More Focus – Page 569
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Loser takes all
A new court procedure caps the amount of legal costs the winner of a case can claim. That s not such good news for winners or for their lawyers, so why not write and tell the Lord Chancellor so?
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Here be monsters
The requirements of North Sea oil extraction have given rise to contract clauses that try to limit what can be claimed for variations. As Amec found, they can be horribly hard to understand, let alone apply.
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A miss is as good as a mile
A contractor missed the time limit for serving an arbitration notice by a week. The court took a strict line, and refused to grant an extension.
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Slipping the choke chain
Pressure on the carotid artery can render a person unconscious in less than 10 seconds; withholding payment has a similar effect on subcontractors. So, if you do, you better be acting in good faith
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Materials life costs
The second in Building's series of whole-life costs for materials focuses on PVCu, steel and aluminium windows.
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Speak for yourself
Mary Lou Hayes of the property and construction division of Alexander Hughes Selection explains how a second language can boost your career.
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Appointments
Consultants Lorien Engineering Solutions has appointed Phil Colquhoun project manager. John Dilley has joined the firm as a senior engineer in the utilities engineering department. Matt McCleish has been made process engineer; Steve Bailey has been appointed packaging engineer and Jonathan Cruse and Andrew Kilford ...
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PFI in crisis
Seven years after its creation, the PFI is still giving the industry nightmares. And as the Treasury prepares to change the rules yet again, Building investigates whether the PFI is falling apart and asks contractors and politicians whether it can be saved
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Off the waiting list
Staff at Britain's biggest PFI-funded NHS hospital have reason to be excited. The brand new building in East Anglia will house long-overdue, cutting-edge medical facilities, and a close-knit project team is ensuring its smooth operation.
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Taking off
Disenchanted with central government s approach to the private finance initiative? There is a solution. Local authority PFI is getting airborne at Luton Airport and Bovis has just signed the first purely commercial contract.
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First born
The first completed PFI healthcare facility is no blockbuster, but staff describe the £3.5m community hospital conversion as a five-star establishment .
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Keeping tags on it
Embedded chips in components are set to make facilities management an exact science. How do they work?
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Welcome to our world
Thirteen months after the rest of the UK, Northern Ireland is about to get to grips with the Construction Act. What is there to learn from the past year s experience?
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Why can’t we help ourselves?
The Rights of Third Parties Bill is working its way through parliament. If applied, it will be hugely helpful to construction. Unfortunately, the industry s atavistic response has been to fight it tooth and nail.
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No need to argue
Disputes review boards, often used for international contracts, could reach the parts adjudicators can't on domestic contracts.
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Get organised
The third in a series on marketing explains how to plan and project manage a strategy to ensure you always stay a few steps ahead of the competition.
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Just the job
Gleeds PFI expert Jonathan Stewart tells Nancy Cavill how a psychometric test led him to the career that took him all the way to government.
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Appointments
Contractors Andy Smith , previously with Laing Construction, has been appointed business development manager at Midas Construction. Andrew Clarke has joined Luff Construction to head its new division, Luff Heritage. Margaret Chelton joins the firm as marketing and PR executive. Terry Day has been appointed managing ...