All Legal articles – Page 18
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CommentContractual confusion: What have you agreed?
Steven Carey looks at the confusion that can arise when parties are not clear about what contractual terms have been agreed
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CommentPost-Brexit immigration: What happens now?
Gillian McKearney explains the new immigration landscape and what steps need to be taken
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CommentPart 8 applications: What kind of question is that?
A Part 8 application in relation to an adjudicator’s decision on an extension of time took a novel approach
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CommentCivil Procedure Rules: Expert witness, not hired gun
Kate Onions and Laura Taylor on the due diligence solicitors must exercise in engaging an expert witness
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CommentPayments in construction: Find every milestone
When setting out staged payments in terms of milestones rather than value, take good care with the wording
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CommentTall towers and proptech
Clare Harman-Clark explains why proptech is key to the survival of streets in the sky
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CommentHow contracts can help to build a prosperous project culture
A good contract should include provisions designed to create a successful project culture
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CommentNAO report: It’s the design, stupid
The core lesson of the National Audit Office report on cost and time overruns on infrastructure projects
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CommentCase in focus: Amey LG Ltd vs Aggregate Industries UK Ltd
Ted Lowery on the complications caused by an unexecuted deed of variation
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CommentHow can government improve the key legislation?
Three improvements that the new government should make to the Construction Act
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CommentBrexit: What happens next?
David Harrison, Jonathan Olson-Welsh and Rebecca Timms on what to expect as we get set to exit the EU
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CommentLitigation costs: No money-back guarantee
Recovering the costs of litigation can be a complex process subject to a variety of constraints
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CommentNEC contracts: Ours is not to reason why
Adjudicators need not give detailed reasons for their decisions – and can use a little help without accounting for that either
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CommentLegal abroad: Doing business in Saudi Arabia
Continuing our series on the legal issues of operating abroad, Raid Abu-Manneh, Alain Farhad and Jad Taha consider the opportunities offered by Saudi Arabia’s massive construction pipeline
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CommentCIS and construction: Doing a double take on tax
Stephanie Canham explains the pitfalls of the CIS tax rules, whose scope extends far beyond what some may think
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CommentKeeping Scottish retentions safe
Rudi Klein supports the Scottish proposal for a statutory deposit scheme offering an immediate safeguard for retentions
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CommentThe legal year ahead in construction
Sheena Sood previews what 2020 will hold for the construction industry from a legal point of view
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CommentPublic contract challenges - what does the latest judgement mean for contractors?
A new ruling makes public work more risky for contractors
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CommentCollateral warranties: Beware time bars
Any third party obtaining a collateral warranty (particularly if some time after completion) should note this recent decision
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NewsSNC-Lavalin arm pleads guilty to Libya fraud
Subsidiary of Canadian firm which owns Atkins fined more than £160m