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Cash dries up at Foster hotel
Work has ground to a halt on a £25m Foster + Partners-designed central London hotel after funding dried up.
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Dispute resolution body picks team of super adjudicators
One of the organisations responsible for nominating adjudicators has overhauled its structure in an attempt to improve the quality and speed of adjudication decisions.
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NewsGovernment faces eco-town judicial review
High Court grants campaign group permission to argue its case against plans for Middle Quinton eco-town
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Planning rules waived for home extensions
BPF and RICS welcome new regulations that will remove 80,000 applications a year from the planning system
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NewsContractors fined £38k after pelvis injury incident
HSE highlights dangers of lifting after 600kg glass panel falls on worker in Kensington
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NewsAdvertising watchdog rules in favour of Kingspan
Advertising Standards Authority upholds manufacturer's claim over costs of disposing insulated panels
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Court fines two firms after crane overturns
HSE issues warning on mobile cranes after accident involving 35-tonne crane in Warrington
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Firms suffer from rise in theft of building materials
Insurer Axa says soaring prices has led to criminals stripping buildings of electrical and metal fittings
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Sheikh sued for failing to pay builders £300k
Gradient (London) seeks payment for refurbishment job on Sheik Salah Al Naghi's home in Marlow
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Former KBR chief admits using bribery to win contracts
Nigerian officials were allegedly bribed over 10 years in efforts to obtain engineering and construction contracts
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Row erupts as rival slams ‘toxic’ RIBA contract
Institute hits back saying ACA’s alternative standard contract is confusing the market
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Row erupts as rival slams ‘toxic’ RIBA contract
Institute hits back saying ACA’s alternative standard contract is confusing the market
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Contractors seek advice as redundancies rocket
Calls to NFB’s employment helpline double, compared with first seven months of 2007
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CommentA matter of some interest: Ruttle vs secretary of state for the environment
It can be difficult to judge when interest on money owed starts to run. But firms will get short shrift from the courts if they claim without having issued an invoice first
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CommentBy personal appointment: Makers v Camden
When a company in a dispute suggested a particular adjudicator be appointed to its case, the other party was incensed. Here’s what happened …