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CommentConstruction products regulations: Let鈥檚 try it another way
The European commission is planning to strengthen the construction market by replacing the Construction Products Directive (CPD) with a new piece of regulation that will remove all remaining obstacles to the free circulation of construction products in the European Economic Area (EEA) on 26 May.
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Councils may risk planning free-for-all
The Conservative party says it would leave councils to make all their own planning decisions, even if that meant risking a development free-for-all in some areas, writes Joey Gardiner.
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Construction firms unprepared for minimum wage rise
Research shows 76% of industry firms have failed to make provision for the rise in the statutory minimum wage happening today
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NewsMultiplex wins 拢8m in Wembley Stadium case
Steel contractor Cleveland Bridge forced to pay 拢8m in damages and legal costs
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NewsNew York authorities charge two workers over crane collapse
Brothers accused of compromising safety when dismantling crane, which fell and killed a site worker
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CommentRICS consultancy form: A false friend
The RICS鈥� forms for appointing consultants may be easy to use, but they have some distinctly hostile implications for those who sign them without amendment
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CommentConstruction Act payment rules: Unspeakable
One problem that has bedevilled the Construction Act鈥檚 payment rules is finding a few simple sentences that explain what they actually are 鈥�
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NewsOFT clears housebuilders 鈥� but raises zero-carbon fears
Year-long inquiry finds 鈥榣ittle evidence鈥� of malpractice, but says eco targets could affect competition
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Lianakis AE v Alexandroupolis: Ability don't enter into it
The European Court of Justice has made it clear that public bodies cannot take account of a bidder鈥檚 capacity to do the job at the award stage
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Jacobs sues SOM for 拢4.7m over Qatar project
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the US architect behind the Freedom Tower in Manhattan, is facing a 拢4.7m legal claim over a job in Qatar.
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FeaturesRisk mitigation overseas: why a hard hat isn't enough
For contractors active overseas, meeting their duty of care to workers requires a much wider assessment of risk - including natural disasters and insurgent attacks
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Inquiry demanded into seventies jailing of striking builders
Justice secretary quizzed over Labour's failure to open inquiry into alleged collusion surrounding 1972 case
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Crackdown on rogue security firms in Scotland
Police raid seven constructions sites and identify security staff without valid licences
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CommentNovation: Wise precautions
If you鈥檙e a contractor and you鈥檙e asked to accept the novation of a consultant, make sure it really is going to be joining you 鈥� and be careful which form you use
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CommentCivil Engineering vs VGC Construction: Did you hear the one about鈥�?
聽鈥� the subcontractor who put in a claim for 拢300k with no supporting evidence? Well the parties ended up telling it to the judge, who supplied a rather surprising punch line
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NewsCredit crunch ignites boom in construction fraud
Average building firm's loss to fraud rose 69% last year, says new report
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CommentCJP Builders vs William Verry: Some verry fine distinctions
This case highlights the importance of adjudicators giving parties the chance to be heard. But in other cases they are right to disregard submissions
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CommentCEDR adjudicators: Fast relief for aches and pain
Here鈥檚 a new cure for those heated disputes: wait until adjudication comes to an end, don鈥檛 tell the parties who鈥檚 won what, then ask if they fancy a bit of mediation. Hey, it works
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Further delay to Shard deal
A final construction contract on the 312m-high Shard is unlikely to be agreed before the end of the year, it is understood.
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Cash dries up at Foster hotel
Work has ground to a halt on a 拢25m Foster + Partners-designed central London hotel after funding dried up.