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NewsCabinet Office rips up existing rules and orders public sector to pay up
Clients told to do their bit as range of initiatives introduced to keep firms afloat
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CommentPayments in construction: Find every milestone
When setting out staged payments in terms of milestones rather than value, take good care with the wording
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NewsFresh attempt to tackle late payment with new laws
Bill being introduced in House of Lords today by Labour peer
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Archive TitlesSNP MP presses government on retentions
Overdue review on retentions due to be published shortly
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CommentThe value of PI: How can you lower your insurance premiums?
Quotes for professional indemnity insurance can vary by 300% between insurers, and cost up 25% of your fee. So you really need to understand how the market works …
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Set-off on the right foot
The law governing situations where two parties owe each other money is murky. But a recent Court of Appeal case sheds some useful light
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Hidden agenda: the weakness of adjudication
Because it takes place in private, adjudication is preventing judges from developing construction law - and lawyers aren’t improving the contracts they draft
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Litigation insurance: Run for cover
Lawyers are becoming increasingly savvy about insurance options for those entering construction disputes. Matthew Amey urges litigants to seek advice as early as possible
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Anti-fraud: The taxman cometh
The Revenue has begun an anti-fraud campaign, and any firms that don’t follow the letter of the law on paying subcontractors are going to be in a world of pain
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Comment‘Valid’ doesn’t mean ‘true’: withholding payment
A party that doesn’t want to pay another needs to issue a withholding notice with a reason why it’s not paying – but does this reason need to be reasonable?
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CommentProve your worth: Net worth test
Money matters Banks looking to safeguard funding have a new test for construction projects’ guarantors, but how will it affect contractors?
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How do I... issue a statutory demand?
Kicking off Berwin Leighton Paisner’s series on making the most of the legal process, Melissa Moriarty explains the use of a powerful money-extraction tool
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NewsSeven ways to get paid in Dubai
What to do if you are asked to retender or you aren’t getting paid by a UAE client
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NewsOundle SciTec uses eco features as educational tools
Architect Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios' design for a innovative technology, art and aesthetics school incorporates onsite renewables
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NewsNorthern Arizona University: Platinum record
Sustainable architect of the year at the Building Sustainability Awards 2008 Hopkins owes its success to this bold project in America. The research building is one of the most environment-friendly in the US
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NewsFalmouth school: sustainable child's play
A new school in Cornwall claims to be an eco-triumph borne out of input in the design from the pupils
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FeaturesBrislington Enterprise College: Light and airy or a prison?
The pupils of Brislington Enterprise College give their verdict on Bristol’s £34m Building Schools for the Future project. Photography by Neill Menneer
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FeaturesFlatpack schools: St Agnes primary school, Manchester
No need for wishful thinking: using solid timber panels as a construction material will bring speed and sustainability to the government’s school building programme. Stephen Kennett looks at a down-to-earth solution
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Construction Act: Pay up or else
Today is the last day to respond to the draft bill amending the Construction Act. The bill tries to clarify payment procedures – but will it lead to a battle of notices?