All Comment articles – Page 226
-
CommentCaps on liability?
Liability caps have been around for a long time but are they the hot topic for 2014?
-
CommentLincolnshire council vs Mouchel Business Services Limited and R.G. Carter Building Services Limited: Pre-Action Protocol
This case, before Mr Justice Stuart Smith, looks at the Pre-Action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Disputes when issuing proceedings to protect a limitation period
-
CommentWomen in construction: Can we bridge the gap?
With skills shortages threatening the sector how can we make sure that the best and brightest women are being encouraged to join the world of construction?
-
CommentWonders & blunders with David Liddicoat
David Liddicoat, a Liddicoat and Goldhill partner, can’t wait to try out the Olympic velodrome but thinks the cycle paths in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park are a wasted opportunity
-
CommentEarly conciliation: We can work it out
The introduction of early conciliation next month offers a welcome intervention in the rising tally of workplace disputes
-
CommentBoom time for housebuilders
The question is: how long will conditions allow these results to continue?
-
CommentAfter the floods
The impact of this winter’s floods can be seen in the CPA/Barbour ABI construction activity index
-
CommentIt’s no full house, George
In a mixed Budget for the construction sector, the chancellor left some conspicuous gaps
-
CommentTransparency will come at a cost
The MoJ’s plan to consider opening up contract details to FOI requests is to be applauded, but may hit the bottom line
-
CommentStop-start on non-domestic zero carbon is a non-starter
The industry needs clarity from the government on green commitments – and fast
-
CommentHansom: Along for the ride
This year Mipim gave us Boris, Baroness Jo Valentine (who?), a pulsating dance palace with more Russian occupiers than the Crimea, a dapper looking French waiter, big wheels, cyclists and … er … Boris again
-
CommentAdjudication: Silence is not an option
A few weeks ago Tony Bingham wrote on challenges to an adjudication in the case of Twintec vs VolkerFitzpatrick. Here Hamish Lal questions some of his conclusions
-
CommentPeter Rees' City legacy
The City’s head of planning has undoubtedly done some good for London, but he has failed to come up with a strategic vision for London’s skyline
-
CommentIs commissioning the key to successful building performance?
Fine-tuning a building’s performance is not easy and more work needs to be done to help facilities managers and building owners
-
CommentOsborne should beware lure of stamp duty cash
Osborne’s swayed by mushrooming stamp duty receipts to deliver “housebuilding budget” despite needs of the rest of the industry
-
CommentPickles' hypocrisy in scrapping local energy standards
The communities secretary is a poodle of the big housing developers
-
CommentConstruction is now on the front foot
Tomorrow’s Budget is likely to be positive for construction, but in any case things are looking up
-
CommentWhy Higgins' HS2 gamble may just pay off
By refusing to back cost-cutting, Higgins has confidently raised the stakes over the high-speed link
-
CommentWe can do more for unemployed youngsters
Construction needs to think seriously about how to get more of the UK’s huge number of unemployed young people into the industry. A recent report has some simple suggestions
-
CommentHas homebuying suddenly trumped private rent?
Construction inflation, Help to Buy and customer sentiment all restrict growth of new build rented homes