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CommentPension benefits: Retiring types
Employers are now obliged to auto-enrol 鈥榚ligible jobholders鈥� into a pension and pay contributions on their behalf. It amounts to a 3% hit on your payroll so you need to prepare
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CommentShard wars
A top team of construction folk was assembled to build London鈥檚 iconic building, but a Dispute Adjudication Board might have prevented a 12-day High Court bust-up
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CommentConcurrent delays and extension of time
What happens when delays have been caused equally by client and contractor? Here are some thoughts from John Marrin QC
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CommentHow to force your adversary to reveal all
Crushed by claim files and in fear of the adjudicator? Just hope you remembered to include a contract clause that will force your adversary to reveal all
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CommentKeep it local
How can construction invest in local communities without violating EU regulations? ConstructionSkills and Trowers Hamlins have produced guidance
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CommentA stitch in time
It鈥檚 best to serve payment and pay less notices on time, especially in a climate where insolvency is common
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CommentSustainability: Do the 'decent' thing
鈥楥hampioning sustainability鈥� sounds like a lot of boring corporate good intentions. But apparently it entails treating your clients and colleagues with respect
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CommentThe 2013 legal calendar
What legislative and regulatory changes are due to take effect in 2013? Here鈥檚 a list to look out for over the coming year and their likely impact
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Comment10 wishes for 2013
As a new year begins and pantomime season draws to an end it鈥檚 time for us to put an order in to construction鈥檚 fairy godmother 鈥�
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CommentFrom the archive: Tony Bingham's first 微密圈 column
Read an extract from long-servng 微密圈 columnist Tony Bingham鈥檚 debut comment piece from 25 years ago
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CommentInternational law: 2012 round-up
微密圈鈥檚 international legal experts reflect on a year where arbitration has been increasingly promoted in developing economies
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CommentPF2: Second time lucky
The government has finally revealed details of its replacement for the private finance initiative. What can we expect under the 鈥楽on of PFI鈥�?
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CommentThat was the year that was
A largely dispute-free Olympics Games were the triumph of the year but elsewhere construction lawyers had plenty to keep them occupied
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CommentFeeding frenzy
Adjudication today is a far cry from what parliament envisaged but there鈥檚 no question it鈥檚 working well for the disputomaniacs who earn their crust from it
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CommentJudicial review reform isn't enough
For real change of the judicial review process, the courts need greater funding to speed up the determination process
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CommentBIM: Taking the leap
BIM has the potential to change the face of the construction industry, but will it?
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CommentProfessional indemnity insurance: A risky business
The economic downturn and increase in repossessions has meant that it is increasingly difficult for surveyors involved with valuations to get professional indemnity insurance
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CommentWhy an adjudicator can't change his mind
An adjudicator decides a dispute but on a second adjudication changes his mind and reverses his earlier decision. Only human, you might think - but totally against the rules
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CommentMediation is for consenting adults
You can鈥檛 bully people into mediation. Both parties must have a genuine desire to settle the dispute. And that鈥檚 one of the reasons why, in construction, it has never really taken off
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CommentLaughing all the way to the Green Investment Bank
The UK鈥檚 Green Investment Bank, launched this week, will invest in green projects that might otherwise have bitten the dust. It should bring some cheer to construction