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CommentPeering into the gloom
In an issue as celebratory as this one, it’s rather a shame that we have to acknowledge the elephant in the drawing room. But as we go into the new year there’s no ignoring the uncertainty that’s surrounding the economy in the wake of the credit crunch.
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CommentMy Liverpool wonders and blunders with Edwina Currie
Edwina Currie fondly remembers the Victorian splendour of her old school – in the days before she had to put up with grim government office blocks
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CommentMy Liverpool wonders and blunders with Janice Long
Disc jockey Janice Long declares the Anglican cathedral an all-time classic, but consigns the front of Lime Street station to the bargain bin
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Gravatom Engineering Systems Ltd vs Raymond Parr
This case concerns a claim by Raymond Parr against his employer, Gravatom Engineering Systems Limited, in respect of a back injury sustained during the course of his employment.On 24 July 2002, Mr Parr; a handyman/labourer, and some colleagues were involved in moving four very large machines from a delivery bay ...
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CommentHow to survive... Happy Holidays!
The best way around all festive pitfalls is, of course, not to be around when they occur...
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CommentHow to survive... the canteen Christmas dinner
All the embarrassment of the office Christmas dinner, but on work grounds, with worse food and no alcohol
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CommentHow to survive... the company 'Christmas present'
Or these days, the lack thereof - it's the time of giving, and we ain't too proud to beg...
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CommentHow to survive... the corporate Christmas card
It's worth saving up at least one day's holiday for Christmas to avoid the photoshoot for the company card
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CommentHow to survive... the Christmas party hangover
If you've survived the office party, well done, but you're only half way there. You still have to overcome the dreaded work hangover
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CommentHow to survive... working between Xmas and New Year
Actually the festive season is a great time to be in the office - you get to avoid the in-laws while putting your feet up on your boss's desk
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CommentHow to survive... Christmas gifts
Just received a Christmas hamper from that ever so loyal client? Well be prepared to share it round or risk their green-eyed envy of your colleagues...
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CommentGoing legal
As long as an adjudicator has considered the right question in a fair way, they’re free to make legal errors: the result will stand. But the legal issues are often complex and important: take global claims for example …
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CommentWeb watch — Logging off
That’s it for 2007, the year that Building stepped into virtual reality, Hansom signed up to Facebook and we all shared our thoughts on the Korean toilet house.
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CommentAn element of clunk
St Pancras station is, as we know, a remarkable restoration of a Victorian masterpiece of art and engineering. But that doesn’t mean it’s a brilliant building
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CommentRaise a glass to the clerk of works
Who’s the most important man on a building site? Well, it depends on circumstances, but have you ever thought it might be the humble clerk of works? The chap with no powers but the one to make sure the job goes right?
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CommentGangmaster licences? Not for us, thanks
Before we rush into legislation to protect foreign workers, let’s look at the facts, says Stephen Ratcliffe: the vast majority are highly skilled and unlikely ever to be exploited
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Top 2007 construction cases: The best of the worst
This year was a relatively quiet one for King Kong vs Godzilla contests. But there were a few … so here’s six of the longest, bitterest and most important to brighten your Christmas. Unless, of course, you were actually in them
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Back issues — Counting the cost of Anthony Eden’s Middle Eastern misadventure
Suez: the aftermath
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CommentWinter wonderland
A traditional yuletide mix of partying, heartbreak and simmering violence this week, seasoned with saucy humour, excessive punning and – hold on, where is that music coming from?
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A bit rich for a lawyer …
Despite my respect for John Redmond, I find his complaint that adjudicators’ fees are too expensive a bit rich (16 November, page 77). This is because, in my experience, the increase in the cost of adjudication is due almost entirely to the influence of lawyers.