Legal – Page 156
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CommentRICS consultancy form: On surprisingly good form
The new crop of RICS standard contract are about to make quantity surveyors’ lives a lot easier
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CommentI is for indemnity
The A-Z of construction law - Our instant course in legal concepts continues by asking what exactly is an indemnity and how would you spot one in a contract?
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NewsBackbench rebellion stalls Planning Bill
Debate delayed after Labour MPs sign motion against proposed independent commission to make planning decisions on major infrastructure schemes
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CommentConcurrent delays: Doing the splits
The City Inn case throws up a logical approach to granting extensions of time due to concurrent delays – if the delay has two causes, then why not apportion responsibility accordingly?
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CommentMe and my pod
The podcast was fun. First of its kind here at Building. Rudi Klein and yours truly were interviewed by Building’s ace interviewer, Chloë McCulloch, about the government’s changes to payment rules.
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NewsFamilies fight for asbestos compensation
Nine-week High Court battle begins today to force insurers to pay up
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CommentLiability: Strictly speaking
Do you know the difference between strict and absolute duties and no-fault liability? If not, then read on before you commit yourself to undertaking either
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NewsLabour MPs plot Planning Bill revolt
A former Labour environment minister is planning a backbench rebellion over government plans to devolve major planning decisions to an unelected commission.
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NewsOFT faces probe into conduct
A government watchdog is to investigate the Office of Fair Trading’s conduct amid increasing fears that inquiries such as its probe into bid rigging in construction may have been unfairly draconian and over-hyped.
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FeaturesProtected animals: Dangerous creatures!
Don’t be fooled by the fur: one bat can bring your entire project to a halt. And now a change in the law means that so can water voles and even snails. Has the world gone mad?
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EU ruling on on-site power generation threatens carbon target
A European legal ruling has cast doubt on the government’s plans to reduce carbon emissions through on-site energy generation.
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Construction firms shop around for legal advice
Survey shows majority of UK firms regularly switch legal advisers, valuing quality above price
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NewsOFT under fire for ‘wrongful’ accusations
Investigation into bid rigging is labelled “incompetent” as OFT is accused of gung ho approach
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CommentThings to take into account
Project bank accounts are in the spotlight again. If you use one yourself, make sure you’re aware of all the pros and cons, particularly with regard to insolvency
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Multiplex vs Cleveland Bridge reaches end of round two
Lawyers for Multiplex and Cleveland Bridge (CBUK) have begun their closing statements in the second part of the trial between the two firms.
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CommentThat bubble, reputation
What happened at BAE should have us all thinking about not just the legality of what we do but the morality. Our good names can so easily be damaged, even lost
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Subcontractors launch final offensive over payment reforms
Specialist groups have begun a final push to persuade MPs and ministers to introduce reforms to payment and adjudication rules in the Construction Act.
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Builder jailed for manslaughter after botched work caused death
Carbon monoxide death after botched chimney work blocked gas flue leads to three-and-half-year jail term
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NewsAgency workers to be given new employment rights
Unions reach deal with government to give agency workers full time benefits after 12 weeks