Simon Goss
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The dangers of dropping an E
A court found that a developer accidentally dropped a crucial clause ‘E’ from a contract, but then deliberately ignored its own mistake. The judge was not happy …
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Exit the engineer
The ICE form has long required engineers to resolve ‘matters of dissatisfaction’. Well, that’s all over now, because the seventh edition has new rules
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Golden gifts, wrapped in red tape
Housing associations have more than £3bn to give to the construction industry in the next three years. But to win some of it, you need to get a little legal advice
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Spreading the risk
If you are thinking of joint venturing with another contractor on a project, make sure you avoid joint liabilities if the other party suddenly goes belly-up
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BigBoy666 vs Ladeeezman
The chat room isn't just a place for lonely hearts and insomniacs. It can be used for online mediation – avoiding the costs of hotel rooms and full-time lawyers
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Massive retaliation
Recent changes to the Enterprise Act mean that anyone involved in forming a cartel will face crippling fines, and individual managers could get five years in prison