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NewsLibyan authorities seek UK rebuild help
The National Transition Council is seeking firms to rebuild Tripoli airport and Misrata hospital
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NewsBerkeley buys up 52-storey Beetham tower site
Housebuilder poaches site of Ian Simpson-designed scheme from administrator
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NewsTurner & Townsend buys US project manager
Consultant swoops on $5m-turnover New York firm Ferzan Robbins & Associates
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CommentU is for unliquidated, V is for variation
In the latest of our jargon-busting series, Michael Conroy Harris explains unliquidated damages and variations, for when a project doesn’t go to plan (or contract)
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CommentWhat is it that I apparently know that the Bank of England economists do not?
The Bank of England’s low interest rate approach may lead to a deeper repression and slower growth
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CommentThe economy: Plan B or no Plan B, that is the question
What will the government announce its strategy to tackle the faltering economy to be in its autumn statement?
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NewsCPA/Barbour ABI Index: Construction outlook is ominous
The new Index reveals more contracts wins in retail and private housing but other sectors see work dry up
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NewsPublic Health Index: PFI work dries up
Growth in the public health sector will only happen with a new pfi model
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CPA/Barbour ABI launch new index
Monthly measure of construction orders sees big fall off in PFI health work
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CommentImpartial arbitration: Tapping into the unconscious
Arbitrators and adjudicators promise to be impartial, but can they be unknowingly biased towards one side?
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CommentThe trouble with letters of intent and the law
Here’s a case where a ‘side letter’ was relied upon to clarify the key terms under negotiation. The problem is that such documents may not be deemed legally enforceable
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FeaturesTom Haughey: Man of steel
The structural steel sector has been knocked for six by the recession. No one knows this better than Severfield-Rowen boss Tom Haughey - not that he’s going to let that stop him expanding the business. The sheer nerve is admirable
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CommentMy Digital Life: Martin Carroll
From clothes, to drinks, to timely annecdotes in 140 characters or less, this director likes to roam the web
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CommentHansom: I dare you
This week, contractors go the full monty for a charity calendar, a boss is not amused by the ‘Lunch Atop Heron Tower’ photo and the hot seat at Mouchel proves too much for two chairmen
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NewsBAA 'still pursuing' idea of third Heathrow runway
Chief executive hopes governement’s next aviation policy document would consider the option
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CommentAussie rules: The Construction Act in Australia and New Zealand
There has been lots of coverage of the new Construction Act for England and Wales but what about similar legislation in other jurisdictions? Here’s a guide to the antipodes