All articles by Ann Minogue

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    1984 revisited

    2016-05-10T10:29:00Z

    As one of our longest-serving columnists prepares to bow out, she looks back at how things have changed in construction law since she wrote her first column for the magazine

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    Rotten to the core

    2014-10-31T06:00:00Z

    The CIOB has been trying to root out corruption in the industry but how deeply ingrained is the problem?

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    Guaranteeing the guarantees

    2014-04-09T06:00:00Z

    What happens when a firm agrees to deliver a bond or collateral warranty and then fails to do so? Mr Justice Ramsey, it seems, thinks ordering specific performance may be a solution

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    Letters of intent: Don’t stick to the letter

    2012-08-31T00:00:00Z

    A case involving Turner & Townsend shows, once again, that letters of intent are no substitute for an actual contract

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    Should contracts have a clause explaining what 'force majeure' means?

    2012-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Force majeure has no definition in common law so is it time to introduce a clause into construction contracts that actually says what it means?

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    Clients transferring risk: The bullies are back

    2010-09-10T00:00:00Z

    The abuses and macho posturing we got from clients’ advisers in the nineties have returned - but given their attitude to risk, aren’t they the real wimps?

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    Bite the bullet or fire it?: Terminating a contract

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    The only thing an employer can be certain of when it gets rid of a contractor is that it will be in for endless headaches and hassle. Here’s why…

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    Project bank accounts: Private practices

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    The project bank accounts proposed by the guide could work in the private sector – if they can be made effective

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    Rudi’s on the wrong track

    2007-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Rudi Klein has been complaining about Network Rail’s new contracts. But Ann Minogue, who helped document the client’s procurement strategy, thinks he has missed the point

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    Green for go

    2007-05-25T00:00:00Z

    A recent sustainability conference came up with some bright ideas for carbon-cutting products, projects and codes. But the time for talking is over. How do we take action?

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    The troubles we’ve seen

    2006-01-06T00:00:00Z

    If there’s one thing you can confidently predict about 2006 it’s that the rows that raged in 2005 will rage on. In case you needed reminding, here they are …

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    It’s not their job

    2005-11-11T00:00:00Z

    Clients are increasingly told that health and safety is their job, but why? Surely it’s illogical to make customers responsible for the industry they employ

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    The fiddle of fitness

    2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Whether you’re a building contractor or a pastry-making equipment supplier, the fitness-for-purpose debate rages on – and it isn’t getting any easier

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    You know it makes sense

    2005-05-27T00:00:00Z

    The British Property Federation has produced one short, simple and fair consultancy agreement for every profession. What do you think its reception will be?

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    Fawlty law

    2005-03-24T00:00:00Z

    The law of tort is a fundamental regulator of commercial relationships. Appropriately enough, a hotel in Torquay has revealed that it is also a bit of a farce

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    Big deal

    2005-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Is this so new? Construction managers have breached their contracts before, the only difference is that the dispute never got to court – which demonstrates one of CM’s many benefits

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    Mind and will

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    In a landmark case, a council architect is on trial for manslaughter, after an outbreak of legionnaire’s disease killed seven people. The verdict will be pivotal …

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    Closer

    2005-02-04T00:00:00Z

    Following on from Patrick Holmes’ disturbing article last week, we examine the damaging effects of intimacy, negligence and confusion in commercial relationships

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    Closer

    2005-02-04T00:00:00Z

    Following on from Patrick Holmes’ disturbing article last week, Ann Minogue examines the damaging effects of intimacy, negligence and confusion in commercial relationships

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    Seduced by simplicity

    2004-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Last week Ashley Pigott used the Holyrood fiasco to take a pop at construction management – but easy targets don’t help us understand complex problems