Legal – Page 61
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NewsBalfour Beatty and Carillion in merger talks
Balfour Beatty and Carillion have announced that they are in talks about a possible merger
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CommentPlaying by the rules
The ‘Plebgate’ affair may not have been very edifying but it did give the courts the opportunity to issue guidelines on Civil Procedure Rule 3.9 - on granting relief from court sanctions
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CommentBooks for the beach
It’s summer and you’ll be wanting to pack some reading matter for the hols. Well, Construction Contract Variations will have you on the edge of your lilo
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NewsF+G pays out £3.3m in Manchester tower battle
Firm pays out to settle a £9.9m High Court dispute over alleged failings on an abandoned tower project in Manchester
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NewsContractor makes £200m claim after failed nuclear bid
Energy Solutions files for damages after losing £7bn decommissioning job to Babcock-led consortium
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NewsRLB slams £750m framework award as ‘complete shambles’
Pressure mounts on government over consultants’ framework as Turner Townsend lodges legal challenge
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NewsBlacklist firms to clarify 'misleading' letter to MPs
Eight firms that set up blacklist compensation scheme to write to MPs to clarify that scheme was set up without unions backing
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NewsGo ahead for Canary Wharf's massive Wood Wharf scheme
Tower Hamlets gives outline permission to 30 new buildings in London’s Docklands, including over 3,000 homes
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NewsSmall construction firms’ average debt reaches £484,000
Study shows small firms have up to 16% of their turnover outstanding in unpaid bills
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NewsMinister outlines limit for zero carbon exemption
Small site exemption for zero carbons standard likely to apply to sites of less than 10 homes
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CommentAdjudication and administration: Show us the money
You can win an adjudication but still lose out if the client goes bust before you get payment of your award. But there are steps you can take to mitigate the risk
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CommentAssignment: We can't afford to get it wrong
With notable distinction placed on assignment. What if it’s just not an option?
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NewsSt Bart's Maggie Centre wins planning
Steven Holl-designed Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre for St Bart’s hospital has been narrowly approved by City of London planners
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CommentDuty of care
Beware when dealing with product liability. A recent case has shown there are times when goods are not ‘goods’ and breach is not all it seems
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NewsClimate watchdog slams weakened zero carbon homes policy
Committee on Climate Change says it sees “no rationale” for letting small developments off the standard
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CommentA judgment on the JCT term 'appropriate deduction'
A recent case breaks new ground in dealing with how ‘appropriate deductions’ for defects can be deducted by the employer
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NewsAecom acquires URS for £2.3bn
Deal will create a combined company with £11.1bn in annual sales and more than 95,000 employees
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NewsUK fraud authorities investigate Sweett
UK’s Serious Fraud Office launches investigation into bribery allegations concerning consultant’s historic operations in Morocco