More news – Page 4088
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Beware their clause
An innocent-seeming sentence in a contract can have potentially fatal repercussions on your liabilities – as the following example demonstrates
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Group therapy for adjudicators
Two Court of Appeal decisions have left adjudication suffering from a crisis of identity. At least it has a support network to see it through these difficult times
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Six letters that spell disaster
Here’s a case involving Arup and a power station in the Philippines – and it demonstrates the kind of damage one man can do in five seconds armed only with a biro
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FeaturesOn thin air
Welcome to the bumpy flight that is consultants' pay, where you can experience vertical take-off one moment and the next find yourself frantically trying to remember how you get the oxygen out of that mask thing. We report on the 2004 Building/Hays Montrose consultants' salary guide.
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What's in a name?
The defendant changed its trading name from "Alfred McAlpine" to just "McAlpine" as part of a re-branding exercise, which aimed to remove the old "muddy boots" image of the group and replace it with one that better suited its present emphasis upon capital projects, infrastructure services and business services.
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FeaturesTonight, at the forum …
… Herzog & de Meuron presents Barcelona's latest urban regeneration extravaganza, starring an eye-catching triangular auditorium at a gravity-defying angle. Sit back and enjoy the show
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March passed: The MoD becomes Britain's top client
£555m garrison makes ministry UK's biggest spender – and puts Sir Robert McAlpine top of contractors' table
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CommentOpen mike: Raised on voodoo
In our latest guest column, Paul Foot explains how the PFI has developed into a sinister force that can make buildings – and democratic accountability – mysteriously vanish
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Not such a high price to pay
The recent difference of opinion between the Sustainable Buildings Task Group and the House Builders Federation has been interesting.
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Window dressing at the RICS
Your otherwise excellent leader (2 April, page 3) calls on the RICS to "make its members happy that they are receiving the service they deserve for a mere 32% hike in their fees".
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Peabody distrust
Regarding the benefits the Peabody Trust has offered the industry (12 March, pages 18-22).
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CommentRubber chicken: Foster & Fox present …
Our intrepid correspondent makes the arduous ascent of the gherkin and meets the great and the good – including a certain architect and Swiss Re vice president
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FeaturesIt's getting hot out there …
Thinking of working abroad but not sure where to look for work? We offer a rundown this year's hottest destinations, where UK-trained construction professionals are definitely in demand …
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FeaturesSingleton vs empty-nester
There are two types of people who are really suited to working abroad. Which one are you – or should you stay put?
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FeaturesWays to go
Are you considering working abroad? Daniel Griggs heads up the international division at global recruitment consultancy Beresford Blake Thomas. Here, he offers some top tips
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FeaturesJust the job
Dubai is a great location for both work and play – and with its massive construction boom the opportunities are endless, quantity surveyor Fergus Rossiter tells Building
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Nearing the finish line
This week, workers in Athens started to put the steel and glass roof on Calatrava’s Olympic stadium – and in the nick of time. But will all the venues be ready for this summer’s games?