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NewsCouncils set to launch HS2 legal challenge
Deadline for councils’ objections to HS2 passes without resolution
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News
Construction appointments: 24 February 2012
Gensler, Aecom and EC Harris have all made new appointments
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NewsPrince and architects unite to tackle zero carbon housing
Dunster’s practice Zed Factory and Bere Architects work with Prince’s charity on housing plans
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FeaturesClass of London 2012: Apprentices on the Olympic park
The Olympic Delivery Authority bucked the trend of cutting investment in training and took on 457 apprentices on the Olympic park rather than the 100 planned. Emily Wright finds out how this has paid off
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NewsHousing stats: New build sales and completions in January 2012
This month’s data reveals the private sector is rallying while public sector figures are falling away
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NewsHas the acquatics centre been misjudged?
Learning Legacy breakfast will address whether aquatics centre is least sustainable Olympics venue
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NewsClients unnerved by Davis Langdon chief’s shock exit
Questions raised over unexplained departure of global chief executive Jeremy Horner
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NewsOsborne urged to stimulate infrastructure investment
Industry bodies call for chancellor to make good on promises to boost infrastructure in Budget
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CommentAfghanistan: The legal landscape
The decision to open up its mines may create a host of opportunities in Afghanistan for foreign firms - for those familiar with its legal system
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CommentThe urge to win in court: Playing dirty
Here’s a case that carries a warning to parties in a dispute that fighting your corner too viciously may cost you dearly in the long run
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CommentMinimising the risks if your contractor might go bust
A developer is in a tough spot if he suspects his contractor might go bust - insolvency is not a breach of contract, and if he terminates it incorrectly there may be trouble
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CommentTime to invest in training and education
The Joint Contracts Tribunal has been calling for an educated workforce - if only to keep them out of trouble
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FeaturesDigging Doha: Msheireb's Issa M Al Mohannadi
Qatari client Msheireb Properties wants its £3.5bn Downtown Doha scheme to be the prototype for future cities around the world. Building talks to its chief executive about why this masterplan is so radical and why he wants UK expertise to help make it happen
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Comment
Inbox: Back to basics
This week, readers argue that sometimes the best solution is the simplest; returning Battersea to its role as a power station and getting procurement briefs right rather than re-inventing the process
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CommentWonders & blunders with Ian Blacker
Ian Blacker delights in the inclusiveness of Mies van der Rohe’s 1929 pavilion, but flinches while walking past the clumsy St George Wharf riverside housing tower
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CommentPlaying dirty
Here’s a case that carries a warning to parties in a dispute that fighting your corner too viciously may cost you dearly in the long run
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NewsBESNA dead: final five contractors dump proposals
Wage agreement which sparked five months of protests loses last supporters
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NewsAlmost 150 jobs go at MJN Colston
Administrator Deloitte will keep M&E specialist trading while seeking a buyer