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NewsDavid Beckham academy planned next door to Man City
Fears that ex-United star's academy could become "the largest graffiti site in Europe’
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CommentAnn is in cloud-cuckoo-land
Ann Minogue wrote here that my criticism of Network Rail was unfair. But she is living in a fantasy world where there are still adversarial tools and penalties rather than teamworking and shared risk
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CommentA green gold mine
The Best Practice pages in Building’s sustainability channel have unearthed a rich seam of pioneering projects. Alex Smith sifts through the best
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Treasure & Son Ltd vs Martin Dawes: The end of our elaborate plans
This case has raised the question of when a contract is over and done with, which can affect practically every construction job that’s carried out
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Case summary: Treasure & Son Ltd vs Martin Dawes
The barrister who represented Treasure & Son in this important TCC case here sums up what happened
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NewsMiller attacks Ernst & Young and claims rebels are split
Keith Miller takes his fight to keep company in hands of family to dissident shareholders’ adviser
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Housebuilders to launch code of conduct by Easter
Industry bodies improve accountability to head off OFT inquiry into falling customer satisfaction
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Shortage of QSs throws Defence Estates into chaos
UK’s biggest client needs to double number of QSs to cope with upgrade of 18bn estate
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Quest 4 Finance Ltd vs John Maxfield, John Carter and Michael John Chesney
Quest 4 Finance Ltd claimed an indemnity from two of the directors of Hilmax Engineering Ltd; Maxfield and Carter, pursuant to a warranty document dated 18 July 2006. The third defendant, Chesney, had been adjudged bankrupt so the proceedings were discontinued against him. Hilmax had fallen into financial difficulty ...
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NewsThree contenders emerge for Glasgow Games village
Quintain, Kier Residential or Urban Splash line up for £245m Commonwealth scheme
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FeaturesThe nut cracker
Gary Lawrence, Arup’s urban strategy leader, has advised Bill Clinton on climate change and turned Seattle green. Now he’s taking on the world’s first eco-city project in Dongtan, China. He tells Olivia Boyd about his approach to sustainability – and explains why it begins by hitting moles over the head ...
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CommentTreasure & Son Ltd vs Martin Dawes: The riddle of existence
If you get into an adjudication based on a variation to a contract that is agreed but not signed, is the adjudication valid? The High Court has just given us a clear answer to that one …
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NewsTropus & Spicer becomes consultancy’s latest merger
Tropus and Spicer Partnership combine to create £4m-turnover practice
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NewsDevelopers warn bill gives councils too much power
Planning bill giving councils right to impose tougher eco standards ‘endangers housing delivery’
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NewsGreen giants set up new consultancy
High-profile figures from across the sustainability world have been lured to a consultancy set up to supply technical expertise to green developments.
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Cundall Johnson & Partners LLP vs Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust
This was an application for a stay of proceedings on the grounds of non compliance with the Pre-action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Disputes. Cundall Johnson & Partners LLP (“Cundall”) were a firm of consulting engineers. Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust (“Whipps”) was an NHS Trust responsible ...
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NewsGreen giants set up new consultancy
High-profile figures from across the sustainability world have been lured to a consultancy set up to supply technical expertise to green developments
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CommentExperimenting on homeowners is wrong
When it comes to introducing low-carbon systems into houses, we have our work cut out to convince the owners that they’re not just guinea pigs for the next wave of technological misadventures, says Imtiaz Farookhi
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Four take lion’s share of London fit-outs
Two architects and two contractors have dominated the capital’s fit-out market over the past three years, according to the latest annual league tables.
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NewsVive la revolution!
These are the first images of a controversial plan to construct a number of skyscrapers across Paris, which was unveiled by the mayor, Bertrand Delanoë, last week.