All articles by Nick Henchie – Page 2

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    Call their bluff

    2003-02-21T00:00:00Z

    The legal system is tilted in favour of claimants, thanks mainly to the 'pre-action protocol' that lets them growl defendants into submission. But you can fight back …

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    Redmond's recipe for fudge

    2002-12-06T00:00:00Z

    For an adjudicator, reaching a decision on a complex case in 28 days may be tricky – but doing a botch-job, as John Redmond suggested, doesn't do anyone any justice

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    Take them to the vets

    2002-09-13T00:00:00Z

    The trouble with adjudication is that the referees often aren't up to much. We need a new system of choosing them and a better way to keep them on their toes

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    Just cool it

    2002-07-05T00:00:00Z

    A draft delay protocol is supposed to take the heat out of the contentious area of delay. But as it stands, it could simply makes things worse

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    Legal letters

    2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Nick Henchie's guide to ways of dodging adjudication and Andrew Pike's call to scrap JCT contracts provoked a bulging postbag. Here's a small selection of readers' thoughts …

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    Don't even think about it

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    Adjudication is potentially so flawed that even a lousy claim stands a chance of success. So for main contractors and employers, deterrence is the name of the game

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    You can run, but you can't hide

    2001-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Tony Bingham's suggestion of insurance is a fine idea, but while protecting many, it will leave thousands still at risk from the consequences of the Babb case

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    Out of control

    2001-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Adjudication was set up to provide a quick, effective way to sort disputes. In fact, it's proved all too effective – it's growing at an incredible rate, and turning site relationships into mangled wreckage.