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CommentLincolnshire council vs Mouchel Business Services Limited and R.G. Carter Building Services Limited: Pre-Action Protocol
This case, before Mr Justice Stuart Smith, looks at the Pre-Action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Disputes when issuing proceedings to protect a limitation period
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CommentEarly conciliation: We can work it out
The introduction of early conciliation next month offers a welcome intervention in the rising tally of workplace disputes
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NewsHigh Court waves through £600m Elizabeth House scheme
Judge rules against Westminster council and English Heritage’s legal challenge to Chipperfield redevelopment
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CommentWonders & blunders with David Liddicoat
David Liddicoat, a Liddicoat and Goldhill partner, can’t wait to try out the Olympic velodrome but thinks the cycle paths in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park are a wasted opportunity
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NewsCITB plots new approach to apprenticeships
The CITB is to set up a new commission to develop a long-term apprenticeship strategy for the construction industry
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NewsWork starts on Battersea Dogs Home scheme
Jonathan Clark Architects’ £5m scheme is biggest in charity’s history
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NewsTaskforce urges action on HS2 regeneration plans
Report examines ways to maximise benefits of £43bn project, calls for action now on strategies for major developments around HS2 stations
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £214m Dubai Mall expansion
Balfour Beatty’s Dubai joint venture has won a £214m contract to expand the Dubai Mall
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CommentBoom time for housebuilders
The question is: how long will conditions allow these results to continue?
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CommentAfter the floods
The impact of this winter’s floods can be seen in the CPA/Barbour ABI construction activity index
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NewsSir Robert McAlpine shoots to the top of February league
Victoria Gate retail scheme in Leeds helps contractor to top spot as flooding affects activity sector wide
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Roman columns
Thanks to Bryan Avery of Avery Associates Architects for sending in his sketch of the week
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FeaturesManchester Central Library: A modern classic
Manchester’s thirties Central Library was a warren of rambling interiors and inaccessible book stacks. But then Ryder Architecture got to work on an edited version
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FeaturesThis week in ... 1864
Controversy surrounding the development of Smithfield market? Not just in 2014, but also exactly 150 years ago in the pages of The Builder
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CommentHansom: Along for the ride
This year Mipim gave us Boris, Baroness Jo Valentine (who?), a pulsating dance palace with more Russian occupiers than the Crimea, a dapper looking French waiter, big wheels, cyclists and … er … Boris again
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NewsRetrofit schemes flounder in face of ECO cuts
Carillion’s £1.6bn Birmingham Energy Savers project is one of 49 local authority schemes being revised or on hold
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CommentStop-start on non-domestic zero carbon is a non-starter
The industry needs clarity from the government on green commitments – and fast
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CommentIt’s no full house, George
In a mixed Budget for the construction sector, the chancellor left some conspicuous gaps
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CommentTransparency will come at a cost
The MoJ’s plan to consider opening up contract details to FOI requests is to be applauded, but may hit the bottom line