All Legal articles – Page 71
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NewsGreen light for Fortress Wapping scheme
St George’s development on former News International print works site will include 1,800 new homes
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NewsSt George fined after worker injured in platform collapse
Construction arm of developer fined after worker seriously injured when a when a platform collapsed at a landmark site in south London
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NewsWorker dies on Colchester construction site
A worker has died on a JR Pickford student accommodation site in Colchester
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NewsDevelopers win right to challenge public land ownership
Property developers say new rules will lead to more housebuilding
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NewsGovernment will set up asbestos compensation scheme
Around £30m a year could be awarded to mesothelima victims after new law passed
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CommentWalkie Scorchie: Warming up
Right to light cases are traditionally fairly straightforward, but could the ‘Walkie Scorchie’ effect change all that? Richard Manyon considers some of the issues
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Comment2014 predictions: Wishful thinking
Ann Minogue offers some hopes and predictions for 2014, and has a bone to pick with the construction industry’s fairy godmother …
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NewsInterserve wins £32m Old Bailey contract
Consortium also involving HOK, Aecom and Parsons Brinkerhoff appointed for refurbishment of historic court building
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CommentConstruction Act: Super size me
When parliament served up adjudication in the Construction Act, it intended it to be a fast, cheap way of sorting out a dispute. But it’s turned into something much bigger than that.
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NewsIrish challenge to £16bn Hinkley project dismissed
Judge rejects application for judicial review of government’s decision to grant the scheme planning permission
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NewsGalliford Try faces £18m claim over Broadway Plaza
Contractor facing a legal claim for leaks in the deck of the £80m Broadway Plaza shopping centre in Birmingham
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NewsCameron 'blocking' garden cities push
David Cameron is stalling plans for new wave of ‘garden cities’ to avoid backlash from ‘nimby’ protestors in the lead up to the 2015 general election
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NewsScots firm fined after 20-year old worker loses leg
Crieff-based Gallagher Groundworks fined for safety failings after worker loses leg during construction of a wind farm
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NewsFormer Bam Nuttall HR boss grilled over blacklisting
Firm’s former head of HR tells MPs it failed to mount a “robust” investigation or offer redress to victims
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CommentProtocol, efficiency and buzzwords: in defence of BIM
Tony Bingham’s provocative article kicked off a valuable debate. Let’s look at some of the truths about BIM
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NewsBoris settles Ministry of Sound row
London mayor approves plans for 335 homes next to historic club, as well as controversial free school in Southwark
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Comment2013: Unlucky for some
Lawyers had plenty to keep them busy this year, with duties of good faith in commercial contracts, lawsuits over blacklisting and confusion over changes to court rules
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CommentSoft Landings: Extra cushions
The Government Soft Landings initiative is designed to keep the project team involved in the operation of public buildings post-completion. But what are the contractual implications?
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NewsFirms face £141m legal claim over wine warehouse
Exclusive: VolkerFitzpatrick and developer Goodman sued over ‘defects and damage’ in Bristol storage facility
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NewsTroubled Alandale Group loses its chairman
Chairman of London-based subcontractor is no longer a director at the business, with firm making a series of changes to structure