Legal – Page 148
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CommentSomething to shout about: Deafness claims
Money matters Construction is a noisy business, and employers increasingly face claims from workers whose hearing has been impaired. But now, says Jim Byard, that may be about to change
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Atkins faces £900k Welsh waste claim
A developer has issued a writ claiming £900,000 from Atkins in a dispute over the disposal of contaminated waste at a former dock in Swansea.
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News'Boom time' in construction – for dispute resolution firms
Dispute settlement company Driver Group reports 43% increase in turnover last year
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NewsBovis Lend Lease in £4m legal dispute with London hospital
Contractor seeks repayment after having to pay liquidated damages while project overran
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NewsFavouring UK workers 'could break EU law'
Lawyers warn building firms to beware of following government advice to favour homegrown talent
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NewsDLR death defendant is re-bailed
Accused in suspected quick-hitch failure accident will return to court in February
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NewsContractor fined £3,000 for inadequate asbestos training
HSE prosecutes electrical contractor for failing to make employee aware of asbestos risks
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NewsElectrician sentenced for fraud
Maidstone worker who cheated creditors of £30,000 given suspended 51-week sentence
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CommentCan’t pay? Will pay: How well does the system work
If someone owes you money, you can go to adjudication to get them to pay. And if they ignore that you can go to court. But how well does the system actually work?
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NewsResidents sue over collapse at prize-winning Bristol flats
Hearing set for next month after balconies cave in at luxury Feilden Clegg Bradley scheme
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NewsBoris will sue if Heathrow expansion approved
Mayor confirms he will mount a legal challenge if Brown greenlights a third runway this week
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CommentThe year of the lawyer: Predictions
Next year, workloads will shrink and firms will be more aggressive, so 2009 is likely to be a boom time for one group of professionals at least …
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CommentThe bold and the bankers: Review of 2008
The year gone was notable for the rewarding of bravery, financial fraud and the death of an old friend
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NewsFoster + Partners dragged into £253m Wembley case
Multiplex has dragged architects Foster + Partners and HOK into its £253m legal row with Mott MacDonald over Wembley stadium
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Unions threaten legal action as firms aim to slash pay
Contractors rush to reduce payroll costs as recession puts pressure on wage agreements
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CommentA grave omission: Adjudicators decisions
The Construction Act needs to make clear that when an adjudicator tells a party to pay out, that decision should be enforced even if counterclaims are made
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NewsHampshire firm fined for scaffolding injury
HSE blames failure to keep other workers clear of scaffold dismantling for injury by falling pole
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NewsLandlord sues government tenant for £300,000
Environment department is alleged to have failed in a duty to maintain the Windsor property it occupied
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NewsConstruction company sues for compensation after blaze
Aldgate Construction Company demands over £300,000 for heating firm's alleged negligence
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NewsContractor sues architect for £142,000
Able Construction alleges breach of contract by David Uhlar