More Comment – Page 177
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CommentCommon law and its death rattle
Is arbitration robbing us of the opportunity to nurture our common law? And who will shed a tear?
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CommentCurb your enthusiasm
If the expert witness you commission comes up with something not entirely to your liking, you might be tempted to shop around for another one. But the court won’t like it
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CommentHansom: A right brouhaha
This week, workers are left red faced by a builder’s crack, a developer takes the uncertainty out of the EU vote, Black Cab drivers proffer a rare opinion, and a nightclub makes a hullabaloo about development plans
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CommentLaing O’Rourke up close
It has now been a decade and a half since then-concrete boss Ray O’Rourke pulled off what is still the biggest M A coup in construction
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CommentOnline poll: Off-site problems
Do Laing O’Rourke’s problems signal that the industry is not yet ready to embrace off-site construction? Vote here
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CommentBuild costs: Keep your options open
If uncertainty is construction’s worst enemy how can architects and engineers help clients manage build costs?
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CommentFixing the UK's flooding problem
Water and wild weather might have dropped out of UK headlines but they’ll be back
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CommentContracts: Making amends
What happens when making amendments to a standard contract causes things to go wrong?
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CommentKhan's balancing act
The Bishopsgate Goodsyard site is an unpromising advert for London’s supposedly vibrant development pipeline
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CommentHansom: Power games
Football and politics weave in as Greg Dyke tries to tackle Sadiq Khan’s (shrinking) housing targets, Leicester is (still) celebrating, Gatwick strengthens its defence and New York remembers thinking big. Plus, Torytubbie energy policy
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CommentLoose talk
You want to claim the cost of extra works without a written instruction? A new Court of Appeal case just made life a little easier
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CommentOnline poll: Housing quota
Should London mayor Sadiq Khan take a tough line on affordable housing quotas for new developments? Vote here
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CommentHousebuilding: For starters…
The government’s pledge to create 200,000 starter homes by 2020 is ambitious, and must be paired with clear regulation from the off to avoid confusion and delays
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CommentSomeone to watch over SMEs
The government is preparing to appoint a small business commissioner to provide advice and consider complaints on payment issues. But how much power will they really have?
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CommentFlood resilience – built in, not an afterthought
How can we build new homes without increasing the flood risk of existing communities further downstream?
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CommentIs the circular economy the way forward?
Construction should look at a more circular approach to reduce the amount of waste it generates
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CommentHansom: The History boys
Khan looks back at his predecessor’s record, two museums cause bidding wars (of different sorts), some politicos put aside old quarrels and there’s more history than we can dig up. Plus, Robert De Niro’s waiting (to open a hotel)
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CommentRoad to Morocco
With Africa a future engine of global growth, Morocco is a potential gateway to the continent for UK construction companies
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CommentStamping out abuse
Amid a flurry of evidence about the horrific conditions some workers in Qatar have faced, it is easy to say that workers’ rights and their enforcement need extensive reform