All articles by Tony Bingham – Page 15
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Dealing with domestics
Domestic works are exempt from the adjudication provisions of the Construction Act. But the JCT's new contract for homeowners and builders has a fast and efficient system to solve disputes.
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Watch out, cameras about
Next time you are dashing about in your company car, keep an eye on your speed dial. If you get caught going over the limit, higher insurance premiums could be the least of your worries.
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Rough justice
A quality mark scheme with a consumer complaint element will hit cowboy builders hard. Alas, it will do the same to legitimate outfits.
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Essential reading
Three crucial summer reads reviewed: the first on construction’s eternal triangle, the second a “tour de force” on procurement law, and a third that makes the law of damages easy to understand.
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The Seven Years War
This is a story about how a simple arbitration case became a seven-year siege that ended in the courts. And, in the struggle, some vital points about what an arbitrator can do were thrashed out.
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China and its supporters
China is the world s biggest building site and its greater openness to outside influence offers opportunities aplenty for UK construction firms enough to make one feel quite giddy.
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A little lesson in liability
Once the defects liability period of a JCT Minor Works Contract has expired, a client can no longer file a defects claim. That s what one builder thought but the Court of Appeal disagreed.
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When sleep is at a premium
Last week, Dominic Helps welcomed new legal cost insurance that protects against a worst-case scenario. It can help you get a good night's sleep if you can afford it.