Legal – Page 84
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CommentParty wall disputes: The end of the party
When a claimant drops a claim, they become liable to pay the defendant’s costs in party wall cases. But the Court of Appeal has recently issued guidance on when the courts can ignore this
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CommentWalter Lilly vs Mackay: A curate’s egg
Walter Lilly vs Mackay grabbed headlines and produced a lengthy judgement. But exceptional cases should not set general precedents in law
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NewsGleeds pension scheme challenged in High Court
Case in February could result in benefits being recalculated for some members, according to a letter seen by Building
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CommentArchitects Registration Board: Know your place
An architect has been struck off for getting into debt. But is this really ‘professional misconduct’ to anyone other than the Lord Snootys of the profession?
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CommentSSIs: Beware the newts
Sites of special scientific interest can be a major barrier to development - even if you have planning permission. Here’s what to look out for
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NewsSeventeen councils retain block on office-to-resi conversions
London councils and handful of others exempt as government rolls out planning relaxation
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NewsScottish government enlists unions in anti-blacklisting drive
Scottish minister announces Unite, Unison, and the GMB have been asked to work on procurement guidance
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NewsCoalition 'passing more planning regs than Labour'
Government also increasing the burden of planning costs on sector, study finds
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NewsEnergy firms 'must be fined' over carbon failures
Experts says its time for regulator to crack down over failure of energy firms to hit carbon reduction targets
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CommentLegal brief: Do architects certificates operate as contracts?
A decision by Mr Justice Akenhead in a recent case provides some clarity
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NewsConstruction industry insolvencies fall 8%
But fall in number of insolvencies in first quarter of the year likely to prove a ‘false dawn’ experts warn
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CommentWillmott Dixon vs Newlon: A case in points
Tony Bingham’s column on the recent Willmott Dixon vs Newlon Housing dispute focused on procedural objections - but there’s an awful lot more to the case than that
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CommentWind farms: Second generation
A lot of lessons have been learned about the technical side of building wind farms. But what about contracts? Lindy Patterson looks at how things have changed in the last decade
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NewsBlacklist protests target Holyrood
Workers gather outside Scottish parliament to demand action from government on blacklisting in the construction industry
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NewsEnergy firms investigated for missing carbon targets
Half of the big six energy firms fail to meet all of their legally binding energy efficiency targets
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NewsCriminal probe into Green Deal fraud
Trading Standards launches investigation into allegations of Green Deal fraud
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NewsLegal case against £275m incinerator defeated
Spanish contractor FCC to build scheme in Buckinghamshire that will generate 22mw of electricity
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CommentProfessional negligence dispute: On the rocks
When a judge blocked a £3m award to whisky maker Whyte Mackay, he questioned whether a professional negligence dispute should have come to adjudication at all
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NewsFirms fined over lorry death
Two companies have been ordered to pay almost £800,000 in fines and costs after a driver was run over and killed by his own lorry
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CommentDoing business in Iraq: Tread carefully
A decade after the invasion of Iraq there are opportunities for UK firms in the country’s infrastructure sector. But they must be aware of the legal framework they will be working in