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Crowley Civil Engineers vs Rushmoor council: Claiming a contribution
Out Fenwick Elliott expert describes a dispute over an open space in Hampshire
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Legal threat to surveyors drives down house prices
Housebuilders say disputes over pre-recession valuations are slowing recovery
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Judges unleashed
Simon Tolson聽Unlike the restrained and remote judges of the past, many now snap at the ankles of the advocates to ensure cases proceed in the way they should
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CommentThis one鈥檚 on you
Tony Bingham聽Tolent clauses, which make the party that refers an adjudication pay all the legal costs, are to be outlawed by the Construction Act 鈥� but a judge has just got there first
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Running out of common sense
Shy Jackson聽One area where the judges are struggling to make up their minds is the 鈥榳ithout prejudice鈥� rule. Here鈥檚 a rundown of the arguments, and the spats, among our learned friends
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CommentYour next assignment
James Duckworth and Charles Jakeman聽Transferring construction agreement benefits between parties requires care and attention, especially when dealing with the 鈥榥o loss鈥� defence
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NewsVinci: Luton council broke tender rules
Vinci has alleged that Luton council breached tender rules in the latest chapter of the row over the town鈥檚 拢52m guided busway scheme
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CommentIn praise of doing less: adjudication scheme
The scheme for adjudication is being redrafted to fit the new (deep breath) Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act. If only they would write it on just one page
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The reckoning
Fiona Gill and Mark Roach聽So what did the Labour party do for (or to) construction during the past 13 years? And what will happen if the Conservatives take over?
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CommentA pain in the NEC
Disputes on NEC projects are on the rise, so if you don鈥檛 want to find yourself in a bind, here are some points to be aware of when using this contract
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Nuclear contracts: Ending in tiers
The second of our three-part series on the nuclear decommissioning sector looks at the target-cost clauses of tier two contracts 鈥� their benefits and pitfalls
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News微密圈 launches legal online group
微密圈's social networking site now hosts discussion forum for construction law
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News'Pre-pack' administrations face stricter controls
The public鈥檚 cynical view of business deals is hardly surprising
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CommentAbout this turbine you sold me
An NEC form for the supply of high-value items has arrived on the scene to compete with the handful of contracts that already provide this facility. What鈥檚 the verdict?
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CommentWhat do you mean, 鈥榓s far as possible鈥�?
The Supreme Court has been looking at how to interpret words. It favours looking at commercial intention rather than literal meaning 鈥� but are intentions any easier to fathom?
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CommentBribery Bill: Greasing the wheels of commerce
Bribery is endemic in many parts of the world where British firms do business, but any that succumb to it will soon face fairly horrific penalties
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CommentCollatoral contracts: The unkindness of strangers
Collateral contracts are supposed to protect those not party to a contractual set-up. They work, but they also introduce flint-hearted button counters into the equation
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NewsFaulty cladding hits Amec for 拢2.5m
Amec is forking out 拢2.5m to repair cladding at a Liverpool hotel three years after it opened.
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NewsGrainger pays out over 'green views' redundancy claim
Former head of sustainability at Grainger wins 拢42,200 after claim climate change views led to loss of job
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NewsDemolition contractor fined 拢6,000 for health and safety breach
Ivan Pope pleaded guilty in court after two men were spotted dismantling a pub roof in Lincolnshire using an upturned bucket as scaffolding