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  • News

    Clarson Goff hires top dogs

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Project manager Clarson Goff has beefed up its management team after the departure of two directors last month

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    Sharewatch

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    How construction fared in the City this week

  • Features

    The top down revolution

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Anyone who thinks of roofing subbies as simple, horny-handed sons of toil had better think again. The modern firm is a slick, high-tech, high IQ outfit

  • Features

    What's the spec?

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Pebble Beach, Barry, South Wales

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    No running in the halls, David

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    The exuberant school standards minister David Miliband was stopped in his tracks this week by the head prefect, education secretary Charles Clarke, who said repair funds could be used for teachers' pay rises.

  • Comment

    Hope for the no-hopers

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    The appellant, Chan U Seek, had brought a claim for payment of commission in respect of two contracts entered into by the defendant in 1995 and 1996 with the Indonesian Ministry of Defence. The deputy master had struck out and dismissed the claim under CPR 3.4(2) ...

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    Schools

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

  • Features

    David Langdon & Everest's Rob Smith

    2003-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Davis Langdon & Everest’s new boss tells us about his plans for the QS in the chilly days to come. Nothing drastic – just a complete change of culture and business strategy …

  • Comment

    Blow your rights

    2003-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Why try to compare litigation with mediation when they do different things? We have mediation because we can't afford to find out what the truth is

  • News

    Babtie curbs staff travel because of fears over Sars

    2003-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Consultant's Hong Kong and UK offices hold meetings by video as virus epidemic shows no signs of abating.

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    BAA faces crunch decision over electricians' pay at T5

    2003-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Firm reluctant to concede wage rises for M&E staff for fear of setting benchmark for other workers.

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    MDA directors set up rival QS with former boss

    2003-05-09T00:00:00Z

    David Clark and Paul Mansell join forces with former boss David Somerset to found Matrix.

  • Comment

    Not you again

    2003-05-09T00:00:00Z

    One adjudicator tackling several related disputes seems a good way to cut out duplicated effort. But the parties must agree to it – or the adjudicator will get it from all sides

  • News

    CABE goes to Paris to improve social housing

    2003-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Design watchdog CABE has teamed up with its French counterpart, Direction de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, to launch a competition for social housing in London and Paris, writes Sally Mesner.

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    Prescott sets up taskforce to crack housing crisis

    2003-05-09T00:00:00Z

    ODPM pulls 180 officials into dedicated regeneration team to tackle shortage of homes in South-east.

  • News

    Stanhope U-turn over £3bn Stratford City scheme

    2003-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Despite Lipton's pledge that developer would do its own housebuilding, it seems help is now in order.

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    M&E firm forced to halt trading

    2003-05-09T00:00:00Z

    M&E design firm Cameronaire Environmental has gone into administration

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    BDP in talks over 40-storey City of London skyscraper

    2003-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Planning application to be submitted in six to nine months, depending on outcome of Shard of Glass inquiry.

  • Features

    The guv'nors

    2003-05-09T00:00:00Z

    In three years, Sir Stuart Lipton and Jon Rouse turned CABE from an idea into a key British institution. Now that it's on the brink of another massive expansion, we find out where they're taking it now

  • Features

    Help!

    2003-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Need somebody? Jessica Rolph, of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, explains how mentoring can ease the industry's skills shortage and advance your career