More Comment – Page 655
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CommentStory time is over
It’s time to stop the lying in adjudication and arbitration. Let’s attach a ‘statement of truth’ to referral or response papers, and make clients and lawyers sign it
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CommentOur successors
With recruitment campaigns beginning to bear fruit, it is up to the industry to hold up its end of the deal and help train the next generation of workers
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Before you sign …
Ideally lawyers will go through a contract with a fine-tooth comb, but if you only have a couple of hours to check it yourself, here are the key points to watch for
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Double agents
What do most recruitment agencies actually do, apart from take an unfeasibly large fee and help to create an unstable employment environment?
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You’ve been framed
Framework agreements are meant to ensure regular workflow and collaboration – but crucial omissions in the new NEC and JCT forms make this hard to achieve
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Smile, you’re on camera
Delay and disruption disputes are horrendously complicated, but there is a practical way to back up your claim – take regular photographs of the works from day one
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Risky business
I refer to the articles on the PFI in your 23 September issue, and wonder whether the UK contracting industry will ever learn. PFI is not working as it could, agreed. But there’s no point blaming the public sector clients – that’s just too easy. It is the market that ...
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Something missing …
I am a black architect and was surprised, disappointed and somewhat concerned that Building’s cover page article on 16 September did not include any black or Indian graduates. This, I am sure you will agree, is unacceptable considering the demographic make-up of London in particular and the country in general. ...
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… but a fan gained
If the main problem faced by the industry is attracting young people (16 September), then the solution is right there on page 46.
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Ruskin and retentions
The letter from Peter Whitbread (16 September) on the subject of retentions requires a response.
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Same old story
As I read Tom Potbury’s article about age discrimination (16 September) I must confess to a wry smile.
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Pipe gripe
I was rather depressed to find that your review of the University College London Hospital (23 September) seemed to mention virtually every aspect of the hospital’s construction other than its drainage material.
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Early warning
Your article (26 August) on land designated for employment use being bought for affordable housing in London raises some interesting considerations.
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CommentA new twist in an old story
Something distinctly odd is going on at the Treasury. First we have Gordon pledging to follow in Tony’s footsteps when he finally gets to step into his size 10s.
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CommentTimid times
Our consultation culture has made us so obsessed with finding a consensus that we’re scared to build the visionary ‘grand projects’ that defined the West a generation ago
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CommentIt makes sense
Why all the fuss? ‘Corporate social responsibility’ is just highfalutin’ name for common sense. Simply do your best to look after whatever resources your business uses
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CommentBattle tactics
For subcontractors the day when crippling paid-if-paid clauses are outlawed cannot come too soon, but in the meantime here’s how to launch an effective counter-attack
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CommentA family affair
The man who defrauded the Millennium Dome of £4m has just been sent down, but suspicions were first aroused in a little-known adjudication case back in 2001
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Paralympic hurdles
The fact the capital will host the 2012 Paralympics should spur you to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act. But you might face the high jump long before that