Legal views – Page 19
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CommentContracting for Brexit
Rupert Choat examines the legal position regarding unexpected circumstances arising from Brexit
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CommentAre speedier visas enough to ease the skills crisis?
Architects have been added to the visa priority list to ease recruitment problems
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CommentCase in focus: RGB P&C Ltd vs Victory House General Partner Ltd
Ted Lowery considers a case in which the adjudicator carried out his own delay analysis
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CommentWhen a black hole stays black: the limits of the transferred loss rule
The transferred loss rule can fill the black hole of damages claims where parties have no direct contract, but it has its limits
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CommentLegal: When is fraud relevant?
Fraud can be raised as a defence in adjudication case or to avoid an enforcement, but it must be strictly relevant
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CommentLegal: A boost for third-party rights
The Court of Appeal has confirmed a robust approach to third-party rights in contracts
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CommentLegal: BIM standards made simple
The new international standard on BIM could take some getting to grips with – but guidance is being developed
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CommentHow to get paid on time
A guide to help small firms avoid bad debts by taking preventative steps
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CommentLegal: Swansea stadium and the dangers of change
Victoria Peckett points out that the Swansea stadium defects case highlights how altering provisions in standard forms can have unfortunate results
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CommentThe CIOB’s project programming protocol is good news
Too often, project schedules just aren’t fit for purpose – so this initiative on standard programming benchmarks is welcome
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CommentModern slavery law affects your company too
It’s important to be aware of the tighter requirements ahead for reporting on modern slavery
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CommentCase in focus: fraud allegation
Ted Lowery looks at an enforcement application involving an allegation of fraud
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CommentAdjudications: make an early reservation
When making a jurisdictional challenge in an adjudication, it pays to be quick off the mark
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CommentWhat constitutes practical completion
Lindy Patterson examines the conclusions of an appeal court ruling between Mears and Costplan
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CommentWhat new changes to off-payroll rules mean for contractors
Coming changes to off-payroll rules are a major challenge for building firms
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CommentLegal: What happens when an architect changes your design without telling you
Steven Carey reviews a recent case about an architect found negligent for changing a design without the clients’ consent
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CommentLegal: When it's over, it's over
Clarity on liquidated damages claims for delay after termination
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CommentThe day three running jump
Tony Bingham says respondents’ habit of trying to halt an adjudication three days in needs to be taken more seriously
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CommentWhat can new entrants into construction offer us?
James Bessey predicts what major changes to our rules and regulations new entrants to construction may expect to see
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CommentWorking smarter together: collaborative contracts proving the catalyst for new technology
In the ninth part of our series on new technology and the law, Ben Wilkins considers how more contracts based on collaborative working can help drive the use of new technology