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NewsAbu Dhabi's first construction court
Arbitration is becoming more popular as a means of deciding construction disputes in Abu Dhabi, but the emirate hopes to change that by establishing the Gulf's first construction court. Will it work?
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NewsColour and shape
In the latest instalment of the diary of a QS forming a joint venture in India, the co-founders of London-based Box Associates find themselves on the wrong end of a web hosting company
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NewsPace of decline slows
RICS says despite activity still dropping, it was slowed by improvement in public sector workload
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NewsEC Harris recruits more partners to grow business
EC Harris has poached a senior director from Amec鈥檚 nuclear arm, making him group head of programme management
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NewsGovernment faces High Court over regulation u-turn
Energy body threatens legal action over axing of 鈥榗onsequential improvements鈥� from Part L consultation
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NewsDubai legal body 鈥榮wamped鈥� as dispute backlog hits 拢3bn
Claims expected to triple this year, as payment problems continue for UK contractors
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NewsAlstom warns union off strikes
Lawyers for French engineering giant Alstom have written to the GMB union threatening legal action if it goes ahead with planned strikes in September
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EU rules could force out agency labour
New EU regulations on workers鈥� rights could spell the end of agency labour in the construction industry, experts are warning
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NewsRICS launches new forum on pubco valuations
QSs invited to look at the role of chartered surveyors in the calculation of rents between pub tenants and the pubcos
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NewsCapita wins Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust contract
Contract part of government's 拢750m Buying Solutions framework for property and construction services
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NewsBarwa announces $9bn project in Cairo
Hill International and Louis Berger joint venture has won consultancy contract on Barwa New Cairo scheme
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NewsCorby council could pay 拢4m costs to birth defect families
Judge awards interim payment of 拢1.6m for legal bill of mothers exposed to poisonous waste
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NewsHomebuyer enquiries up but supply still low, says RICS
UK housing market survey shows 63% of surveyors note a rise in enquiries from new buyers
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NewsStephanie Baker vs Quantum Clothing Group: Noise-induced hearing loss
An worker in a knitting factory won an appeal against her employee for not sufficiently looking after her health
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NewsJB Leadbitter vs Devon council: A deadline is a deadline
In this week's case the claimant was given a lesson commonly taught in school
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NewsPrimus Build vs Pompey Centre and Slidesilver: Contractual wording
Our Fenwick Elliott expert discusses a case in which the meaning of 'personal delivery' was questioned
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WYG postpones financing deal and shakes up board
Engineering consultant White Young Green has announced a shake-up of its board and bought more time to agree a refinancing deal
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NewsBalfour Beatty M&E arm sues Shepherd for 拢1.4m
Contractor goes to court over Hull hospital as legal bodies report record rise in construction disputes
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NewsAecom optimistic after 10% turnover rise, despite profit drop
UK consultant formerly known as Faber Maunsell attributes 4% profit fall to investment in new and merged offices