More Comment – Page 351
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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
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CommentAfghanistan: The legal landscape
The decision to open up its mines may create a host of opportunities in Afghanistan for foreign firms - for those familiar with its legal system
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CommentThe urge to win in court: Playing dirty
Here’s a case that carries a warning to parties in a dispute that fighting your corner too viciously may cost you dearly in the long run
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CommentMinimising the risks if your contractor might go bust
A developer is in a tough spot if he suspects his contractor might go bust - insolvency is not a breach of contract, and if he terminates it incorrectly there may be trouble
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CommentTime to invest in training and education
The Joint Contracts Tribunal has been calling for an educated workforce - if only to keep them out of trouble
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Inbox: Back to basics
This week, readers argue that sometimes the best solution is the simplest; returning Battersea to its role as a power station and getting procurement briefs right rather than re-inventing the process
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CommentWonders & blunders with Ian Blacker
Ian Blacker delights in the inclusiveness of Mies van der Rohe’s 1929 pavilion, but flinches while walking past the clumsy St George Wharf riverside housing tower
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CommentWhat about conservatories in the Part L consultation?
It’s high time the government took the opportunity to regulate energy wasting conservatories
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CommentWhy the CPA is right to push quantitative easing for house building
There’s growing backing in the construction industry for using the quantitative easing machine as a means to increase the number of homes being built
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CommentCutting corners
Getting a ladder out may be hassle, but this alternative is not to be recommended …
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CommentRefusing to mediate can be costly
If you refuse to mediate and the court deems this unreasonable, you’ll need to give a good reason why or face the consequences
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CommentFigures show we are just not building enough homes. It is that simple
Latest statistics underline the massive task ahead for the government if it is to boost housebuilding to a level above that achieved before the recession
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CommentFrom the rooftops
At home our Building 2012 campaign acquires some serious clout, and abroad we’re looking at the best opportunities in India, Qatar and more
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CommentMy digital life … Mel Starrs
This tech-savvy associate director carries both an iPhone and Blackberry but would rather communicate over a meal and glass of red wine
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CommentAdjudicators 'taking the initiative'
Adjudicators on construction cases are allowed to ‘take the initiative’ to establish the facts but straying too far from the path can have severe consequences
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … For DTZ's building team
Strange sounding words are bandied about when Building buys a pint for DTZ, and the trouble with romance and extreme activities is revealed
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Know your novation: What's changed?
Novation may be a familiar story but don’t get complacent about it - there’s an unexpected sub-plot with hidden traps set by the Construction Act
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CommentBIM and legal issues: Model behaviour
BIM could throw up all kinds of legal issues around liability when a project goes wrong. A clear implementation plan is needed from the outset