All Legal articles – Page 89
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CommentHere’s one I made earlier
If a project involves two separate but related disputes, is it fair for one of the parties to send the second adjudicator the first one’s decision?
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CommentHome-office reshuffle
The communities secretary’s proposal to relax planning rules around the conversion of office buildings into homes could have a number of implications for local infrastructure
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CommentEmployment law: The modern apprentice
There is new legislation designed to boost support among potential employers for apprenticeships. We look at how this affects apprentices’ employment status
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CommentDelays: A likely story
Deciding whether a party causing a delay was responsible for the fall in the market value of a property boiled down to whether that loss was ‘not unlikely’
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NewsPolice watchdog announces blacklist investigation
Exclusive: IPCC agrees to oversee investigation into claim that information on blacklisted workers came from the police
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CommentNasty, brutish and short
A sad tale of what began as a house extension but ended up involving fraud, personal liability and a murder charge
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CommentReducing an adjudicator's award
If an adjudicator tells you to pay up, can you issue a withholding notice and demand a big cheque instead? Tony Bingham examines a recent judgment
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CommentProcurement: Old ways are the best
Two surveys on construction procurement show that although the traditional and design and build routes are still favoured, there’s plenty of scope for refinement
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NewsLabour government 'ignored' warnings on blacklisting
BBC investigation details 2007 meeting between senior civil servant and whistleblower Alan Wainwright
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NewsCall for action over workers’ rights on 2014 Winter Olympics
Human Rights Watch releases report claiming migrant workers were cheated out of wages and coerced to remain in exploitative jobs
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NewsSkanska among biggest users of blacklisting firm
Exclusive: Analysis of documents shows Skanska used blacklisting organisation more than any other contractor in final four years
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CommentIChemE contracts: All part of the process
The IChemE contracts covering procurement for chemical process plants have had their first update in years, bringing some important modifications
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NewsSellafield sent nuclear waste to landfill
Firm that runs Sellafield faces fine after pleading guilty to illegally sending bags of nuclear waste to a landfill site
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NewsTwo more contractors to face blacklist inquiry
Skanska and Balfour Beatty set to give evidence to House of Commons investigation
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CommentAdjudication: The Jitter Bug
Can the loser of an adjudication refuse to pay if they’re nervous the money may disappear – never to be seen again – into the winner’s debt pile?
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NewsNorthern Ireland rolls out project bank accounts
Administration races ahead of the rest of the UK in adoption
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CommentA lawyer’s privilege
Only legal advice given by a lawyer is exempt from disclosure requirements, according to the Supreme Court. But parliament will need to make a final decision
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NewsPickles may face judicial review over 'conservatory tax' decision
Communities secretary told to change course on consequential improvements or face legal action
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CommentPower projects: Dealing with defects
How and when defects in power projects are corrected depends much on the exact terms of the contract
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News2012 marketing ‘gag’ lifted
Campaign victory with a ‘landmark deal’ that allows construction firms to promote work on venues