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A snag in the process
The claimant, Thomas Vale, sought a declaration that a withholding notice was invalid. The contract was a JCT Standard Form of Building Contract with Contractor’s Design 1998 edition incorporating amendments 1-5 and further amendments set out in the employer’s requirements. The works comprised the construction of 24 apartments. A dispute ...
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FeaturesWould you object to a neighbour's wind turbine overlooking your garden?
An independent think tank says local people should be allowed to approve the installation of domestic renewables. What about if it was your backyard?
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NewsFrom this ramp, I will jump 15 school buses
At least there's a dust sheet says contributor Mike Smith
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NewsBitten by a tiddler
A run in with BT reminds Building's legal blogger why people go to court to resolve even the teeniest of disputes
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NewsCut council tax to boost renewables, says think tank
New Local Government Network says council tax rebates and more relaxed planning laws would encourage take up of microgeneration
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NewsTaiwan falls for Tudor England
Lewis & Hickey designs for the Royal Mount development in Taipei will feature 50 Tudor-style mansions
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Heywood Williams acquires Avenco group for £15.6m
Building supplies company buys out one of its main competitors, consolidating its leading position in Ireland
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NewsDemolition company fined £50,000 after site death
Collapse of the Caledonia Mill in Leith resulted in the death of Gideon Irvine in August 2004
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NewsManchester: builders foil burglars
Workmen discover incomplete tunnel under Farrowfield site; impressed by workmanship
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Government to assess second Thames barrier
Study launched into new £20bn barrier, amid fears that the existing system is not enough to hold back future floods
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NewsStadium overload
With all hands tied up with the 2012 Olympics, are football clubs going to find it hard hiring specialist contractors, asks Turner & Townsend cost manager Sarah Joyce
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CommentLimited – within limits
Directors often think that they are immune from liability for costs incurred by their companies. Listen and learn. The entrepreneur here finished up with a massive legal bill, not to mention a wigging from the judge
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CommentIn praise of mess
Our cities and townscapes have to reflect the messy unpredictability of those who live in them. Attempts to impose order by micro-managing every masterplan will end in lifeless homogeneity – which is the enemy of beauty
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CommentNever work again
At the moment Facebook is the number-one workplace distraction, says Alex Smith. The next big thing may be 3D real-world maps. Just make sure you don’t end up using them to find the dole office
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Kier grabs No 1 spot in July with £375m of work
Business barometer — Public projects take contractor to the top but Balfour retains annual lead
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NewsIndustry called in to prevent repeat of flooding crisis
Defra commissions consultant Entec to devise flood-proofing strategy
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Housing starts fall by 8%
Government’s 3 million homes target suffers blow as starts look set to fall behind completions
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CommentThank you, m’lud
Judge Coulson ruled recently that a court can pause a case and direct the parties to adjudicate their differences away. Which, apart from anything else, is a real vote of confidence in adjudication …
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CommentA lesson in realism
Generating 60% of our schools’ energy from on-site renewable sources may sound like a great idea, but the figures don’t add up. Bill Watts takes today’s maths class
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Tesco rejigs development team after exodus
Tesco, one of the industry’s biggest commercial clients, has restructured its development team after a raft of further high-profile departures.