All Legal articles – Page 141
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Legal energy: alliancing
Alliancing has been little used as a procurement method in the UK to date, but experience overseas shows it can deliver projects economically and on time
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CommentLegal energy: clean coal power stations
Clean coal power stations have been lauded as the next big thing in energy generation, but what exactly is involved in building them?
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Legal energy: nuclear power stations
Paul Cowan A nuclear power station is about the hardest project it is possible to undertake. Here are the legal implications
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CommentThe one and only: using the NEC for public projects
The Office of Government Commerce has decreed that only one form of contract be used for all public work. But how did it come that conclusion? Well, that’s a good question
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NewsSchools legal framework list announced
Partnerships for Schools names firms to provide support for local authorities on BSF schemes
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NewsEurolift (Towercranes) fined over crane collapse deaths
Case against second plant firm involved in incident is adjourned after it goes into administration
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NewsBovis sues for almost £1m over unpaid fees on Oman job
Concern over non-payment in the Middle East grows, as project manager downs tools on megacity job
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Buyer beware: Distressed sellers
You can take some of the worry out of buying property from a distressed seller by knowing how to manage risk. But first you need to know what those risks are
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CommentDevil take the hindmost: A six party case
Here’s a story about a flood in an office that caused millions of pounds of damage and gave rise to a six-party legal case. The question, of course, was who was going to pay
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Can we fix it?: Repair and maintenance
Repair and maintenance contracts are starting to look rather tempting, now money’s thinner on the ground. But there are some particular challenges involved...
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NewsCourt hears UK's first corporate manslaughter case
Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings and its director faces charges if gross negligence manslaughter
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I've started so I'll finish: Can you omit all future works?
Cunning developers who want to terminate a contractor’s employment without facing claims are altering contracts to omit all future works. Can they get away with it?
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CommentThe use of weapons: Throwing in brand new arguments
Sounds like a pretty basic question, but what can the assaulted party in an adjudication do in its defence? Can it, for example, throw the kitchen sink at its tormentor?
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CommentA beginners' guide to English: Compact contracts
You may think it best to make a contract as verbose as possible to ensure it misses nothing, but in reality it’s best to be brief and to the point
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NewsBouygues fined £160,000 for worker death
Contractor pleaded guilty to breaching regulations after man was killed by a reversing vehicle
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NewsScottish construction firm fined £5k over worker death
Company director fined additional £4k after health and safety breaches cause death of 53-year-old
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CommentAsking for the moon: Construction Act changes
The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group wants payment security on demand included in the new Construction Act. It should not – and will not – become law
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Settle down: The popularity of mediation
Mediation is proving ever more popular as a way of settling disputes before they get to court. And, as it saves money, parties are going willingly to the talking block
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CommentTranscendental mediation: A mediator's role
The talking cure for construction disputes is a fine way to settle an argument – but only if the mediator is prepared to go beyond the role of polite, ineffectual facilitator
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FeaturesNew Saudi property rules could tempt UK firms
Regulations follow Dubai’s recent changes, which is good news for those entering the market