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NewsThe Tottenham tower
Architect Jestico + Whiles has obtained planning consent for this £7.3m apartment block in Haringey, north London. The scheme is intended to mark the southern gateway of the Haringey Heartlands development. The clients are London & Quadrant Housing Trust and Tower Homes, the contractor is Countryside in Partnership, structural consultant ...
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Scary stuff
A little-known law about competitive advantage could mean that your well intentioned relationship-building lands you in a heap of trouble with the law
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A salty tale
If two parties to a dispute give different accounts of what happened, courts look for something on paper. Trouble is, documents can be too persuasive
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Record time
Following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in 2001, JDM entered into a contract with DEFRA to construct burial sites and infrastructure works. Under the contract, JDM was to be paid a reasonable rate for such labour and materials as it provided. JDM produced timesheets to back up its ...
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NewsMcAlpine vs McAlpine
Battle for the McAlpine brand name turns nasty as Alfred is accused of having a 'poor payment record'
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RICS' student lethargy
Once more Building has hit a topical nail on the head ("You'll pay for this", 23 January, page 3)
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Just one tiny problem
I was intrigued to read (13 February, page 13) of the alleged theft of accident books, apparently to be sold on to personal injury lawyers.
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May we just say …
Some people are unlikely to have been impressed by Marc Hanson's article in your legal section, "Keep taking the supplements" (30 January 2004, page 48).
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HSE inspectors vote to strike over pay
Inspectors at the Health and Safety Executive, including its construction division, have voted in favour of industrial action over pay.
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CommentWhat are we here for?
A reader writes As QSs already have at least four professional bodies they can be members of, why do they need another? We explain what the QSi has to offer
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NewsPersimmon sets tough targets in growth drive
Housebuilder wants seven businesses to each build at least 600 units, as it posts record pre-tax profit of £325m
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NewsDown a peg or nine
Ballymore Properties lopped nine storeys off the residential tower proposed for its Crossharbour site in London Docklands. Architect Skidmore Owings & Merrill's revised proposals now comprises 1047 apartments on 42 storeys, as well as restaurants, a health club, community facilities, offices, and a 225-room hotel. The revised proposals are the ...
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CommentDon't do down planners
Your cover story "Planning - a world where nothing works" (20 February) misses the point on how and why we need to reform the system.
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FeaturesWhat a difference a year has failed to make
Twelve months after John Prescott promised to kick-start Britain's biggest regeneration project in the Thames Gateway, visits three key areas and finds that few of the grand plans have left the drawing boards. Plus, the first of our regeneration jargon-busters
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NewsDavies to fight for top GMB job
Phil Davies, the national construction secretary of the GMB, is to challenge for the number two job in the union
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NewsLight in a dark place
Architect Frederick Gibberd Partnership has recently completed a £13.5m mental health unit at Charing Cross Hospital for the West London Mental Health NHS Trust. A key design feature is the triple-height atrium that floods the new ground-floor cafe with natural light. The 88-bed unit includes a 16-bed intensive care ward, ...