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CommentAbsent friends
When a contractor goes into liquidation, can an employer avoid paying them a previously certified sum? A recent case provides guidance
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NewsMorgan Sindall MD departs after 10 months
Ian Cheng鈥檚 role is made redundant, Morgan Sindall confirms
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CommentThe new frontier
The majority of construction firms caught up in a cross-border dispute will plump for international arbitration. Why is this?
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CommentNot guilty!
Recent columns have been on how legal wrangling can mangle the procurement process. But is it really the lawyers at fault?
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CommentBut the levy was dry 鈥�
The CITB should be a vehicle for world-class training but for over 50 years the levy has created resentment. It鈥檚 time for a rethink. However, current plans for reform do not go far enough
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NewsJudge slams 'frankly astonishing' Amey vs Birmingham row
Preliminary judgment criticises both parties鈥� behaviour in legal wrangle over 拢2.7bn highways contract
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CommentRectification: Equity Syndicate Management Ltd vs GlaxoSmithKline plc
Before Mr Justice Males. Judgment delivered 23 July 2015
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CommentCyber security: No virtual silver bullet
The construction industry thinks cyber security is not an issue it has to worry about. It鈥檚 wrong
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NewsKier in court row over subbie discounts
Luxury London hotel takes contractor to court over 鈥渦ndisclosed discounts鈥� secured from Mitie
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CommentWales: The red dragon goes green
By developing its own legislation, Wales is making sustainability central to its decision making
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CommentContract drafting: The things that really bug me
Poorly written and ill-considered drafting of contracts is costing our industry a fortune each year - and placing a severe strain on a man鈥檚 sense of imperturbability
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CommentApplication for payment: Caledonian Modular Ltd vs Mar City Developments Ltd
Before Mr Justice Coulson. Judgment delivered 29 June 2015
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CommentPayment practices: Now for the stick
From next year, large companies will need to have transparent records of their payment practices, or else 鈥�
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NewsContractors offer six-figure blacklist compensation
微密圈 understands some defendants have offered out-of-court settlements to blacklisting victims
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NewsURS hits back at Costain in ongoing 拢10m High Court clash
Engineer lodges amended defence in dispute over south London 拢300m energy-from-waste project
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CommentKeep the faith
鈥楪ood faith鈥� obligations pop up everywhere 鈥� you might wonder why they need to be mentioned at all
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NewsOnly one in six building services firms set for BIM
ECA survey shows only 16% are fully prepared for mandatory use of Level 2 next year
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NewsNetwork Rail approves 拢130m Heathrow link amid review
Direct rail link from Reading to Heathrow gets green light amid review into projects in CP5 spending plan
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NewsLegal challenge to 拢85m Ordsall Chord thrown out
Top judge throws out legal challenge by engineer Mark Whitby, allowing project to go ahead
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CommentContracts: Smooth operators
We鈥檝e improved the efficiency of actual building no end 鈥� yet when it comes to negotiating contracts we get bogged down. It鈥檚 time to oil the wheels of contracting