All Legal articles – Page 46
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CommentA bit hit and MEES
The government may have done some serious pruning of legislation but not all energy-related legislation is up for change
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NewsCostain lodges £10m-plus High Court claim against URS
Contractor alleges URS failed to alert it that steel structures had `inadequate resistance to fatigue’
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CommentPayless notices: Is it crystal clear?
Are late interim applications, the status of payless notices and conditions precedent for levying LADs giving you sleepless nights? Fear not - a recent judgment has provided guidance
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CommentAn unfair burden
We rely on onerous contracts to ensure the supply chain meets the cost of a procurement process that isn’t fit for purpose. It’s about time things changed
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CommentGet ready for ESOS
The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme obliges large businesses to carry out regular energy audits
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CommentIndemnity claims: Cutting your losses
Do you know what an indemnity is and how a claim under one differs from a claim for damages for breach of contract?
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NewsLegal action threatened over plans to axe solar subsidy
Friends of the Earth to explore legal options after government consults on scrapping solar feed-in tariff
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CommentCost budget: Once were warriors
A judge recently cut in half a claimant’s cost budget which was in excess of the amount in dispute. But you can’t blame lawyers – that’s how they were trained for ‘combative litigation’
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CommentMigrant salary rules: Your next headache
New migrant salary rules coming in next April will make life more difficult for construction companies already hit by skills shortages
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CommentInsurance: Blown out of the water
Do all-risks policies permit contractors to avoid liability for insured losses? A recent Court of Session case suggests not
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FeaturesCrossing the line
With the Calais crisis still a hot media topic, the government is on the warpath against construction companies employing illegal workers. But is the sector doing enough to make sure it doesn’t get caught out?
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NewsPrivate equity firm circles Imtech UK
Private equity firm Endless in “exclusive negotiations” regarding buying Irish business and three subsidiaries, and is “interested” in UK
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CommentPayless notices: Serves them right?
We all know that an employer has to issue a payless notice if it wishes to pay less than the amount claimed by the contractor. But why do employers continue to fail to serve them?
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CommentRefs to review penalties
The law on liquidated damages is regarded by some as unworkable and now the Supreme Court is to look at penalty clauses. Its decision could have profound consequences for construction
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CommentAdjudication: All aboard
Once you start adjudication you are tied in to the end of the process, unlike court proceedings where more emphasis is put on settling and cutting the cost spend
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NewsAdministrators reveal Longcross Construction owed £30m
Longcross Construction collapsed owing over £30m following ill-advised expansion
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NewsMace and Keltbray behind PC Harrington claims
Mace and Keltbray making total of £29.5m of claims against PC Harrington Contractors relating to works at Nova Victoria
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CommentDelay and Disruption Protocol: Easy Rider
The Society of Construction Law has issued amended guidance to deal with the issue of time impact analysis. Has sense prevailed?
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CommentLiquidated damages: Time for a penalty shoot-out?
Liquidated damages are, in theory, a cost effective and efficient tool. If only things were so simple
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NewsImtech UK in talks over sale
Trustees of Imtech UK and Ireland are in discussions with interested parties over the long-term future of the business