Legal – Page 53
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NewsGovernment presses on with planning incentives for brownfield homes
Communities department offers up to £50,000 to councils wanting to fast-track homes on brownfield sites
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CommentWhere does blame lie?
An independent health and safety consultant has recently been imprisoned after a tragic accident on a construction site. Even those who are not directly employers can still be held liable
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CommentBIM: If you want my advice…
BIM is increasingly being adopted by the industry, but who bears responsibility for recommending whether or not to use it in the first place?
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CommentWeather: A British obsession with financial consequences
Until technology allows accurate long term weather forecasts, what can be done to manage the risk?
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CommentTop trumps
Recent amendments to two powerful pieces of legislation around recovery of costs in construction contract adjudication mean they contradict each other. So, which takes precedent?
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NewsSalford PRS housing gets OK
Leach Rhodes Walker Architects-designed 600 home scheme to start this summer
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NewsDundee lays bare reasons for rocketing V&A museum costs
Design complexity and inflation among issues blamed for price tag almost doubling from £45m to £80.1m
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NewsLocal authority withdraws support for Farrell's Gatwick plan
Local authority reverses earlier decision to support expansion
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CommentCDM regulations: New rules to live by
Major revisions to the CDM regulations are expected to come into force in April. So are you ready?
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CommentAdjudication: How far can your tactics go?
Adjudication may be a bit rough and tumble but the process must maintain respect
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CommentPublic sector procurement: Small fish in a big pond
New rules are due to come into force this year aimed at opening up contracts to SME contractors. Here’s what you need to know
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NewsBalfour JV faces £200,000 penalty for Christmas rail chaos
Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne outlines penalties for contractors behind rail delays
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CommentBalancing act
A judge manages to balance the need for procedural fairness while encouraging the parties to settle through alternative dispute resolution
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NewsBalfour JV to face review after Christmas rail chaos
Signalling Solutions’ “management processes” to be reviewed by Network Rail after London Paddington closure
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CommentDo I have your retention?
The attack on retentions has begun but could a total ban be tipping the balance too far?
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NewsElectrical fault blamed for fire at Morgan Sindall Notts uni job
Morgan Sindall vindicated by official report into £16m Nottingham blaze
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NewsDraft CDM regulations published
Health and safety regulations will come into force on 6 April 2015
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CommentRefurb of tenanted properties
For any tenanted property undergoing refurbishment or maintenance work, it is essential that landlords consider the effects it could have for those renting
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CommentDiscord on Concord Street
Design build contracts spell bad news, most of all for the poor blighters who buy what’s built. Design should be left to designers