All Comment articles – Page 338
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CommentThe year in tweets: Predictions for 2012
So much to say, so little space to say it in. Alastair Stewart, a temporary convert to cyberspace brevity, tweets his thoughts about the likely shape of the year ahead
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CommentPartner Projects vs Corinthian Nominees: Adjudicators and awarding interest
In a clarification of legitimate conduct for an adjudicator in a final account dispute, the court upheld the adjudicator’s decision to award interest
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CommentTable manners
According to these two, placing a ladder on a table is fine - just make sure it’s covered with a tablecloth
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CommentQatar's construction boom: The legal risks
With FIFA 2022 and multibillion infrastructure projects in the pipeline, many firms are heading for Qatar – but there are legal risks within contracts to be aware of
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CommentBuilding memories: The Radio Times reports the 1948 Olympics
Our Building Memories campaign continues with a look at how the Radio Times reported the start of the Olympics in 1948
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CommentBuilding Memories: 1948 Olympics and beyond
Campaign will include features and images of projects from the last century from Building’s archive
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CommentJurisdiction and stay of execution: Partner Projects Ltd vs Corinthian Nominees Ltd
This case highlighted the issue of whether an adjudicator can award interest on top of a claim, and when a stay of interest can be granted
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CommentEnergy Act, Green Deal and EPCs: Key legal points to remember
From April 2012 new regulations relating to the energy performance of buildings come into play, ahead of the roll-out of the Green Deal in October
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CommentLeander vs Mulalley: In your own time, gentlemen, please
A contractor tries to claim loss because the subcontractor isn’t ‘getting on with it’. But what if the subbie is working hard - only to a different clock?
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Inbox: A numbers game
Readers note that a decision not to invest can be a wise one, that the big helping the small could amount to fewer accidents and that some calculations about the Green Deal could be flawed
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CommentThe importance of witnesses: Suárez vs Evra
When Luis Suárez ended up in front of the FA tribunal in the race row with Patrice Evra, both appeared as witnesses - and what we heard determined the case
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CommentMy digital life … Fiona Frost
This iPhone convert gets easily lost in blogs and rates WhatsApp, allowing her to stay in touch with friends and family abroad
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CommentThe Green Deal: Sustainability suspended
The government’s half-hearted approach to the Green Construction Board and now the Green Deal suggests a worrying lack of commitment to the eco agenda, says Richard Steer
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Leander vs Mulalley: Getting contracts right first time
Tony Bingham outlines the mess that Mulalley got in over a badly drafted contract - here’s how to avoid these pitfalls and side-step costly adjudication
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CommentBrian Green on … construction output
The sectors the industry are looking to for growth are stagnating - and the government needs to respond quickly
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CommentWonders & blunders with Jeremy Till
Jeremy Till celebrates the democratic, contested space of Tent City outside St Paul’s but decries the increasing privatisation of our cities, symbolised by the gate to Paternoster Square
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CommentSlip sliding away
Careful planning is needed to ensure the success of public sector procurement – and the cracks are already starting to show
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CommentRetail index: Contract awards fall sharply from November high
CPA forecasts 3% growth in 2012 despite weakening consumer spending
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Video: Greg Barker responds on Green Deal
Climate change minister answers questions on insulation drop-off