All Comment articles – Page 300
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CommentHansom: Complete transparency
A warning on profit that is not a profit warning, a series of ‘virtual’ underground shops, a secret lift and a bit of dodgy sales lingo are just some of the things that we’re not entirely clear on this week
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CommentStandard form contracts: Cheer up, Tony
Life has changed in the 50 years since the 1964 Banwell Report recommended the use of only one form of contract
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CommentPC Harrington vs Systech: Wrong call
Even if the decision an adjudicator reaches is unenforceable, they should still get paid. But that’s just my opinion. The Court of Appeal clearly thinks differently …
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CommentBlackfriars station: A bridge too far
Jacobs are credited with designing the station – but the idea was actually originally conceived by Will Alsop
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CommentNorthern Ireland: The bigger picture
Most people in the UK will never understand how incompetent the Northern Ireland Assembly is. What has happened to Patton is sad and disturbing. It is difficult to keep a large construction company trading when all key local markets have been decimated and below cost tendering is seen as ...
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CommentBig business needs diversity
I was dismayed to read that, of the 71 director positions available in Balfour Beatty’s restructure, not one is held by a woman
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CommentB: Bouygues vs Dahl-Jenson
A-Z of key construction law cases: An early adjudication case that shows that even when an adjudicator gets things wrong, their decision can still be upheld by the courts
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CommentDispute resolution: Ask an expert
Involving an expert in dispute resolution can help your case - but make sure that they are experienced, a good communicator and can offer independent advice in the eyes of the court
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CommentConstruction is all at sea
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. Construction has a lot to learn from yacht racing
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CommentNorth-east aches while London sees growth in construction jobs
Chart illustrates varied pattern of construction work throughout the UK
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CommentWhy job shedding in the UK construction industry may be about to accelerate
It is possible that we have not yet seen in the figures an employment response to the drop in output
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CommentWonders & blunders with Hugh Petter
The new King’s Cross station concourse really makes incomers to London feel like they have arrived, while the Bomber Command monument falls short of greatness, says Hugh Petter
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CommentMy digital life ... Andrew Kneeshaw
This commercial director is an avid social media fan and keeps a close eye on his finances - just don’t spell-check his emails …
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CommentEnergy efficiency measures are a benefit not a burden
With the UK’s power capacity margin falling to low levels, demand side reduction is vital to keep the country in business
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CommentThe extra magic money brings when you get your bank to print it and use it to buy your debt
Mr Osborne has an extra £30 billion or so in his coffers
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CommentUK construction bosses need to make government face the facts: The industry is in freefall
It is time for the construction industry to stop listening to the government and tell it some home truths
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CommentLending is not just needed for residential
The coalition’s focus on housebuilding ignores the perilous state of the industry as a whole. All types of project need access to funding - fast
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CommentHow to manage the risks of using a letter of intent
Sometimes using a letter of intent is unavoidable, but there are ways of managing the risks involved that should keep parties out of trouble before a contract is signed
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CommentNo harmony in our industry
The industry has never had a single effective voice - and never will
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CommentHansom: Unusual positions
A cow outside an Urban Splash development, a bridge to nowhere, A-Level students working on the US presidential election and a different kind of candidate in red trousers make up our strangely placed cast