All Comment articles – Page 272
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CommentQatar: To boldly go where Boris has gone before
From pearl fishing to being one of the world’s wealthiest countries, per capita, Qatar is on an upward trajectory. What do you need to know to do business there?
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CommentLegal brief: The airport debate
There’s a need for more airport capacity in the South-east, but most politicians would rather leave the decision in the ‘too difficult tray’
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CommentCorporate manslaughter: How to avoid breaching the law
The number of corporate manslaughter cases is rising - how can you avoid a breach in the law?
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CommentReader competition 26 July: In the detail
Can you identify this building from the close-up photo?
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Comment10 years of top contractors and housebuilders
A look back at the firms that have dominated the industry over the last decade, and the changing fortunes of contractors and housebuilders
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CommentMaking use of what we've got
Central government is at last beginning to make more of its assets, but it is local government, sitting on the lion’s share of the £370bn public estate, that must now harness its resources
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CommentHansom: Down to earth
China’s 883m Sky City tower guarantees residents high living, but it’s more lowly schemes in Greenwich and Millwall that have converted the developers themselves. Plus, a prince is born!
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CommentDesigner's putty
Interactive design tools offer architects and engineers accurate, fast control of the materials they work with and allow their clients to see the building responding before their eyes
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CommentSupport charter for fair payment times
The industry is one of the worst offenders when it comes to late payments, and urgent action is needed
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CommentHandle with care
Uncertainty on key areas of regulation could act as brake on growth at a time when the industry looks set to turn a corner
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CommentBest way to insure schemes
A bespoke insurance programme that covers the supply chain under one policy is the safest approach
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CommentFinally, 2013 starts to warm up
Data from the CPA/Barbour ABI index shows growth across several different sectors
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CommentLegal brief: Third party rights
Traditionally, third parties on projects have looked to collateral warranties but drafted wisely third party rights can provide security but without the time, cost and pain
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CommentHearsay evidence: He said, she said …
If a witness cannot be traced, then a party might need to rely on hearsay evidence. But getting the court to give weight to such evidence isn’t easy
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CommentIs it time for housing policy to pay more heed to the costs and the benefits of location?
From just over a quarter of the sale price of a home in the late 1950s, location now accounts for close on 70%
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CommentHow low can you go?
Desperate times call for desperate measures and some bids for public sector jobs have come in abnormally low. But this can be bad news for contracting authorities and bidders alike
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CommentMy digital life … Heather Jermy
Purcell’s associate and heritage consultancy manager on buying sandals, Dire Straits, and her relationship with her tablet
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CommentThe remains of the day
With tentative signs of improvement at last for the construction industry, it’s time to look at what has happened to the legal and commercial world since the crash of 2007
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CommentRunning for cover
When a tower crane collapsed, the contractor blamed its subcontractor who turned to its insurer. But the insurer looked for wriggle room in the small print …