Legal – Page 86
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CommentRecognising the principle of good faith
English law does not recognise the principle of good faith in contracts but now a High Court judge has said it’s about time that it does
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CommentLegal brief: Victory for landlords … but at a price
The Supreme Court overturned a Court of Appeal judgment on residential service charges yesterday in the case of Daejan Investments vs Benson
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CommentVacant possession: Occupied territory
Redeveloping a property can become difficult if there are tenants involved. We examine the issues that landlords should be aware of before trying to start work
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NewsMontreal police raid City Hall over construction corruption
Raid follows earlier raids on local offices of Aecom and Genivar
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NewsGovernment considers licences for builders
Exclusive: Business department launches research looking at how other country’s tackle rogue traders
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CommentRetention: DIY for law makers
Patton Group is just the latest contractor to collapse while owing millions of pounds in retentions. How hard could it possibly be for our MPs to build a ring-fence for these funds?
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CommentHere’s one I made earlier
If a project involves two separate but related disputes, is it fair for one of the parties to send the second adjudicator the first one’s decision?
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NewsCrossrail under pressure as fresh blacklist link emerges
Exclusive: Link between HR manager and The Consulting Association prompts renewed calls for investigation
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CommentLegal brief: Resident or non-resident?
Westfields Construction Limited vs Clive Lewis shows at what point the Court should assess whether or not a defendant occupies a property
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CommentHome-office reshuffle
The communities secretary’s proposal to relax planning rules around the conversion of office buildings into homes could have a number of implications for local infrastructure
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CommentEmployment law: The modern apprentice
There is new legislation designed to boost support among potential employers for apprenticeships. We look at how this affects apprentices’ employment status
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CommentDelays: A likely story
Deciding whether a party causing a delay was responsible for the fall in the market value of a property boiled down to whether that loss was ‘not unlikely’
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NewsPolice watchdog announces blacklist investigation
Exclusive: IPCC agrees to oversee investigation into claim that information on blacklisted workers came from the police
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CommentNasty, brutish and short
A sad tale of what began as a house extension but ended up involving fraud, personal liability and a murder charge
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CommentReducing an adjudicator's award
If an adjudicator tells you to pay up, can you issue a withholding notice and demand a big cheque instead? Tony Bingham examines a recent judgment
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CommentProcurement: Old ways are the best
Two surveys on construction procurement show that although the traditional and design and build routes are still favoured, there’s plenty of scope for refinement
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NewsLabour government 'ignored' warnings on blacklisting
BBC investigation details 2007 meeting between senior civil servant and whistleblower Alan Wainwright
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NewsCall for action over workers’ rights on 2014 Winter Olympics
Human Rights Watch releases report claiming migrant workers were cheated out of wages and coerced to remain in exploitative jobs
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NewsSkanska among biggest users of blacklisting firm
Exclusive: Analysis of documents shows Skanska used blacklisting organisation more than any other contractor in final four years
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CommentIChemE contracts: All part of the process
The IChemE contracts covering procurement for chemical process plants have had their first update in years, bringing some important modifications