Legal – Page 155
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Yorkshire firm fined over £4k after worker suffers electric shock
HSE issues advice on underground services after worker suffered burns to hand and face
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Haringey council fined after worker falls through skylight
Court fines council £10k after plumber falls 10ft injuring his spine
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CommentMisery: Crest Nicholson vs Mr & Mrs Western
So you buy a new house, find some flaws, get nowhere with the builder and go to arbitration. At which point your troubles really begin …
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CommentPFI: Opportunity still knocks
Although PFI disaster stories receive a fair bit of publicity, they haven’t dissuaded contractors from signing up
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CommentChina special: dispute resolution
The Chinese legal system is improving rapidly, but foreign parties still need to approach its dispute resolution procedures with caution
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China: the tendering process
China’s fledgling tendering process has overcome many of its teething problems, but is still unsuited to large complicated projects. Here’s how it works
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NewsJCT appoints new chairman
Peter Hibberd, currently JCT general secretary, takes over as Christopher Vickers retires
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NewsPolice arrest 14 illegal workers at Olympic park
First serious security scare to affect 2012 project casts doubt on claims of ‘exemplary site security’
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CommentThe accidental criminal
New trading regulations that target misleading marketing are there to catch the rogues. But their remit is so broad you could inadvertently commit an offence, too
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CommentLiving in sin: Haden Young vs Laing O'Rourke Midlands
The dangers of contractor and subcontractor co-habiting out of wedlock were highlighted when Hayden Young went to work for Laing O’Rourke on Coventry City’s Ricoh arena
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CommentCome again: Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
The EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive hasn’t had much of an impact so far. So now the EU is rushing out a more ambitious successor …
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NewsGovernment favours positive discrimination
Equalities Bill lets firms favour female or ethnic-minority job applicants over equally able white males
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NewsGovernment faces legal challenge over Hertfordshire housing targets
Hertfordshire council is challenging East of England Plan to build over 80,000 homes in the county
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NewsScaffolding boss receives prison sentence
Rotherham scaffolder sentenced to three months after 6m fall seriously injures untrained employee
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CommentLook who’s footing the bill
Using outsiders to bankroll disputes has been treated with some suspicion by the courts. But the construction industry would be well advised to explore it
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Tough PFI policy may put off bidders
The head of a leading trade body has warned that proposals to put variations to PFI health contracts out to tender may deter contractors from bidding for projects.
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CommentYoghurt in a pea soup
Guess what? We’ve got another case in which the parties started work on the basis of a letter of intent. The slight difference in this case is that it concerns Müller twin pots
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NewsWorkplace injuries outnumber those from crime
Ucatt welcomes new report arguing that self-regulation has decriminalised death at work
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Rogue builder forced into liquidation
Midland Construction wound up after leaving behind “trail of destruction”
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CommentIdentity crises
Although name borrowing may seem like a simple concept, it can lead to conflicting issues for all parties involved