All Legal articles – Page 155
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Rogue builders jailed for up to eight years
Cowboys frightened dozens of vulnerable people into paying thousands of pounds for unnecessary work
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NewsExperts criticise Scottish plans to compensate pleural plaque victims
Insurers, health and legal experts give evidence to Holyrood's justice committee saying new asbestos legislation is a mistake
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NewsMPs question value for money of PFI projects
Public-sector “undermanagement” of project changes is costing too much, says public accounts committee
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NewsDemolition firm fined £15k after electrician suffers serious injuries
HSE warns companies to undertake risk assessments properly after a fall from height
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Industry payers get even worse
Firms are paying their subcontractors three weeks late, compared with an average of two weeks a year ago.
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News£250m Rochdale scheme stalls after legal challenge
Losing bidders protest after council and development agency fail to disclose full selection criteria
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Comment
Disputes in the desert
With construction wrangles in Dubai likely to increase, you’ll need to know how to go about resolving them …
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CommentSo you want to be a judge, eh?
Here’s the strange case of the bullock that burned down a house – and presented a judge with a prize conundrum. This is how he went about solving it
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NewsUcatt targets ministers in pleural plaque campaign
Abestos activists and union members will take fight for compensation to the constituencies of Jack Straw and Hilary Benn
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NewsCost of living drives Britons into cowboys' arms
Survey reveals 60% of UK homeowners prefer cash-in-hand builders
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CommentDraft Construction Bill: I’m amphibious about it
The reform of the Construction Act will probably right some obvious wrongs, but why couldn’t it have been written in plain English? Take the payment rules for instance …
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CommentGalliford Try vs Mott MacDonald: A sense of loss
If a consultant causes a contractor economic damage, does it have to compensate the wrong party even if there is no contract between them?
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NewsFirms fined £120,000 following 'preventable' death
Spanclad and Westminister Building Company are fined following fatal fall from tower scaffold
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CommentLet’s ditch the training levy
The ConstructionSkills levy is making enemies and criminals out of contractors and not getting much training done either. There must be a better way …
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CommentRecord keeping: The art of self-defence
Conscientious record-keeping can give you invaluable ammunition should you want to blame others when things go wrong. Worth every dull moment
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CommentFramework contracts: The people vs Camden council
Government agencies are encouraging local authorities to adopt strategic procurement arrangements but the courts are taking a dim view of them
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NewsSheffield firms fined £140k for site death
Court fines two companies after one man was killed and three injured when using an access cradle
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NewsIndustry divided over Construction Act reform
Industry trade bodies remain divided over the draft of the revamped Construction Act, unveiled by the government this week, writes Dan Stewart.
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CommentVictorious losers
EU rules insist that public contracts be run in a fair and open way. So, if you miss out, and you think the client wasn’t fair, you can ask a court for damages. A lot of damages …
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CommentA slippery slope
A recent order by a judge for a party to reveal its insurance details has sparked concern that claimants will now be able to request this information all the time