All Legal articles – Page 76
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NewsUK Green Building Council seals deal with Ecobuild
The UK Green Building Council and Ecobuild have signed a deal cementing a long-term partnership
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NewsCinema built in wrong place twice allowed to stand
Council gives cinema complex in Cambridgeshire retrospective planning approval after it was built in the wrong place for a second time
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CommentPress "send" in haste, repent at leisure
Owing to the dominance of e-communications it is easier than ever to record the wrong thing
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CommentStop scrabbling around
The losing party in an adjudication sometimes tries to come up with a reason not to pay. But, however ingenious the argument, the court is likely to enforce the adjudicator’s decision
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NewsLegal 500 2013: Building columnists make top-lawyer list
See which of the writers in our legal section appeared in this year’s Legal 500
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NewsHammerson's £130m Leeds retail scheme approved
City councillors award planning to Victoria Gate project
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CommentResponsible parenting
When it comes to competition law, parent companies need to keep a close eye on their subsidiaries, even if they operate independently
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CommentInsolvency and adjudication
An adjudicator decides who has to pay what to whom - a decision that is binding. But what happens when the payee is insolvent and any money paid may never be seen again?
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NewsLabour promises blacklisting inquiry
Labour has pledged to hold a full inquiry into blacklisting in the construction industry
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Archive TitlesRachel Barnes' first column: February 1997
As we bid a fond farewell to our legal columnist Rachel Barnes this week we dig into the archives to reproduce her first ever column from February 1997
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CommentClaims under collateral warranties
In her final column for Building, Rachel Barnes looks at a case that sheds some light on the thorny question of whether a claim under a collateral warranty can be referred to adjudication
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NewsCrackdown on 'tax cheat' builders in London
HMRC launches taskforce as Labour pledges to tackle bogus self employment
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CommentWithholding payment after adjudication
Withholding payment after an adjudicator has made a decision puts you in tricky territory. But one of the parties in this case attempted to find a way to do just that
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CommentNo stay of execution
A contractor tries to delay paying its subcontractor, arguing that it cannot reclaim the money later if the other firm goes into administration. What did Mr Justice Ramsey think?
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NewsScotland gives details of move to 'blacklist blacklisters'
Alex Salmond speaks out as London’s Tower Hamlets council issues its own pledge
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NewsCarillion barred from Labour conference over blacklisting
Labour Party’s governing body tells firm it can no longer exhibit at the party’s conference in Brighton
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CommentDisaster management: Saving your business and your reputation
Sometimes things happen in a way that could not be predicted. So when things go wrong, what’s the next step?
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CommentJCT in non-UK markets: Going global
The JCT is launching a survey to find out about people’s experiences of using its contracts abroad. Our new columnist weighs up its chances of success in an international market
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CommentMandatory cost budgeting: Counting the cost
Construction legal experts debate the highly controversial subject of mandatory cost budgeting