All Legal articles – Page 146
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NewsWatchdog to probe role of contractors in setting up blacklist
Information Commissioner’s Office to investigate 40 firms as Unite looks into claims that union officials informed on their own members
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CommentThe dance of debt: Costs of dispute
Some folk will perform the litigation tango over trifling disputes, and lose vast sums in the process. But at least they teach us a few new things about the law…
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Linnett to the rescue: Linnett vs Halliwell
A party can’t get out of coughing up its fair share of an adjudicator’s fees by quibbling about jurisdiction after the event (we have one Christopher Linnett to thank for that)
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CommentRenegotiating tenders in Dubai
Has your UAE client asked you to take a pay cut? Here are some tips from lawyers on minimising the pain
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NewsDisquiet in the ranks
The data raid that discovered a construction worker blacklist has legal implications for the companies and individuals involved
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NewsCivil Procedure Rules: Dalkia Energy and Technical Services vs Bell Group
Fenwick Elliot discusses a row over terms of a station repair project
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NewsGreen for go: sustainability in the JCT contract
Keeping an eye on sustainability during the credit crunch shouldn't be too hard, with the help of the JCT's new guidance note
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NewsBuyers on two more Bellway estates plan legal action
Residents claim value of homes has fallen up to £30,000 after units were sold for social housing
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CommentMea culpa: Disputes from the architect's point of view
The tale an architect wants a building to tell can turn into a shaggy dog story if the builders doesn’t want to tell it as well... and if they aren’t distracted by people like me
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CommentFair enough?: Breaching natural justice
The case of Dorchester vs Vivid raised the familiar question of when an adjudication breaches natural justice. Here’s what the judge had to say…
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A guide to a legal labyrinth: Claiming from the insurer
How do you make a claim against a consultant that has no money, but does have an insurance policy? Simple: you claim against its insurer. Hang on... did I say ‘simple’?
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CommentCan you dig it?: Retaining planning permission
Money matters: Many developers are keen to retain planning permission for stalled schemes until the property market recovers, but this is fraught with complications
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NewsSchool sues for £4m after devastating fire
Blaze in north London began when a spark ignited sawdust
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NewsPC Harrington to be prosecuted over Wembley death
HSE is prosecuting concrete contractor over alleged breaches of health and safety
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NewsConstruction Act amendments due today
Most controversial measure would force contractors to prove they can pay subcontractors or risk them walking off site
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NewsBlackwall tunnel dispute ends with £10.3m payout
M&E contractor pays Fitzpatrick for losses owing to delay
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CommentPayment times: 10 days seems a lifetime away
The government says its suppliers will be paid within 10 days, but it still has an awful lot of work to do to stamp out payment abuse in the public sector
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Retentions banned from all 2012 work
No builders on the 2012 Olympic sites will be allowed to hold payments back from subcontractors pending completion of projects, the Olympic Delivery Authority has confirmed
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Lawyers warn Construction Act reform will cripple PFI
Banks could become even more reluctant to invest in PFI projects if proposed amendments to the Construction Act are passed, lawyers have warned
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CommentThe reader: Tony's booklist
Here’s my personal selection of handy reference books to help you solve those legal conundrums that my columns don’t cover