More Comment – Page 662
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A payee’s lot
The National Specialist Contractors Council has, in common with other interested parties, submitted a detailed response to the DTI consultation paper on amending the Construction Act to improve payment practices in the industry.
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CommentOi, Le Corbusier …
Teamwork between the client and its consultants ought to be embedded in our industry – but architects sometimes need to be reminded of this
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CommentGo ask Alice
How can you miss a deadline if you’re a day early? Very easily, if you’re in the Wonderland world of the law, where words mean just what the contract says they do
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Rachel vs Melinda and Ann
Two weeks ago, Melinda Parisotti presented a plan to end the struggle between consultants and clients over net contribution clauses. This led to a sharp difference of legal opinion. Now read on …
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Praise the Lords
The House of Lords ruling in Lesotho vs Impregilio has done much to restore London’s reputation as the centre of arbitration for international projects
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CommentStick this in your pipe …
Anybody who’s had the experience of persuading a utility company’s call centre to deal with a bill that seems to have acquired an extra couple of noughts will empathise with the National Federation of Builders’ members.
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Fifteen golden rules
I am sure Keith Pickavance needs no advice from me about the real cause of disputes such as Wembley (Letters, 24 June, page 40).
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Brain matter
It was a pity that your recent article on women in construction (10 June, pages 28-31) failed to point out the basic fact that most people working in today's construction industry use their brains, not their bare hands.
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Morgan the martyr
I note that Launce Morgan, the chairman of the RICS construction faculty, has resigned from that appointment and his job at Northcroft (8 July, page 15).
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Steady on …
I’m delighted to see that you thought it worth noting that maids in Notting Hill were Filipina.
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CommentTraining for the Olympics
If winning the Olympics was a triumph, building them will be a miracle. The reason is that we don’t have enough skilled workers – but who’s to blame for that?
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The importance of clause 66
The secretary of state for transport commenced arbitration against Amec in respect of defects to a bridge. Amec argued that the secretary of state’s notice of arbitration was invalid. About six months before the six-year limitation period was about to expire defects became apparent to the viaduct that had been ...
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Growing pains
Housing associations ain’t what they used to be. The niche firms of the 1970s have now become big businesses, and in the process many have become disorientated
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CommentSpirit of the games
Over the next seven years, can the construction industry finally ditch its adversarial reputation and embrace the ideals of the Olympic movement?
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CommentWhose side are you on?
It’s taken 20 years to decide whether the project manager under the NEC contract has a duty to be unbiased. Now, thanks to Mr Justice Jackson, we know
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Watch the skies
Under a proposed EU directive, construction employers could face hefty claims from outdoor workers if they fail to protect them from the effects of the sun
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CommentHow to be an expert
Under a new protocol, expert witnesses and the parties instructing them are more likely to be punished for failing to fulfil their duties to the court. Here’s how …
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Reviewing the review
I am surprised that in your report on the CABE “open design review” (1 July, page 16) you failed to mention that one of the main recommendations of the parliamentary select committee, which investigated CABE recently, was that its design review function should be entirely opened to public scrutiny.