More Comment – Page 178
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CommentIt’s not all doom and gloom
A Brexit is a real economic risk but a vote to remain could see sunshine replace the gloom in the second half of the year
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CommentOnline poll: Qatar workers
Is Qatar doing enough to improve construction workers’ safety? Vote here
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CommentSee you in the boardroom
Questions remains over the government’s target of 3 million apprentices by 2020 but we owe it to generations of young (and not so young) people to change our thinking about what apprenticeships are and how we use them
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CommentTime is money
A recent case highlights the complexities of the subcontractor relationship compared to that of employer and main contractor, in terms of extensions of time and delays
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CommentHansom: The need for speed
Among the travels and travails this week, the Cheesegrater lifts, an on-the-go minister, van-based job ads, a ban on holiday homes and Boris Johnson riding into the sunset. Plus, HS2 blocked by hedgehogs
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CommentIs cashflow still king?
Adjudication is supposed to ensure that payments are made quickly to keep the money flowing. Is this always the case or do two recent decisions show the TCC to be at odds with itself?
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CommentLittle to gain from Brexit?
Building’s latest survey of construction portrays an industry that expects a Brexit event to have a major impact on its business
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CommentWhy Building says IN
With local and regional elections out of the way, the countdown to the poll that could potentially have the biggest effect on the country has now begun in earnest
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CommentOnline poll: Blacklist
Do you believe that the practice of blacklisting workers has now been stamped out from the construction industry? Vote here
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CommentPPPs: Step back in time
Public-private partnership agreements could be used to help invigorate the UK’s infrastructure - but only if we shrug off stigma from the past around their use
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Comment1984 revisited
As one of our longest-serving columnists prepares to bow out, she looks back at how things have changed in construction law since she wrote her first column for the magazine
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CommentBuild to rent: The home straight
Build to rent housing has come on in leaps and bounds and now represents a great opportunity for the construction industry, says Richard McCarthy, but we have to get it right, which means a strong commitment to a positive renter experience
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CommentBHS saga is a wake-up call for everyone in retail
There needs to be a new approach to retail if the sector is to survive on the high street
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CommentFIDIC forms: Engineering anxiety
FIDIC forms of contract outline an engineer’s role in making determinations but how can you be sure that their decision is fair and impartial?
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CommentHansom: As time goes by
Tempus fugit, as Virgil said, or in other words, the clock is ticking, though in Big Ben’s case, not for long, it seems - mind you, 5,000 years ago they only had the sun to go by (thank goodness, that’s still going)
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CommentLondon mayoral election: Knitting together
The new mayor of London faces huge challenges, as far as the built environment is concerned
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CommentIs an integrated EU an oxymoron?
The EU is a fount of silly, restrictive and ineffective regulation
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CommentDAB decisions: Pay now, argue later
Some interesting points from a case where a DAB decision was enforced in arbitration by way of a final partial award
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CommentBIM for the masses
While big firms are embracing BIM and the benefit it brings, a large section of the industry is made up of SMEs that are struggling to see the point. It’s time to make sure everyone in the supply chain is part of the BIM process
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CommentAdjudication: The list’s the thing…
As we celebrated 400 years since the Bard’s death last month, a High Court case reminds us how important it is to ask the right questions