All Legal articles – Page 166
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NewsNHS Trust fined £14,000 after patient falls from window
HSE warns hospitals of their responsibility after patient forces window open
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CommentHappy ever after
Main contractors and subcontractors make all kinds of rash promises during the courting stage. Then they quarrel. A new toolkit from the National Specialist Contractors Council aims to keep things sweet to the end
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CommentDo you have breakdown cover?
Rolls-Royce didn’t take out joint-names insurance to cover construction of its new plant. When a leaking pipe caused £400,000 of damage, it insisted the policy wouldn’t have covered negligence. Not everyone agreed
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NewsBitten by a tiddler
A run in with BT reminds Building's legal blogger why people go to court to resolve even the teeniest of disputes
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NewsGovernment seeking to change green planning rules
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears recruits Entec to change renewable energy planning permissions for businesses
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CommentMind your language, minister
The government’s latest attempts at spelling out the Construction Act’s payment rules are a triumph of impenetrable gobbledegook. It’s time for some plain English
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NewsHips consultants had “conflict of interest”, watchdog finds
National Audit Office report finds that Government appointed consultants with financial link with firm bidding to run home pack scheme
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News'Beware cowboy builders' government warns flood victims
Hazel Blears urges those affected by floods to watch out for bogus traders when they repair their homes
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NewsBAA wins ban on select Heathrow protestors
High Court ruling denies three individuals access to a week-long demonstration opposing aiport expansion
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CommentAn exemplary disaster
Fail to renew your public liability insurance at your peril, as this dreadful tale of a family-run electrical firm, a little old lady’s bungalow and some (possibly) poorly rigged festoon cabling proves
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NewsHips warning for estate agents
The Office of Fair Trading says estate agents could face a ban if they do not comply with Hips
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NewsCarillion goes to court over scrapped £1.2bn deal
Contractor sues Bradford council for £40m over contract – and others may follow suit if it wins
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CommentThe battle of Easingwold
Margaret Tomlinson wanted an extension for her terraced home. Okay, said the builder, that will be £19,500, please. It was downhill all the way after that, ending up in a trial that lasted six-and-a-half days…
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Davis Langdon poaches two directors to boost legal team
Davis Langdon has recruited two legal directors from Northcrofts Management Services: Chris Ennis and Richard Edwin.
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Candy & Candy accuses builder of stealing name
Residential developer is accusing the Magri Group of using its name on the Candy Wharf scheme in Mile End
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NewsMetronet goes into administration
Ownership transfers from stakeholders including Atkins and Balour Beatty to administrator Ernst and Young
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NewsHGB chief to Business Council: "More communication needed"
Richard Gregory criticises the absence of any senior construction industry figures on the new Business Council for Britain
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Ucatt steps up ODA battle
Union takes complaints over ‘sordid’ self-employment at Olympics to Treasury and Revenue
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Bovis finance director lost job before joining
Bovis Lend Lease paid off its incoming finance director one week before he was due to start work in May.