Opinion – Page 441
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CommentThe RIBA bites back
Open mike — Shortly before Christmas, two of our legal columnists wrote unkind words about the RIBA’s new standard conditions for hiring an architect. Here, the editor offers a critique of his own
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Ringway Infrastructure Services Ltd vs Vauxhall Motors Ltd
The claimant applied for summary judgment to enforce a decision of an adjudicator. The contract between the parties was or incorporated the JCT Standard Form of Building Contract with Contractor’s Design 1998 Edition, incorporating amendments 1-5. The claimant was employed to construct a vehicle distribution centre to carry out various ...
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CommentI’ll get you later
This is the story of a client that decided to sue a contractor but not its consultants. Then it changed its mind and went after them, too. The consultants claimed that this was abuse of process – but were they right?
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Know your limits
The Law Commission wants a rethink of the law on limitations and this year you are invited to comment on the proposals. So here’s what they’re about…
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CommentThe lawyers’ playground
There have been more than 300 court decisions that ‘clarify’ the meaning of the Construction Act. The result is that only our learned friends really understand what the rules are
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CommentWeb watch — Golden nuggets
If you want the latest environmental information in easily digestible, bite-sized chunks, you really should log on to Building’s sustainability channel. Phil Clark explains why
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CommentBuilding inaugurates a coffee machine … with HTA
“I’m not drinking until April,” boasts Riette as she sips her hot water and lemon. I feel a little guilty as I knock back a double espresso.
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CommentClose shaves
While Willmott Dixon employees escape with their jobs, Make’s staff avoid being crushed by a steel tree and Gordon Brown dodges Mandarin quantity surveying manuals
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Every cloud
I read your piece “Construction firms will take credit crunch hit in 2008” (11 January, page 20) with interest. It claimed insolvencies across all industries are set to rise 8.3% to 13,492 next year, with construction singled out as one of the biggest casualties.
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CommentThe QS and the cockroach
As a loud and proud QS I have been reading about the imminent demise of our noble art for as long as I can remember.
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Nuclear clear-up
Contrary to the impression given in your quote from me in the article “The path to power” (18 January, page 28), the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) and I are very clear about our policy on nuclear power.
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Cutting the atom down to size
Oh dear, two energy-related errors in the 11 January issue. First, kWh is a unit of energy while kW is a unit of power, not vice versa (page 75).
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Going for green
The news that the Olympic Delivery Authority’s business network will help companies across the UK compete for London 2012 business opportunities is a welcome announcement.
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Playing a risky game
I note every week the array of pictures sent in by vigilant readers detailing clear health and safety breaches seen on building sites, often in this country.
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CommentAre we gliding or plummeting?
“In 2008 it is likely that a less buoyant housing market will go hand in hand with slower growth in consumer spending. In the short run, that will slow economic activity, possibly quite sharply.”
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Michael John Construction Ltd vs St Peter’s Rugby Football Club
In October 2003, St Peter’s Rugby Football Club, occupiers of a clubhouse and sports field in Cardiff, engaged Michael John Construction (MJC) under a JCT IFC 1998 contract. The club required that their site be cleared of the former clubhouse in order for it to be sold to developers. The ...
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CommentIf you want to make money by exploiting migrants, say so
Just before Christmas, the Construction Confederation wrote an article in this slot arguing against the regulation of gangmasters. Here, Alan Ritchie puts the unions’ case
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How a quirk became a cause
A Russian shipping dispute about bribery may seem little more than an oddity, but the Lords’ ruling gives a clear indication of how far the courts will go to enforce arbitration clauses