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CommentTable talk
The Milan furniture fair is where commerce meets style. This year, it was also visited by a new seriousness, reflecting the way design comments on the society that creates it
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CommentMr Justice Jackson vs Gaymark
The issues of extensions of time and liquidated damages are of crucial importance in commercial contracts – hence the importance of the controversial Gaymark principle
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NewsGerman cement company ponders swoop on Hanson
Shares in materials giant rise 25% as HeidelbergCement considers formal approach
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NewsTreasury ponders return of new town corporations
Taskforce will work up proposals that may include post-war-style development bodies
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NewsArmitt’s first job to close stadium deal
New ODA chairman must finalise plans with Sir Robert McAlpine
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NewsImages: Piers Gough's Southwark library
Gough-designed library will be at the heart of Canada Water's regeneration
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Rain check
CA Blackwell (Contracts) Ltd (“Blackwell”) is a contractor with expertise in earthworks involved in motorway construction. Blackwell had successfully tendered for the earthworks on parts of the M60. Blackwell was responsible for insuring adequate temporary drainage for the earthworks and took out a policy with Gerling Allegemeine Verichergungs (“Gerling”) for ...
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NewsWork starts on 2012 media centre
Bulldozers start removing earth from the site of the future Olympic media centre
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NewsFoster sells minority stake
Private equity firm 3i set to buy ‘less than 50%’ share of practice valuing the firm at about £350m
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CommentYes, folks, it’s the fab follies
A client bent on scuppering an adjudication can whistle up all sorts of loony tunes – including favourites such as ‘There Ain’t No Contract in Writing’, ‘Git that Adjudicator Outta Here’ and ‘Here Come the Judge’. Altogether now…
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CommentActually, we can handle the truth
The government is still not prepared to admit the real cost of the Olympics, but treating us like children and hoping that nobody will notice when it creeps towards £12bn is asking for trouble
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CommentSit back, relax …
Why drag yourself out of the office to an industry seminar when you can watch one from the comfort of your own desk? Alex Smith sings the praises of webinars …
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Commercial demand slows after three-year peak
Savills survey shows optimism about rise in next three months despite slowdown last month
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NewsHBF chairman hits out at councils’ land rationing
Stewart Baseley says local authorities have used the drive for higher density to cut land supply
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Metronet brings in Deloitte in tube row
Metronet has appointed a team of advisers, led by Deloitte, to prepare evidence for its deepening dispute with London Underground.
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NewsIndustry giants line up for Olympic media centre
Bouygues and Hopkins Architects, Lend Lease and Foster, and Carillion could be on shortlist
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The case for suspenders
It was thought that the Construction Act said any client that failed to issue a withholding notice five days before the final date of payment was obliged to pay the contractor in full. But that was before three law lords said otherwise …
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NewsFoster sells minority stake
Private equity firm 3i set to buy ‘less than 50%’ share of practice for about £350m