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FeaturesLondon’s strength
The capital may be lagging – according to the bookies – in its bid to win the 2012 Games, but it has a secret weapon in the powerful designs for its brand new Olympic venues
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CommentPeter’s friends
Come on, admit it – you love hearing about the birth of another industry lobby group.
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CommentSome kicks at clause 66
One of the fundamental rules of natural justice is that you have to listen to both sides of a case before reaching a judgment. Unless, of course, you are an engineer
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CommentIt’s a Pope thing
Pope Urban Vlll took a cavalier attitude to evidence in his dealings with Galileo, but things have moved on since – as this Court of Appeal judgment shows
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She never saw it coming
The JCT contract for domestic work includes an adjudication clause, but not the adjudication rules. So does this make it an unfair contract clause?
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CommentCinderella’s new deal
Repair and maintenance makes up half the industry’s output and yet is ignored by anyone who doesn’t do it, including lawyers. At least, they did up until last month
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Comment
Nothing to do with incompetence
I was rather surprised to see the headline “RICS to crack down on incompetent QSs” (8 April, page 14).
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A welcome review
All chartered surveyors will be subject to the same conduct and practice requirements, not just QSs. So why the silly headline?
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RICS must offer more support
It is evident from the RICS’ business publication that most misconduct issues are not QS-related, and there is no evidence this will change.
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The final word
I applaud the RICS’ intention to “take a more active role in policing its members” but I note a degree of hypocrisy in this course of action.
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Bettering the best
A seasoned practitioner once told me that “the best thing that ever happened to the construction industry was the Construction Act”. Without question the act has improved matters, but some changes have become desirable.
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E-reaction
Am I reading your recent article correctly reporting how the Office of Government Commerce is sticking to its strategy for e-auctions in the construction industry (24 March, page 13)? Exactly how does this approach represent best value?
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NewsNew contractor for animal lab
Building understands that Oxford University has found a new contractor to build its controversial £18m animal laboratory.
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NewsStrategic Forum issues ultimatum to CSCS owners
Construction body says it will step in unless unions and CITB-ConstructionSkills resolve dispute
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Another executive takes flight from Jarvis
The managing director of the plant division of Jarvis has become the latest member of senior management to quit
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Skills scholarship scheme to get under way this autumn
Students applying for courses in construction and the built environment will be offered scholarships under a £1m package funded CITB-ConstructionSkills and construction firms.
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Inland Revenue turns screw
The Inland Revenue has sent out 15,000 letters to construction companies in a renewed tax crackdown on contractors.
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NewsElephant goes into action
The design by Space Craft Architects for a mixed-use scheme on a brownfield site near Elephant & Castle, south London, has received planning permission.
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NewsHolyrood fiasco provokes overhaul at Davis Langdon
Senior partner Rob Smith says it is taking broader approach on schemes to avoid jobs going ‘haywire’