More Comment – Page 728
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Cracking the crusties
Remember Swampy? You might think those noisy, unkempt students who hijacked bulldozers at Twyford Down would have settled into a placid middle age in Basingstoke by now.
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No dinners for doggies
A warning to anyone who fancies amending a contract: if you aren't sure what you're doing, don't do it – the courts will penalise you if you mess it up
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CommentHow can you judge?
It's a good thing for dispute deciders to think out loud, but it's equally important not to give the impression they've made up their minds before the show's over
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The end of innocence
Government, employers and insurance firms all assured us our pensions were in safe hands. Now our eyes have been opened, and it's time to go it alone
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Hungary at knock-down prices
Our latest article on European legal systems deals with the tricky problem of being required to demolish your building after you've just finished building it
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Two blokes go into a pub
As you'll know, a man who drinks alcohol puts a thief in his mouth to steal his brains. What you may not know is that it can also negotiate construction work
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Give the guy a break
You certainly took a poke at our new construction minister (11 July, page 11).
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Striking exception
Ann Minogue writes (1 August, page 43) that the new JCT major projects form does not give extensions of time for strikes.
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Birmingham bull
Your article on Birmingham's Bull Ring (29 August, page 30) will upset many Brummies.
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The RICS has let us down
That RICS members have to turn to Building for news of a QS rebellion is proof of the extent to which our institution has let the profession down.
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And the banned played on
Wasn't your article "Scourge of the Skyline" a little sensationalist (25 July, page 24)?
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Keep on puffing
As a chartered QS, I read Nick Brooke's article (29 August, page 28) as so much hot air and piffle – does the guy honestly have any idea what it takes to manage a small QS practice in the UK in 2003? I think not.
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The information gap
In his interview, Nick Brooke, the RICS president gave no new information about the need to increase subscriptions (15 August, page 28).
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Sunburn and stress
I noted with interest the article about the need to protect site workers from the sun (8 August, page 13).
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Talking turf
Architects like to have the final say on the design, and we respect that. But we know more about roofs than they do, so how do they feel about that?
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Disclosure
The defendant hospital had applied for an order for inspection under CPR 31.4(2) in respect of a witness statement and an earlier expert report referred to in expert reports produced for a personal injury claim. The appellant, Mr Lucas, resisted this application on the basis that the documents were excluded ...
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When the ref's offside
Aston Villa is playing against Arsenal and, just before the match begins, the referee declares he's an ardent Gunners fan. Does the Villa play on or blow the whistle?
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CommentEnemies of the state
What chance of legal redress do you have if you suspect you've been the victim of an abuse of public power? Well, after Harmon, more than you may think