Legal – Page 50
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NewsCharles letter ruling may force HS2 report release
Supreme Court ruling on “black spider memos” may lead to release of critical report
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CommentContracts: Handle with care
In an industry which is notoriously casual about contractual procedure, firms must make sure they are ticking all of the correct boxes, especially when dealing in foreign markets
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CommentThe perils of perfection
Design consultants usually fear getting sued for producing work that fails to perform as it’s supposed to. But they can also end up in court if their design is too good
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CommentBIM: Are you ready for this?
The government is spearheading a drive towards the new generation of building information modelling. What impact will BIM Level 3 have on the way construction works?
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CommentEyes wide shut
Companies have been ignoring applications for payment for decades even though doing so invariably lands them in a whole heap of trouble
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CommentManaging the risk structure
What happens when a design under an EPC contract is not negligent but adds expense to the project? This case explores where liability for the additional cost might lie
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CommentFinal certificates: It’s not over yet
Challenges to a final certificate through the courts or by arbitration are straightforward but if a contractor challenges via adjudication then procedural mishaps can occur
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CommentCDM regs: Two steps back
As a member of the working party that drafted the 2007 CDM regulations, Rudi Klein explains why the 2015 update represents a retrograde move for the construction industry
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NewsCompulsory purchase submissions rise 61% in 2014
Bond Dickinson research also reveals 95% success rate of CPOs since 2012
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NewsCheesegrater bolt problem costs Severfield £1m
Steel contractor’s bolt replacement programme on Rogers tower to continue until end of the year
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NewsHolcim and Lafarge mega-merger back on track
European building materials giants overcome differences and agree new merger terms
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NewsSMEs 'discriminated against' in EFA framework
National Federation of Builders urges Education Funding Agency to scrap regional schools framework
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NewsContractor Speller Metcalfe warns of invoice fraud
Fresh wave of invoice fraud hit contractor Speller Metcalfe after bogus letters sent to clients
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CommentICC: There’s a new guy in town
Many employers procuring civil engineering projects have turned to the NEC reluctantly and for want of any alternative. Now the ICC has positioned itself as a genuine rival
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CommentInfrastructure Bill: More moral fibre, please
The government has withdrawn amendments that would have made life less risky for those introducing broadband fibre. The onus is on developers to act themselves
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NewsBlacklisting campaigner loses appeal against Carillion
Judges accept former union rep was blacklisted, but upholds previous High Court ruling
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NewsSittingbourne's new £46m town centre approved
Green light for seven-screen cinema and 215 new homes
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NewsRIBA slams proposal to water down DECs policy
RIBA responds to government consultation on plans to exempt some public buildings from DECs
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CommentCDM regs: Is this change we can believe in?
Some think CDM 2015 will make confusing and costly changes but the HSE believes the new regulations will streamline health and safety in practice