Legal – Page 76
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CommentThe new state schools
Publicly funded academies and free schools offer new opportunities for the construction sector. But make sure you know who the decision makers are
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NewsFury at regulator’s plan to wrap retrofit work in red tape
Industry figures slam Ofgem’s plan to require two surveyors to sign off some retrofit work
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NewsHealth and safety watchdog in fresh crackdown
Health and Safety Executive to make unannounced inspections of refurbishment sites
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CommentStudent accommodation LADs: Missing the start of term
Contractors and developers are used to paying LADs when a project is running late. But missing a deadline on student accommodation can lead to more complex issues
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NewsWalkie Talkie tower is 'melting cars'
Sun’s rays reflected from Land Securities and Canary Wharf tower blamed for melted car panels
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NewsMiller project still ablaze six days on
Major fire at police firearms training centre in Portishead was first spotted last Tuesday
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NewsBam Nuttall pays £33m to settle busway dispute
Legal battle over Cambridgeshire Guided Busway settled out of court
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CommentIndustrial strategy: Round Two
Last week, our columnist gave the government a piece of his mind over the Construction 2025 strategy. This time he explains how it should be changing its own behaviour in order to make savings
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NewsCouncils seek ‘whitelist’ to bar blacklist firms from contracts
GMB union asked to produce list of contractors who have not been implicated in industry scandal
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CommentPick your battles: Adjudication when a party is in administration
Taking part in an adjudication will always be a risk – but even more so when one of the parties is in administration. We look at the issues you should consider
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CommentVerbal agreements: Is your word your bond?
The use of an oral or verbal contract in non-construction activity is commonplace, so is there any reason why we should not extend it into construction works?
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NewsGlenn Howells director quits to help asbestos trial father
Marcus Lee leaves position to help co-ordinate defence of former RMJM director Vernon
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NewsFire takes hold at Miller construction site
Under-construction ‘state-of-the-art’ £16m police firearms range near Bristol ablaze
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CommentConstruction 2025: You cannot be serious
The industrial strategy for construction asks the industry to do a lot ‘in partnership’ with government. But why are we the ones being asked to do more work for less money?
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CommentHow to meet the deadline for HCA funding agreements
Projects must be completed by March 2015 in order to benefit from HCA funding agreements. What steps can be taken to ensure this happens?
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NewsEmployers bid for place on asbestos claims scheme
National Federation of Builders lobbies Department of Work and Pensions to ensure builders are not left open to liabilities
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NewsSir Robert McAlpine lays out its blacklist defence
Contractor denies liability for damages caused by the use of blacklisting organisation and details involvement of other firms
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CommentMuseum of Liverpool case: What went wrong?
Despite being urged to settle, the architect involved in the Museum of Liverpool case chose not to. Thus follows a cautionary tale about how not to approach a trial
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NewsMuseum of Liverpool architect ordered to pay further £1.2m damages
Judge has now awarded museum more than £2m from Manchester-based AEW due to project’s major technical problems
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NewsStoke council stung by construction fraud claims
Government investigation finds evidence of fraudulent activity on construction projects managed by Stoke council