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CommentLegal energy: clean coal power stations
Clean coal power stations have been lauded as the next big thing in energy generation, but what exactly is involved in building them?
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Legal energy: nuclear power stations
Paul Cowan聽A nuclear power station is about the hardest project it is possible to undertake. Here are the legal implications
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Legal energy: alliancing
Alliancing has been little used as a procurement method in the UK to date, but experience overseas shows it can deliver projects economically and on time
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NewsSchools legal framework list announced
Partnerships for Schools names firms to provide support for local authorities on BSF schemes
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NewsEurolift (Towercranes) fined over crane collapse deaths
Case against second plant firm involved in incident is adjourned after it goes into administration
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NewsBovis sues for almost 拢1m over unpaid fees on Oman job
Concern over non-payment in the Middle East grows, as project manager downs tools on megacity job
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Can we fix it?: Repair and maintenance
Repair and maintenance contracts are starting to look rather tempting, now money鈥檚 thinner on the ground. But there are some particular challenges involved...
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CommentDevil take the hindmost: A six party case
Here鈥檚 a story about a flood in an office that caused millions of pounds of damage and gave rise to a six-party legal case. The question, of course, was who was going to pay
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Buyer beware: Distressed sellers
You can take some of the worry out of buying property from a distressed seller by knowing how to manage risk. But first you need to know what those risks are
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NewsCourt hears UK's first corporate manslaughter case
Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings and its director faces charges if gross negligence manslaughter
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CommentA beginners' guide to English: Compact contracts
You may think it best to make a contract as verbose as possible to ensure it misses nothing, but in reality it鈥檚 best to be brief and to the point
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CommentThe use of weapons: Throwing in brand new arguments
Sounds like a pretty basic question, but what can the assaulted party in an adjudication do in its defence? Can it, for example, throw the kitchen sink at its tormentor?
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I've started so I'll finish: Can you omit all future works?
Cunning developers who want to terminate a contractor鈥檚 employment without facing claims are altering contracts to omit all future works. Can they get away with it?
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NewsBouygues fined 拢160,000 for worker death
Contractor pleaded guilty to breaching regulations after man was killed by a reversing vehicle
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NewsScottish construction firm fined 拢5k over worker death
Company director fined additional 拢4k after health and safety breaches cause death of 53-year-old
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CommentAsking for the moon: Construction Act changes
The Specialist Engineering Contractors鈥� Group wants payment security on demand included in the new Construction Act. It should not 鈥� and will not 鈥� become law
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CommentTranscendental mediation: A mediator's role
The talking cure for construction disputes is a fine way to settle an argument 鈥� but only if the mediator is prepared to go beyond the role of polite, ineffectual facilitator
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Settle down: The popularity of mediation
Mediation is proving ever more popular as a way of settling disputes before they get to court. And, as it saves money, parties are going willingly to the talking block
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FeaturesNew Saudi property rules could tempt UK firms
Regulations follow Dubai鈥檚 recent changes, which is good news for those entering the market
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CommentThinking caps: Employer's agents
When a QS acts as contract administrator, certifier, project manager and employer鈥檚 agent, it all ends up like a game of pass the hat. But some principles always apply