Legal – Page 87
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CommentDisputes about dispute resolution
Dispute resolution processes can be written into contracts to guard high value projects. But what if the parties can’t even agree on how the process should be conducted?
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CommentIdentifying owner occupiers
The part of Section 106 of the Construction Act designed to safeguard residential occupiers is only applicable if they can prove they intend to move into the property as their residence
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CommentZennestrom's house
Here is a recent judgment that highlights the proper application of the 1972 Defective Premises Act, in a charming Bauhaus setting with a marina view
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NewsHinkley nuclear plant gets environmental permits
Environment Agency gives permission to EDF to dispose of radioactive waste
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NewsBalfour Beatty defends blacklisting at time of ‘huge disruption’
Balfour Beatty construction boss faces MPs over firm’s blacklisting involvement
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NewsOpal Group companies placed in administration
Administrator appointed to 13 student accomodation and professional letting companies in the Opal Group
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NewsHSE investigates tunnel piling incident
HSE investigating cause of incident that saw two piling drills from a north London construction site pierce a London train tunnel
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CommentSacred and profane
Tony Bingham’s surprise at the decision in Acardis vs May Baker missed the point. Far from a clash between ‘high church’ and ‘secular’, it represented a victory for common sense
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CommentRecognising the principle of good faith
English law does not recognise the principle of good faith in contracts but now a High Court judge has said it’s about time that it does
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CommentLegal brief: Victory for landlords … but at a price
The Supreme Court overturned a Court of Appeal judgment on residential service charges yesterday in the case of Daejan Investments vs Benson
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CommentVacant possession: Occupied territory
Redeveloping a property can become difficult if there are tenants involved. We examine the issues that landlords should be aware of before trying to start work
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NewsMontreal police raid City Hall over construction corruption
Raid follows earlier raids on local offices of Aecom and Genivar
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NewsGovernment considers licences for builders
Exclusive: Business department launches research looking at how other country’s tackle rogue traders
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CommentRetention: DIY for law makers
Patton Group is just the latest contractor to collapse while owing millions of pounds in retentions. How hard could it possibly be for our MPs to build a ring-fence for these funds?
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CommentHere’s one I made earlier
If a project involves two separate but related disputes, is it fair for one of the parties to send the second adjudicator the first one’s decision?
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NewsCrossrail under pressure as fresh blacklist link emerges
Exclusive: Link between HR manager and The Consulting Association prompts renewed calls for investigation
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CommentLegal brief: Resident or non-resident?
Westfields Construction Limited vs Clive Lewis shows at what point the Court should assess whether or not a defendant occupies a property
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CommentHome-office reshuffle
The communities secretary’s proposal to relax planning rules around the conversion of office buildings into homes could have a number of implications for local infrastructure
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CommentEmployment law: The modern apprentice
There is new legislation designed to boost support among potential employers for apprenticeships. We look at how this affects apprentices’ employment status
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CommentDelays: A likely story
Deciding whether a party causing a delay was responsible for the fall in the market value of a property boiled down to whether that loss was ‘not unlikely’