Hansom: Straight talkers

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We hear Peter Rogers likes to get to the point, somebody isn’t very polite about 22 Bishopsgate, and a Man U fan is blindingly faithful …

Laying down the law

At the BCO awards evening in London last week, Macfarlanes construction lawyer Ann Minogue received the president’s award. She has worked with a host of well-known developers including British Land and Stanhope, former alma mater of developer Peter Rogers  – although I’m sure she would consider her stint as a Building legal columnist her greatest achievement. Accepting the award, she said Rogers had told her he would never sign a contract of more than 10 pages. I guess that’s telling the brief to keep it brief.

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