Legal – Page 128

  • Construction worker
    News

    Contractors more aware of bid rigging sanctions, says OFT

    2010-06-07T12:04:00Z

    Office of Fair Trading says two thirds of firms have reacted against anti-competitive practices since fines were imposed last year

  • Silvertown Quays
    News

    Bank of Scotland abandons plan to sue over Silvertown

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    The bank which spent £60m and eight years working up plans for the £1.5bn development of Silvertown Quays in east London has withdrawn its threat to sue the London Development Agency over the termination of the scheme, ΢ÃÜȦ understands.Two sources said Bank of Scotland, which had bankrolled developer SQL to ...

  • Tony Bingham
    Comment

    Simple game, tricky rules

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Here’s a conundrum for you: What happens if part of a contract is within an adjudicator’s jurisdiction and part is outside? And if a decision is made on all of it, is it enforceable?

  • Comment

    Defective work: Making amends

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    If you’re an employer cheesed off with a contractor’s work, it’s tempting to get someone else in to sort it out, then claim for the costs. Here’s why you should count to 10

  • Comment

    Contracts in writing

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Until now, a contract has had to be in writing for a dispute to be referred for adjudication…

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    Comment

    Alternative medicine

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    How do I … avoid going to court? Litigation can leave you with a headache, not to mention a large hole in your wallet. But disputes do not have to end up in the courts, says Paul Flook

  • Melinda Parisotti
    Comment

    An idiot’s guide to stupid questions

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    An implied term in a contract used to be defined as something that only a fool would ask about. Well, thanks to Lord Hoffman, it’s not quite that simple anymore

  • Tony Bingham
    Comment

    The foundations of a good decision

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    From boldness to fairness, reaching a successful adjudication result starts with paying heed to seven pillars, as set out by Mr Justice Coulson

  • Comment

    Face the facts

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Part eight of the civil procedure rules is a useful tool for getting the court to make a declaration in your favour - but not if there is a dispute over what actually happened

  • The salami olympics
    Comment

    The salami olympics: how to spot a fraudster

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    The Olympics is going to be bounty time for fraudsters, who will be slicing away at the budget whenever they get the chance. Here’s how to spot them

  • Scales of justice
    News

    Former Balfour Beatty employee loses unfair dismissal claim

    2010-05-27T12:14:00Z

    Project manager Alan Dransfield was seeking £300,000 in lost earnings, claiming he was sacked for raising safety concerns

  • Tunnel
    News

    BAM Nuttall to repair Hochtief tunnel

    2010-05-27T11:45:00Z

    Contractor to carry out £20m of work on structure that collapsed eight months after official opening

  • Ann Minogue
    Comment

    The big law society

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Ann Minogue The more disputes are settled in adjudication, the more likely it is that areas outside our industry will have a bearing on how construction law develops

  • Tony Bingham
    Comment

    Court isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    The property end of building is even more disputatious than the contruction end. It needs to find a better way to resolve disputes – so why not adopt adjudication?

  • Comment

    Hamish Lal: Bare realities

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Hamish Lal The final part of our series on the nuclear decommissioning sector looks at the kind of risks the industry is grappling with today – including that the money will run out

  • Roger's Chelsea Barracks design
    News

    Candy: Rogers was 'precious' about Chelsea design

    2010-05-19T13:25:00Z

    CPC boss describes how architect refused to make changes requested by the London mayor

  • News

    Christian Candy gives evidence in Chelsea Barracks case

    2010-05-17T14:56:00Z

    Counsel for CPC says Qatari Diar had "no lawful justification" for withdrawing planning application

  • News

    Rok ΢ÃÜȦ vs Celtic Composting Systems

    2010-05-14T12:07:00Z

    Our Fenwick Elliott expert discusses a dispute over the 'slip rule'

  • Comment

    Expert determination: A short cut through a swamp

    2010-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Plumping for expert determination to resolve a dispute may sound like a quick, cheap, hassle-free alternative to adjudication or litigation. But it ain’t necessarily so

  • Comment

    All things considered

    2010-05-14T00:00:00Z

    Adjudicators have it drummed into them that they should decide the dispute in the notice of adjudication. Here’s a case that shows there is some room for flexibility