Legal – Page 92
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CommentThe CIL needs urgently addressing
If two technical issues are not resolved, the Community Infrastructure Levy could actually hinder new development
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NewsFirm fined after worker loses leg at Sellafield
Building services firm ordered to pay out over £70,000
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NewsM&S sues Lend Lease for £1.4m
Retailer suing contractor after the failure of glass works in a store in Manchester
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CommentOnce more unto the breach
When does a delay to a project become sufficiently serious to incur a repudiatory breach, allowing the contract to be terminated?
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CommentLitigation: Winning isn’t everything
The successful party in litigation used to nearly always get their costs paid by the loser. How things have changed…
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CommentHousing: Death of section 106?
The government’s housing and growth initiative may have hammered another nail in the coffin of the traditional means of paying for affordable housing
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NewsBrookfield sues the Pinnacle for £16m
Exclusive: Contractor launches High Court claim to recover unpaid fees for work on stalled £1bn Pinnacle tower
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News£124-an-hour HSE charging regime set to kick in
Controversial ‘Fee for Intervention’ scheme comes into effect on Monday
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CommentAmending contracts: Tweak havoc
Amending an existing contract can make commercial sense, but the procuring party needs to take care not to open itself up to claims from the other original tenderers
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CommentIndemnity: Rust revisited
A problematic case on the interpretation of an indemnity has so far exercised the minds of eight of our most senior judges
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CommentAdjudication: Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag
Adjudication is supposed to be a quick-fix solution at a reduced cost. Down in the trenches, however, the parties are expecting a judge-like quality of reasoning to resolve their disputes
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NewsGMB secures blacklisting debate at Labour conference
Actions of contractors to be discussed at annual party conference in Manchester on Monday
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NewsThe Duke of Westminster in Belgravia basement battle
Legal row with Constance Long Term Holding over over basement extension in goes to court
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CommentDispute Adjudication Boards: A DAB hand
The RICS has decided to champion the dispute adjudication board system used for the Olympics. But DABs have been in use for a while elsewhere in the world - and for good reason
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CommentEducating for construction: Time to skill
The industry should be thinking hard about what sort of graduates it wants from our colleges and universities
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CommentWorkers' rights: View from the hot seat
It is vital for employers to keep abreast of changes to their workers’ legal rights. A raft of recent case law offers some guidance
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CommentLegal 500 2012: Which construction lawyers are top of the list?
Building legal columnist among those praised for expertise in construction law field
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CommentHarassment: Be a responsible boss
If employees are found committing harassment, employers could find themselves liable without taking the right steps to prevent it
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CommentGroundworks: Digging deep
Who carries responsibility if the ground conditions necessitate a design change in a building project?
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CommentAdjudication: Having the last word
Don’t confuse adjudication and litigation. Judges don’t have to put up with as much chaos as the typical adjudicator