All Legal articles – Page 100
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Cleaning up the contaminated land regime
Changes to the contaminated land regime are set to simplify the way in which local authorities designate sites, which spells good news for the building industry
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RMJM Hong Kong hit with £100k staff claim
Workers ask for unpaid wages, expenses, and other missing payments
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NewsConstruction staff hurt in police station blast
Vinci worker among injured in Croydon firing-range explosion
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NewsLend Lease and Carillion face £10m oil spill claim
Four contractors in court battle after ‘major’ spill delays occupation of Bankside development
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CommentTony Bingham: Dereliction and duty
Does a council have the right to step in if a building is falling down and the owner does nothing? It’s not quite that simple …
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NewsHSE delays introduction of charging scheme
Scheme which could see contractors hit with fees of up to £124,000 put back to at least October
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CommentPublic procurement: Don't take it lying down
Challenges to public contract awards are rising - and judges are stepping in where regulators have failed to tread
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CommentDesign and build contracts: There's always a risk
Design and build contracts were meant to prevent claims arising but, as the M6 toll road project shows, the one-stop shop approach can still lead to the courts
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CommentRefusing to pay an adjudicator's award: Dicing with disaster
Refusing to pay an adjudicator’s award because you think it will be overturned further down the road can be a dangerous and expensive game
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NewsBuilding owners doing bare minimum for energy changes
Building owners are preparing to do either the minimum or nothing to meet new energy efficiency standards
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CommentInterim decisions and disputes: The benefit of hindsight
Decisions made during a construction project that are later reviewed can split opinion, with some parties in a dispute asking an adjudicator to ignore what actually went on to happen
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CommentNew procurement strategies and legal contracts
The government’s plan to become a smarter client is coming into clearer focus with the publication of three procurement models, to be trialled alongside three different contracts
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CommentPublic procurement decisions and EC rules
The unfair treatment of a Scottish council tenderer raises the question of whether EC procurement rules apply if the contract is of no interest to parties outside the UK
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NewsCabe chair hits out over Orbit tender
Paul Finch says procurement of the Arcelor Mittal Orbit sculpture did not follow public procurement rules
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NewsMP demands inquiry into 'police links to blacklisting'
John McDonnell MP writes letter to home secretary Theresa May
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NewsBattersea crane deaths inquest begins
Inquest begins after police say they will not lay manslaughter charges
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NewsPolice linked to construction workers’ blacklist
Investigators claim information ‘could only be supplied by the police or the security services’
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CommentThe Olympics delaying other projects: the legal issues
If construction projects in London are hit by delays caused by the Olympics, who bears the risks? Not all contracts will have clauses to deal with this …
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CommentNew provisions in the Construction Act: To be judged
Different interpretations of the wording of the new Construction Act are causing confusion, and until the new provisions reach the courts this is unlikely to change
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CommentKnowing when time limits for legal action start
There are time limits for commencing legal actions but the really tricky part is knowing at what point the clock starts