All Legal articles – Page 118
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CommentBack to basics with professional indemnity claims
There may be any number of clever ways to reduce the risk of professional indemnity claims. But why not start with the simplest?
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CommentMichael Gove: The bad boy in school
The education secretary got his knuckles rapped for bad-temperedly tearing up the BSF rule book. But it won’t stop him getting his way
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Network rail shake-up: light at the end of the tunnel
Roy McNulty’s interim report on how to get value for money from the railway sector suggests that train operating companies are set to be turned into quasi developers
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CommentO is for ownership, P is for performance
Zone out whenever someone uses legal jargon with you? Here’s a handy bluffer’s guide with a look at ownership and performance
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NewsNew legal threat to localism plans
Campaigners say that payment of money to a council on receipt of a planning permission would be unlawful
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CommentIf you want my advice …
A couple of part-time developers were relying on their QS’ advice. The trouble is, he didn’t advise them about a specification error that made the project turn a loss
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Aukett appears in Russian court over outstanding fees
Architect accused of failing to pay consultant for shelved project
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Common mistakes in… lump sum contracts
The latest in a series of dos and don’ts on major projects highlights the provisions in a lump sum contract that mean the price offered by the contractor is far from fixed
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FeaturesDifficult jurisdictions: Kazakhstan
Continuing our series on difficult jurisdictions, Chris Hill explains how doing business in booming Kazakhstan has become much easier. That’s not to say it’s a walkover
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CommentOnce upon a time
The law determining whether there should be an extension of time when both employer and contractor are to blame for a delay in construction, is in disarray
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CommentWhat the High Court victory means for BSF
Six local authorities won a partial victory against the government’s decision to scrap BSF. What happens next?
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NewsFirm found guilty in corporate manslaughter test case
Geotechnical Holdings failed to ensure the safety of a geologist crushed to death in a trench
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CommentA guide to zero-tolerance in the workplace
Laing O’Rourke is not the only employer to take a tough stance on IT misuse, but how far can employers go and how can they ensure staff are treated fairly?
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NewsFormer Mabey bosses guilty of bribing Saddam’s regime
Charles Forsyth and David Mabey made illegal kickbacks to secure work on 13 Iraqi bridges
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NewsEx Ujima and FWA West bosses face trial in March
The trial involving ex directors from FWA West, which Apollo acquired last year, will hear their pleas next month
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CommentRobinson vs PE Jones: Duty in tort
A quirk in the law of limitation means a claim for economic loss under a contract has a different time limit from the same claim brought in tort
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House rules
Consultants are at a greater risk of being sued in the downturn, but if you follow these basic rules, you can mitigate a potential claim
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NewsCIOB warns against 'dilution' of Bribery Act
Institute wades in to debate over whether anti-corruption measures would unfairly punish British business
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Contractors warned not to delay Bribery Act policies
Despite government postponing new law, legal advisers say firms should comply to win work abroad
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CommentJust cause and impediment
Your subcontractor just isn’t up to scratch, so you fire him and hire someone else – but in doing so you stand accused of repudiating the contract. So what are your options?