Legal – Page 100
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CommentShould contracts have a clause explaining what 'force majeure' means?
Force majeure has no definition in common law so is it time to introduce a clause into construction contracts that actually says what it means?
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RMJM Hong Kong hit with £100k staff claim
Workers ask for unpaid wages, expenses, and other missing payments
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NewsConstruction staff hurt in police station blast
Vinci worker among injured in Croydon firing-range explosion
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CommentTony Bingham: Dereliction and duty
Does a council have the right to step in if a building is falling down and the owner does nothing? It’s not quite that simple …
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NewsLend Lease and Carillion face £10m oil spill claim
Four contractors in court battle after ‘major’ spill delays occupation of Bankside development
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NewsHSE delays introduction of charging scheme
Scheme which could see contractors hit with fees of up to £124,000 put back to at least October
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CommentPublic procurement: Don't take it lying down
Challenges to public contract awards are rising - and judges are stepping in where regulators have failed to tread
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CommentDesign and build contracts: There's always a risk
Design and build contracts were meant to prevent claims arising but, as the M6 toll road project shows, the one-stop shop approach can still lead to the courts
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CommentInterim decisions and disputes: The benefit of hindsight
Decisions made during a construction project that are later reviewed can split opinion, with some parties in a dispute asking an adjudicator to ignore what actually went on to happen
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CommentRefusing to pay an adjudicator's award: Dicing with disaster
Refusing to pay an adjudicator’s award because you think it will be overturned further down the road can be a dangerous and expensive game
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CommentNew procurement strategies and legal contracts
The government’s plan to become a smarter client is coming into clearer focus with the publication of three procurement models, to be trialled alongside three different contracts
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CommentPublic procurement decisions and EC rules
The unfair treatment of a Scottish council tenderer raises the question of whether EC procurement rules apply if the contract is of no interest to parties outside the UK
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NewsBuilding owners doing bare minimum for energy changes
Building owners are preparing to do either the minimum or nothing to meet new energy efficiency standards
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NewsCabe chair hits out over Orbit tender
Paul Finch says procurement of the Arcelor Mittal Orbit sculpture did not follow public procurement rules
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NewsMP demands inquiry into 'police links to blacklisting'
John McDonnell MP writes letter to home secretary Theresa May
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NewsBattersea crane deaths inquest begins
Inquest begins after police say they will not lay manslaughter charges
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NewsPolice linked to construction workers’ blacklist
Investigators claim information ‘could only be supplied by the police or the security services’
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CommentThe Olympics delaying other projects: the legal issues
If construction projects in London are hit by delays caused by the Olympics, who bears the risks? Not all contracts will have clauses to deal with this …
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NewsSt John Ambulance calls on construction firms to train staff in first aid
Organisation working with HSE to improve site safety and highlights importance of firms having first aid training
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CommentExpert witnesses of opinion: Takes one to know one
A negligence case against a professional often, but not always, benefits from the opinion of an expert in the same field