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CommentThe Olympics delaying other projects: the legal issues
If construction projects in London are hit by delays caused by the Olympics, who bears the risks? Not all contracts will have clauses to deal with this …
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CommentDefinitely, maybe
The school building programme may be stricken with delays and uncertainty, but worse still would be if the underlying finance arrangements are hit
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CommentHansom: Tech savvy
Isn’t technology incredible? We can heat swimming pools with crematoriums, build lifts that go into space … and yet there’s still no way to recall an inadvertently sent email, as two architects found out
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CommentExpert witnesses of opinion: Takes one to know one
A negligence case against a professional often, but not always, benefits from the opinion of an expert in the same field
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CommentNew provisions in the Construction Act: To be judged
Different interpretations of the wording of the new Construction Act are causing confusion, and until the new provisions reach the courts this is unlikely to change
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CommentKnowing when time limits for legal action start
There are time limits for commencing legal actions but the really tricky part is knowing at what point the clock starts
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CommentFocus on our skills base, not credit agencies
The government is hell-bent on satisfying the credit rating agencies when it would be better investing long-term in our skills base, says David Blunkett
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Inbox: On a budget
This week, readers seize hold of the purse strings - berating the government for failing to cap public procurement costs and laying into the RICS for racking up huge losses
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CommentEco standards in schools are slipping
Michael Gove’s free schools were meant to rip through red tape. But it’s not just the curriculum that has been relaxed - increasingly, sustainability and space requirements are being dropped too. Now fears are growing that this latest austerity measure could spread to all new schools, as Allister Hayman reports
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My digital life … Peter Rhodes
This managing director is known to check his email at the weekend and will challenge you to a mobile version of Scrabble any day
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CommentTakes one to know one
A negligence case against a professional often bt not always benefits from the opinion of an expert in the same field
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CommentWe're going to Shanghai
The city, and the wider Chinese construction market, are starting to see a fresh approach to development - and it's about more than tall buildings and neon
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CommentColombia invites you to join its building boom
Misconceptions and a lack of knowledge of Colombia could be preventing firms from tapping into rich opportunities there
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CommentPlant hire activity rises again in 2011 Q4
Latest data supports the view that there was reasonble recovery in activity at the end of last year – but that is still below peak
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CommentMy digital life: Andrew Murray
This founding director keeps his world and answers concise and last bought a Scalectrix online
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Tax changes in April: A trap for the unwary
Changes to capital allowances mean that from April, if you don’t get the tax treatment of fixtures for a new building right, you could be scuppering your chance to sell it
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CommentA quick guide to compulsory liquidation
A quick guide to the process of compulsory liquidation or winding up of an insolvent company under the Insolvency Act 1986. It includes guidance for creditors, employees and directors of a company in compulsory liquidation
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CommentWhere’s the growth?
The latest industry contract figures show a surprise spurt in activity - welcome news amongst the economic doom and gloom
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CommentSustainable buildings: Leaner but greener
We have to resist the temptation to think that sustainable buildings are too expensive in a downturn. Clever, low technology design and a change of mindset are called for, says Ken Gillespie
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CommentHansom: Peace breaks out
This week we witness the calm streets of Bogotá after the colourful student protests, while Balfour Beatty Engineering Services pulls back from the brink to negotiate with picketing electricians