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NewsColas fined 拢90k after two workers killed by overhead powerline
HSE issues warning after contractor pleads guilty to breaching Health and Safety at Work Act
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CommentSupercasinos: Manchester鈥檚 legal gamble
Manchester council says it may sue over the decision to axe the supercasino. But will it succeed? And what are the wider questions for construction?
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NewsCourt fines Alfred McAlpine 拢250k for roadworks death
Contractor fined over death of a motorcyclist who hit temporary concrete crash barriers
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CommentJCT 微密圈 Management contract
The concept of the management contract has come in for a lot of flak from a lot of critics in the past but the new JCT model is certainly the best in class
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CommentReinwood vs Brown: So much for common sense
The Law Lords are having a high old time with the Construction Act 鈥� first there was Melville Dundas, now it鈥檚 Reinwood vs Brown. Both come down in favour of the employer, but will our industry understand why?
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CommentThat鈥檚 the way the money goes
聽Paying for materials in order to reserve them is common practice when they are in short supply. Just make sure you follow a few guidelines when doing so to avoid trouble
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CommentChop, chop
Mr Justice Jackson must wake up in a cold sweat thinking about Multiplex and Cleveland Bridge, because everytime he thinks the hydra of litigation has been slain, another two heads pop up
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Taylor Wimpey fined 拢25k after apprentice site death
Firm pleads guilty to health and safety breach after teenage bricklayer fatally crushed on housing scheme
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CommentThe year of living dangerously
聽It鈥檚 been almost a year since the CDM regulations were revised. So, anything to celebrate? Over the next four pages we focus on all things health and safety 鈥� starting with three areas where the revised regs can make a difference
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CommentNo fire without smoke
When a fire occurred while an electrician was working at the site, it was easy to jump to the conclusion that he was to blame 鈥� but such thinking can easily get us into a muddle
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Construction firms in league table of slow payers
Carillion among the named and shamed in list of UK plcs that have payment delays
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Adult minimum wage to increase to 拢5.73
Government announces minimum wage rise for adults, 18-21 year olds and 16-17 year olds
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CommentAdjudication:The glass is half full, Rupert
Rupert Choat cited the number of cases that adjudication has thrown up, listed problems with some grey areas and concluded that the glass was half empty. Here鈥檚 the other side of the story
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CommentHand over all the money
You can recover damages for losses caused by breach of contract but probably not for the loss of the use of money awarded in damages. Interest, in other words.That鈥檚 a bit odd isn鈥檛 it?
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NewsBovis Lend Lease fined for safety breaches in New York
Contractor accused of 19 safety failures after fire at Deutsche Bank site at Ground Zero
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Wembley judge accuses both sides of wasting money
Mr Justice Jackson criticises Multiplex and Cleveland Bridge for prolonging the trial
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CommentCompensation claims: That鈥檚 all, folks
A home that is built defectively may bring the owner years of inconvenience. How much ought the owner be compensated for this? Well, forget what you鈥檝e read about such settlements in the US 鈥�
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CommentKeeping mum about mediation
Once upon a time everyone understood that part of what made mediation an 鈥榓lternative鈥� form of dispute resolution was that the talks remained confidential. Was. Not any more they don鈥檛
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CommentBeware what you wish for
An entire agreement clause proclaims that everything the parties have agreed is in the contract in front of them. But don鈥檛 forget that essential legal rule 鈥�
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CommentJCT Framework Agreement: Umbrellas? Who needs 鈥檈m
A framework agreement is like an umbrella that sits above a contractual dinghy in which the elements of the Egan partnership await their fate like good little girls and boys. Until, of course, it starts getting wet