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CommentDamage limitation
Damages-based agreements give parties the freedom to choose how they wish to share the cost and risk of litigation. So, how do they work?
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CommentContempt proceedings : Berry Piling Systems vs Sheer Projects
Was there a sufficiently strong prima facie case of contempt to allow committal proceedings to be brought against BPS’s directors?
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CommentA moving experience
Why wasn’t construction at the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Global Grand Challenges Summit?
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CommentBCO Conference, Day Two: Fortune favours the brave
Alinea Consulting’s Iain Parker gives his impression of the British Council for Office’s annual conference in Madrid
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CommentBCO Conference, Day One: A brave new world?
Alinea Consulting’s Iain Parker gives his impression of the British Council for Office’s annual conference in Madrid
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CommentThe cost to construction of false optimism
How many firms have gone to the wall in construction because they took the advice of persistent optimists?
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CommentAre rich foreign investors propping up construction?
Here are some intriguing, if not disturbing, patterns in construction output
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CommentWhy I think government is totally wrong on construction
The latest GDP data mean little in the grand scheme of things
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CommentProject bank accounts: What's not to like?
Project bank accounts provide security of payment to contractors, reduce supply chain risk and even save the client money. They just need to be set up properly
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CommentLondon 2012 suppliers: Big yourself up
Recent reports indicate many eligible firms have yet to apply for a recognition licence from the BOA. But London 2012 suppliers should take advantage - the benefits are well worth it
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CommentArchitect standards: Wrap them up in cotton wool
When things went awry with the Wests’ riverside home, and the builder was already insolvent, they sued the architect. Why? He should have taken better care of them
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CommentBuilding buys a pint for … Hawkins Brown
Building discusses Chinese expansion, sporting prowess and having a 50/50 male-female split over some G Ts and Guinness in Clerkenwell
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CommentONS figures show some way to go
With the industry suffering, government support is more important than ever
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CommentSweett management needs rethink
The company must throw off a ‘bloated management culture’ to thrive
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CommentSmaller firms failing slows recovery
SMEs play an important role in holding up the construction economy
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CommentFind Hansom and win a Kindle Fire
Hansom is hiding on Building.co.uk . Get clicking, find him and get your hands on a tablet or one of two other prizes
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CommentVote for the greatest UK construction achievement in 170 years
Here are six contenders, vote for the one that deserves the accolade - or nominate a project of your choice
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CommentReader competition: Spot the Building
In this photo montage we have five schemes, can you identify them?
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CommentCelebrate 170 years (online!)
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