Legal – Page 139
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CommentHow to land in the deep end: Trade associations
Of course trade associations want to boast about their members. But in doing so, they can come perilously close to taking the rap if those members do a dud job
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Should you fess up?: Corruption
The Serious Fraud Office’s efforts to encourage self-reporting of corruption has created quite a dilemma for the construction sector
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NewsEnforcement notices served to blacklist firms
Kier and Balfour Beatty among 14 firms told to clean up or face prosecution by data regulator
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NewsPlanning policy could save business £20m a year
Killan Pretty review recommendation will exempt 25,000 non-domestic proposals each year from needing full planning application
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NewsBlacklist firms face flood of claims
Contractors could be hit by millions in claims and fees as first 'blacklist' worker gets go-ahead for industrial tribunal
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NewsWembley stadium case given July 2011 deadline
Judge in Brookfield claim against Mott MacDonald warns both sides not to waste time
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NewsHow to renegotiate contracts in the UAE
The legal adviser at HBJ Gateley Wareing's Dubai office offers tips for contractors
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NewsCrest Nicholson wins judicial review on bid rigging
OFT says High Court judgment won't affect timetable for final judgments on cover pricing
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NewsBomb blast engineer loses damages action against Mott MacDonald
Graham Hopp loses damages case against former employer and MoD over injuries caused by roadside bomb in Iraq
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CommentAll for one: The OGC's contract decision
Tony Bingham claims the Office of Government Commerce was wrong to endorse the NEC3 contract over others, but in reality this is just the standardisation he was seeking
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Electro-shock blues
What happens if an electricity company refuses to lay cables on a developer’s neighbour’s land without its consent? A lot of strife for the developer, that’s what
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CommentOn getting a thick ear: Trinity Walk, Wakefield
This is a story about a busted developer and a contract that contained a pay-when-paid clause. The lessons that emerge from it are harsh, but it’s a good idea to learn them
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NewsReporting corruption may excuse firms from criminal prosecution
Serious Fraud Office releases guidelines to encourage companies working abroad to report bribery within their organisation in exchange for civil settlement
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NewsBuilder jailed for three years for death of 15 year old worker
Victim, who was crushed to death by a collapsing wall in absence of employer, said to be youngest killed on construction site
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NewsPlanning permission to depend on training
New government scheme threatens developers with planning refusal unless they commit to using apprentices
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CommentBe careful what you wish for: Supplemental agreements
The dire economy is prompting many parties to alter their contracts with supplemental agreements. But if you’re not careful, they may be worse than nothing
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CommentWealth and safety: Risk shifting on Terminal 5
Steven Morgan, the former admiral who runs BAA’s procurement, wants to shift all risk to his contractors and consultants. That’s fine and good, but there are costs …
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Secrets and lies: Aukett Fitzroy Robinson's fraudulent misrepresentation
A court has found architect Aukett Fitzroy Robinson guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation for failing to inform its client that a team member had quit
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NewsConstruction blacklist boss fined just £5k
Private detective who traded details of 3,213 workers for profit given 'wholly inadequate' penalty
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NewsBuilders convicted of manslaughter of 15-year-old worker
Court rules that health and safety breaches led to death of Adam Gosling in 2007