All Legal articles – Page 45

  • Rebecca Rees
    Comment

    Procurement: Prepare for the best

    2015-10-08T06:00:00Z

    Successful procurement depends on whether the evaluation methodologies used are likely to produce the desired results. Here’s some advice

  • Tony Bingham
    Comment

    In the right spirit

    2015-10-02T09:22:00Z

    A High Court judge had to remind the parties in a recent case what adjudication was for - not a gladiatorial legal arena but a quick fix

  • Eleanor Baggs and Matthew Needham-Laing
    Comment

    All about mee

    2015-10-01T06:00:00Z

    Investors and contractors have their work cut out

  • Sheena Sood
    Comment

    A 10 year stretch

    2015-09-29T10:58:00Z

    Those working in the Middle East should be aware of ‘decennial liability’, which makes you liable for problems with a building for up to a decade after completion

  • Brett Hartley
    Comment

    Stamp it out

    2015-09-24T06:00:00Z

    The UK’s Modern Slavery Act can be a major supply chain issue for the construction sector

  • Simon Lewis
    Comment

    Service with a smile

    2015-09-23T11:46:00Z

    Disputes about PFI projects are likely to be about operational matters. A recent case centred around how service points were awarded

  • The Shard
    News

    John Sisk and Shangri-La settle £57m Shard hotel dispute

    2015-09-22T10:13:00Z

    ΢Ȧ believes no money to change hands on either side

  • Chris Paul
    Comment

    A bit hit and MEES

    2015-09-21T06:00:00Z

    The government may have done some serious pruning of legislation but not all energy-related legislation is up for change

  • Costain
    News

    Costain lodges £10m-plus High Court claim against URS

    2015-09-17T07:00:00Z

    Contractor alleges URS failed to alert it that steel structures had `inadequate resistance to fatigue’

  • Catherine Gelder
    Comment

    Payless notices: Is it crystal clear?

    2015-09-17T06:00:00Z

    Are late interim applications, the status of payless notices and conditions precedent for levying LADs giving you sleepless nights? Fear not - a recent judgment has provided guidance

  • Rudi Klein
    Comment

    An unfair burden

    2015-09-14T12:50:00Z

    We rely on onerous contracts to ensure the supply chain meets the cost of a procurement process that isn’t fit for purpose. It’s about time things changed

  • Jennifer Lemen-Hogarth
    Comment

    Get ready for ESOS

    2015-09-10T06:00:00Z

    The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme obliges large businesses to carry out regular energy audits

  • Lindy Patterson
    Comment

    Indemnity claims: Cutting your losses

    2015-09-09T14:00:00Z

    Do you know what an indemnity is and how a claim under one differs from a claim for damages for breach of contract?

  • friends of the earth
    News

    Legal action threatened over plans to axe solar subsidy

    2015-09-04T07:00:00Z

    Friends of the Earth to explore legal options after government consults on scrapping solar feed-in tariff

  • Tony Bingham
    Comment

    Cost budget: Once were warriors

    2015-09-04T06:00:00Z

    A judge recently cut in half a claimant’s cost budget which was in excess of the amount in dispute. But you can’t blame lawyers – that’s how they were trained for ‘combative litigation’

  • Elaine McIlroy and Michael Ryley
    Comment

    Migrant salary rules: Your next headache

    2015-09-03T06:00:00Z

    New migrant salary rules coming in next April will make life more difficult for construction companies already hit by skills shortages

  • Francis Ho
    Comment

    Insurance: Blown out of the water

    2015-09-02T14:00:00Z

    Do all-risks policies permit contractors to avoid liability for insured losses? A recent Court of Session case suggests not

  • Immigration 3
    Features

    Crossing the line

    2015-08-28T07:00:00Z

    With the Calais crisis still a hot media topic, the government is on the warpath against construction companies employing illegal workers. But is the sector doing enough to make sure it doesn’t get caught out?

  • Electrical wiring
    News

    Private equity firm circles Imtech UK

    2015-08-26T15:27:00Z

    Private equity firm Endless in “exclusive negotiations” regarding buying Irish business and three subsidiaries, and is “interested” in UK

  • David Johnson
    Comment

    Payless notices: Serves them right?

    2015-08-26T10:22:00Z

    We all know that an employer has to issue a payless notice if it wishes to pay less than the amount claimed by the contractor. But why do employers continue to fail to serve them?