04 March 2011
Building
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Immingham Storage Company Limited v Clear Plc
8 Mar 11
This case highlights the point at which a contract becomes binding, and the importance of stating that negotiations are ’subject to contract’
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£40m Sainsburys store given go ahead
7 Mar 11
Carlisle council has approved a £40m Sainsburys superstore for the city
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40 may go as Morgan Sindall shuts piling arm
04 March 2011
Insufficient work and lack of tendering opportunities have prompted the firm to close down its piling business
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Aecom’s profits hit by Libya evacuation and Gaddafi uprising
04 March 2011
Engineer unsure when infrastructure project will re-start
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AHMM founder warns progress in school design is at risk
04 March 2011
Paul Monaghan has raised concerns about the government’s cuts in school building
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All Olympic buildings 'will be delivered on time'
16 Feb 11
NAO report says all projects will be delivered on time but timing for Aquatics Centre and parts of Athlete’s Village is “becoming tight”
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Atkins office reopens as Bahrain 'calms'
22 Feb 11
Workers had been told to work from home on Friday following violent clearing of protest camp
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BAM Construct win £22m Africa House refurb job
7 Mar 11
BAM will refurbish the property and upgrade it to BREEAM excellent status
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Barratt to sign deal on first part of 4,000 home eco-town
04 March 2011
Planners say proposal is sound for scheme that will keep New Labour initiative alive
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Bids invited for £60m Kent university job
7 Mar 11
The University of Kent is looking for a contractor to design and build seven student accommodation blocks and a hotel
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Boris kicks off competition for Olympic redevelopment
8 Mar 11
Developers asked to bid to build first post-games community
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BPF calls for sustainability action
8 Mar 11
Chief exec Liz Pearce set to use MIPIM speech to criticise government
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Brisbane calls for UK builders
04 March 2011
Australia calls for contractors to help rebuild the city after new year floods
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Budget to make changes to mixed-use planning system
04 March 2011
Shakeup to the planning system could end planning restrictions on land currently zoned into areas
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Budget to offer Green Deal stamp duty incentive
04 March 2011
Measure set to be unveiled as questions are raised over future of chief construction adviser
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Capita Symonds wins £22m military rehab deal
8 Mar 11
Consultant to design 72-bed recovery unit at Devonport Naval Base
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Carillion's profit jumps 7% as UK revenue falls
04 March 2011
Building firm posts pre-tax profit of £188m for year
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CITB escapes government axe
7 Mar 11
Industry associations welcome the government’s decision to retain the CITB in the public sector
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CITB retains public sector status
7 Mar 11
Construction industry training body will retain its levy raising powers
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Connaught environmental arm secures investors
8 Mar 11
RBS and Alchemy to back £100m forestry and landscaping business
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Construction activity increases
04 March 2011
Figures represent an eight month high
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Construction insolvencies down in January
7 Mar 11
205 building and construction firms went into liquidation during January, compared to 218 in January 2010
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Contractors to bid for first £400m of academies
04 March 2011
News comes as Partnerships for Schools reveals procurement savings at BSEC conference
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Co-op calls for developers to aid £800m Manchester regeneration
10 Mar 11
Group issues Mipim call for help on long-term regeneration surrounding £100m head office
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Costain profit up 54%
9 Mar 11
Building firm increases profit to £27.9m despite ’difficult economic environment’
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Costain/Skanska joint venture wins third Crossrail deal
9 Mar 11
Partnership bags contract for ticket halls and tunnels at Bond Street
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Councils could lose millions by cutting housebuilding plans
04 March 2011
This week the government will confirm terms for allocating New Homes Bonus
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Country focus: Saudi Arabia
04 March 2011
Investment opportunities are rife in Saudi Arabia at the moment, thanks to a growing economy and population. Colin Morris from EC Harris, reports
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CPA warns on rising costs
1 Mar 11
2011 is shaping up to be a tough year as rising costs can not be passed on to customers
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Cyril Sweett and Miller bag £400m of Scottish projects
10 Mar 11
Deal to deliver health centres includes 10-year exclusivity
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David Strong: 'The Green Deal won't just be for insulation"
4 Mar 11
The former managing director of BRE Environment on the rise of Ecobuild and how the government will push the green agenda
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Delayed £80m Cumbria development gets go-ahead
7 Mar 11
Retail scheme was initially shelved after developer went into liquidation
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Dennis Hone: the long goodbye
04 March 2011
The Olympic Delivery Authority’s new boss has kept his cool in the furore over the Games’ legacy. He’s more concerned with meeting those unmissable deadlines and ensuring the ODA itself bows out with grace
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Derwent buys two West End offices for £76m
10 Mar 11
Refurbishment of offices in Victoria and Tottenham Court Road will be complete by mid-2012
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Designing out risk
04 March 2011
This is the first high-profile prosecution of an architect under the CDM regulations for a site death, and it shows how the onus is on designers to reduce health and safety risks
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Dev Secs to restart next phase of Paddington Central
1 Mar 11
Developer gloomy about market outside of the south east
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Don't pass the buck
04 March 2011
Regarding the article, “Can subbies survive on less?” (18 February, page 20) I believe that there are significant sums that can be taken off construction project costs
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Enterprise loses chief executive Neil Kirkby
10 Mar 11
Firm refuses to comment as chair Owen McLaughlin takes temporary control
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F+G promotes undergraduate opportunities
24 Feb 11
Project manager appointed to consultant’s Generation 4 Change to help promote student placements
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F+G wins £38m science park contract
18 Feb 11
The firm also secures a place on the Northumbrian Water Commercial Services Framework
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Faithful + Gould announces senior changes
18 Feb 11
Sean Lynch joins senior management team whilst Michael Martin leaves as director of commercial services
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Feilden Clegg Bradley pulls out of Libya after killing of protesters
21 Feb 11
Practice will not return to country if Gaddafi remains in power, says managing partner
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First free school gets the go-ahead
4 Mar 11
Toby Young’s free school is the first to enter a funding agreement with the government
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Foreign Office Architects designs for John Lewis released
10 Mar 11
New images of New Street Station development released by Network Rail
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Four suitors court Taylor Wimpey US business
1 Mar 11
Deal not expected before thursday results announcement
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Free schools are struggling to lease properties, says Toby Young
04 March 2011
Young spoke at BSEC of the difficulty of underwriting leases on buildings for free schools
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Gerens acquires majority shares in Engineering SA
3 Mar 11
Hill’s Madrid subsidiary acquires capital stock in one of Brazil’s largest project management firms
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Glasgow subway to recieve 'substantial capital contribution'
10 Mar 11
Contribution comes as part of £290m plan to upgrade transport network
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Government reveals subsidies for renewable heat technologies
10 Mar 11
The Department of climate change announces details of the renewable heat incentive which will take effect in the middle of next year
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Government rules out Green Deal regulation
2 Mar 11
Industry groups say minimum standards for homes would encourage retrofitting and provide certainty
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Green cheers as Carbon Plan commits to commercial DECs
8 Mar 11
The Carbon Plan brings clarity to green policy including a commitment to make display energy certificates mandatory in commercial buildings
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Green Investment Bank to operate by September 2012
8 Mar 11
New plan outlines deadlines on government low-carbon projects
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Green wash
04 March 2011
Regulation and clarity have been called for regarding the Green Deal. How is the government responding?
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HMRC cracks down on plumbers' tax affairs
1 Mar 11
Plumbers, gas fitters and heating engineers are being targeted by the tax authorities
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HMRC launches tax crackdown on plumbers
04 March 2011
Campaign focused on tradespeople’s tax affairs starts with plumbers, gas fitters and heating engineers
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House prices fall outside capital
8 Mar 11
Surveyors report house price falls in every area except London
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House prices post unexpected rise
1 Mar 11
But Nationwide says market is still “treading water” in its monthly House Price Index
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How do you search for work in construction?
18 Mar 11
Enter our job hunting survey for a chance to win a £20 Amazon voucher
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Hubble bubble: the ArcelorMittal Orbit
04 March 2011
The ArcelorMittal Orbit is a third of its way to becoming London’s tallest sculpture
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Interserve profit falls 28%
9 Mar 11
Improvement in second half fails to stop hefty fall in year-on-year profit
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Is anybody listening? Architect's future under the coalition
04 March 2011
In its scorched earth policy of slashing costs, the government thinks architects and design are almost entirely dispensible. It’s our job to convince them otherwise
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ISG turnover up a third
8 Mar 11
Strong growth in the firm’s London fit-out division boosts turnover in the first half
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It's snow joke
04 March 2011
What a delicious juxtaposition in the 18 February news pages
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Laing O'Rourke wins medical research unit deal
10 Mar 11
Contractor named as main contractor on biomedical facility
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Lakeside theatre in Xinjiang province
04 March 2011
Broadway Malyan Architects has completed designs for the Kansas Lake Performance Theatre in Xinjiang province, north-west China. The venue is being built for the provincial government and the 1,200 auditorium will accommodate musicals, opera and dance. Enabling works are under way and building work on the main structure is due to start this summer.
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Latest construction appointments: 4 March 2011
04 March 2011
This week Lovell, Morgan Sindall, Mitie, Adeo, McAuliffe and Crest Nicholson all have new appointments
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Learning architecture today
18 Mar 11
Are British architecture schools letting students down?
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Looking-glass world
04 March 2011
We’re all a bit inside-out and back to front this week. Morals overtaken by business deals, green protesters burning natural resources and Ecobuilders caring about fashion. Curious indeed …
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M&S employs sustainable construction methods on new stores
7 Mar 11
New ’sustainable learning’ outlets to provide blueprint for future stores
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Mansell lands £35m student accommodation project
1 Mar 11
Student development is due for completion by September 2012
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McAlpine and local developer to partner on £500m English Riviera regeneration
7 Mar 11
Sir Robert McAlpine and Bristol developer Deeley Freed have been chosen to deliver a £500m regeneration of the English Riviera coastline
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Mersey Gateway team meet potential bidders
4 Mar 11
Procurement process for £431m bridge to begin soon
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Mitie creates new FM division
8 Mar 11
New division is a merger of their lighting and multi-site facilities management operations
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Mouchel finds new interest at last
04 March 2011
In the latest twist in the saga, Interserve has provided the additional interest Mouchel has hoped for
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New construction orders up 3% in Q4
4 Mar 11
But public sector spending supported recent growth ahead of cuts kicking in
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New town centre for Longbridge
04 March 2011
Plans have been submitted for a new £70m town centre for Longbridge in Warwickshire
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ODA may be dissolved as early as 2013
04 March 2011
The ODA are in discussions about handing over responsibility for some or all of the £300m legacy transformation works
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Ode to Quentin
04 March 2011
Your satirical feature, The Trials of Quentin Shears continues to be the first thing I turn to in your magazine, as it is so witty and well observed.
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Olympics contractors deny blacklisting
04 March 2011
Skanska, Daletech and the ODA accused of unfair blacklisting
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Passivhaus diaries: Keeping it all in
04 March 2011
It’s taken longer than expected to turn a leaky Edwardian house into an exemplar of energy efficiency. Now it’s finished project architect reports on the exterior insulation, finishing off and how the house is performing
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Persimmon profit jumps to £95m
1 Mar 11
Housebuilder cautious on current trading environment after weak end to 2010
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Planning approved for Bond Street Crossrail station
7 Mar 11
225,000 passengers will use the station daily, once completed
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Plans to turn Olympic media centre into snowdome won't happen
10 Mar 11
Gensler’s plans for a snow resort have been ruled out by the Olympic Park Legacy Committee
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Protestors won't stop Earl's Court, says developer
8 Mar 11
Redevelopment of majority of site will go ahead even if residents block building on local authority-owned land
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Pupils win school design contest
04 March 2011
Eight schools took part in a competition that involved students designing their own schools
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Shapps calls for end to 'Legoland' homes
9 Mar 11
Housing minister says housebuilders should move away from identikit homes and listen to local communities
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Skanska partners-up for green push
4 Mar 11
Swedish giant forms partnerships with Arup and GE to deliver green retrofitting
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Social networking: So tweet me
04 March 2011
Gone are the days when social networking was seen as the procrastinator’s distraction of choice. As the construction industry is fast discovering, it is a useful business development tool. We consider the benefits – and dangers – of entering the Twittersphere
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Southwark green lights One Tower Bridge
10 Mar 11
Berkeley Homes’ £11m pledge towards affordable housing elsewhere in Borough helps secure approval
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Speedy secures £12m Tesco supply contract
10 Mar 11
Two year deal will cover Tesco new builds and refurb programmes
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Squire and Partners to review £400m Columbus Tower
10 Mar 11
Chelsea Barracks architect to take on Mark Weintraub’s controversial 63-storey Docklands tower
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Supply and purchase agreements: McCain Foods GB vs Eco-Tec (Europe)
28 Feb 11
This case highlights te importance of setting out exact terms when drafting exclusion causes
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Tchenguiz brothers arrested in London raid
9 Mar 11
Arrests made as part of investigation into collapse of Kaupthing
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Tchenguiz yacht party will go ahead
10 Mar 11
Guests at Mipim are sent new invites confirming party on Veni Vidi Vici yacht will take place despite arrests
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The Dali Enigma: HOK's Florida museum
04 March 2011
HOK’s Salvador Dalí Museum in Florida marries the classical with the fantastical, a paradox the artist himself would have cherished
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The last straw
04 March 2011
Dean Walton spotted a disaster waiting to happen from his hotel room in Bangladesh
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Treasury launches PFI inquiry
8 Mar 11
The Treasury said today it will look into the role of PFI and how it is accounted for
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UK cities vie for attention in Mipim beauty parade
9 Mar 11
The regional development bodies are back in Mipim desperate to attract the investor millions that will transform their towns and cities
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UK surveyors: 'Libyan mercenaries using ambulances to murder civilians'
22 Feb 11
Surveyors still in Tripoli tell of intensifying violence and random killings by regime gunmen
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Uncontrollable forces
04 March 2011
In times of crisis, such as the recent upheaval in the Middle East, force majeure clauses in contracts come into play. So when and how do they work?
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University of Liverpool Eco-digs
04 March 2011
Ocon is to build a £34m student accommodation scheme for the University of Liverpool. Designed by architects Stride Treglown, the Vine Court scheme, will be built as two horseshoe buildings and is being claimed as the most sustainable in the UK with solar thermal heating, air source heat pumps and LED lighting.
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V&A design competition
04 March 2011
The V&A has shortlisted seven architects to design an extension to the museum.
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Video: Willmott Dixon first winner on £1bn Tesco plan
04 March 2011
Contract is first of a £1bn pipeline of mixed-use schemes of which Cyril Sweett will work on first four
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View from my office: Liam Bray
24 Feb 11
The Faithful + Gould consultant has a full view of London from his 31st floor office in the Euston Tower
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We are living in a materials world
04 March 2011
Contractors find themselves between a rock and a hard place - the rock is the relentless rise of raw materials; the hard place is feeble demand and low margins. But is there anything they can do about it?
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Where's the justice?
04 March 2011
Access to the courts is available to all, in theory. But if potential litigants are forced to mediate first, the costs become prohibitive, undermining our entire justice system
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Wonders and Blunders: the Economist Building and Kew Gardens' herbarium
04 March 2011
For Giles Dixon, the Economist Building in London manages to hit the spot, while Kew Gardens’ herbarium stands out for all the wrong reasons
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World in action: Top global markets
04 March 2011
Global construction spend will reach £7.5tn by 2020, according to a report out this week. But only a tiny fraction of that will take place on UK soil. So where are the predicted hotspots and how can you tap into the world’s fastest growing markets?
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WSP cuts 102 jobs as UK proves 'toughest market'
04 March 2011
Results show UK turnover down 14% but firm is ’getting back into acquisitions’ abroad
