All Legal articles – Page 72
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NewsGovernment faces Brussels fines over energy efficiency failure
UK could be hit with millions of pounds of fines after European Commission ruling on energy performance certificates
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CommentProfessional advice: The wrong trousers
If you wanted advice on a medical matter, you wouldn’t turn to your butcher, so why go to a landscape architect when you need design advice? Choose the right person for the job
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CommentContracts: Beware the short cut
Many subcontracts try to incorporate main contract terms with a simple phrase or two. But such quick fixes can easily come unstuck - what you really need is certainty
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NewsTwo more Wrekin directors banned after ruby scam
Forged valuation of ruby inflated troubled company’s worth by £11m, giving false impression of collapsed firm’s financial position
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CommentContract fatigue?
The continuing desire to bring new standard form contracts to the market is astonishing – maybe the construction industry should adopt a new year’s resolution
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NewsGalliford Try sued by Prater over 2012 village delays
Exclusive: The £4.4m claim from cladding firm is second claim Galliford Try faces relating to athletes village
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CommentAdjudicator jurisdiction: The challenge
This case is useful in exploring issues around whether an adjudicator can have jurisdiction to hear a dispute if there is no contract in writing
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NewsPickles rejects Persimmon scheme over design
Rejection sends message that sustainable development must involve good design
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CommentBuilding maintenance: Someone to watch over me
Whatever the law says, construction folk should raise an almighty stink when buildings such as hotels are not maintained to the latest standards. Public safety may depend on it
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CommentRectification of contracts: Correction facility
Rectification of contracts is not granted lightly by the courts. But where clauses have been intentionally doctored in drafting, this remedy still has an important role to play
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CommentExpert shopping: They're not just for Christmas
Choose carefully when picking an expert to support your case – replacing them if they don’t provide the answers you want may prove difficult
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NewsQatar delegation says worker conditions not improving
International trade union body warns firms working there are ‘on notice’ over reputational risk
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NewsBlacklisting High Court cases put back to Spring
Judge postpones application to roll all four High Court compensation claims into one
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NewsSpeedy Hire boss steps down as £5m hole found in accounts
The chief executive of Speedy Hire has stepped down from the business following the discovery of a £5m hole in the accounts of the firm’s international division
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NewsBlacklist compensation scheme needs 'major overhaul'
Trade unions and Blacklist Support Group say Construction Workers Compensation Scheme proposals fall short
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NewsRitchie denies wrongdoing over Ucatt expenses court claim
Legal claim filed by construction workers’ union Ucatt against its former boss
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NewsArup asked to help investigate Latvian supermarket collapse
Structural engineers at the firm’s Moscow office asked for assistance following president’s call for international expertise
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NewsTwo killed in Brazil World Cup crane collapse
Crane falls during construction of stadium that will host opening match of 2014 World Cup
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NewsLatvian government falls after supermarket collapse
Prime minister resigns days after president appeals for help from international construction firms
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CommentWorth the paper it's written on?
We take a look at the difficult subject of policy wording, and how some insurers are being accused of using warranties and conditions to walk away from claims