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CommentThis one won't fly
The latest edition of the NEC professional services contract came out in June but has been all but ignored. The reasons for this are not hard to understand
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The greater good
The treatment of Sir Roy Meadows, the paediatrician who gave evidence in the case of Sally Clarke, raises larger issues about how we protect the judicial process
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It's tough at the top
Company directors are envied for their status and salary, but soon they could be subject to a wave of legal claims with no guarantee their insurance will cover them
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CommentLost in the labyrinth?
Tax tips: Want to know about tax breaks? Malcolm Nichols from accountant Menzies kicks off a series on organising your finances by charting a way through the maze that is VAT
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The best seat in China
Her neighbours might not agree with her, but watching Beijing grow ever skywards has been great armchair entertainment for one of Building's graduate panelists
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Cheque, mate
In February 2004 I had a £100 bet with Dennis Lenard, the then new chief executive of Constructing Excellence.
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Great minds, crap trousers
Last week's provocative Building cover, featuring star architects Toyo Ito and Massimiliano Fuksas, posed an intriguing question.
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CIBSE cleans up
The article by Jennie Price "The climate has changed" (17 February, page 40) was a clarion call for building services professionals.
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Get ready for L
Now the transitional arrangements for 2006 Part L have been confirmed by the ODPM, the industry is in a much better position to address how it adopts these regulations.
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Delays and frustration
I am disappointed that Nick Lane believes that the Society of Construction Law's delay and disruption protocol recommends one technique in all circumstances - time impact analysis (17 February).
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CommentIn the detail
Can you identify this building to win a bottle of Quinto do Vale D.Maria 1999 gold medal-winning port and a £25 drinks voucher, courtesy of door manufacturer Vicaima?
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Outside the act
Captiva owned a site in Bournemouth. They contracted with Rybarn, a contractor, to construct 28 flats together with parking. The contract contained an option for Rybarn to take leases in respect of seven of the 28 flats. Clause 3.4 of the contract provided Rybarn with an exclusive right to ...
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CommentThe designer sweatshop
How much is a partly trained architect worth? The consensus in this country seems to be about £18,000, although a few practices estimate it to be zero.
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CommentWonders & blunders
Two dockside buildings, both of them famous film locations - but one's a hit and the other's a turkey.
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DGP International
An article in our legal column (13 January 2006, "Having it large") referred to the case between Shawton Engineering and DGP International.
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CommentDynamic tension …
Our thanks to Martin Thorp of Thorp Consultancy in Edenbridge, Kent, for this photo, taken at the Amber Fort near Jaipur in India last year.
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Tripped up
This was an application against an order made in the County Court dismissing the claimant's claim and directing that judgment be entered for the defendants. The claimant alleged that she had been injured when she fell after catching her foot against a raised flagstone in her back garden. She claimed ...