Opinion – Page 534
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How to run a seven-year marathon
It is crucial that the right procurement methods are put in place to deal with the apportionment of risk in the event of delay and disruption in the run-up to 2012
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Leave law to the lawyers …
In a recent article, Tony Bingham endorses the initiative to raise the standards of adjudicators by teaching them complex areas of construction law (12 August: Legal).
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… or is it too late?
As Tony has so well described over the past eight years or so, the original idea of the adjudicator being only an enhanced QS/architect/engineer has really gone by the board and there is now a requirement for a proficient handling of matters of law while under pressure.
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Bucks redux
I wrote on 12 August that the competition brief for the £60,000 house contest was prescriptive.
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We stand corrected
Your “In brief” column (12 August) incorrectly reports a fatality on a Kier Regional site in Kensington during 2004.
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CommentOur lost billions
“A considerable amount of waste is incurred in the industry as a result of poor logistics,” concluded the Strategic Forum’s industry report Accelerating Change in 2002. Three years later, we now know roughly how much waste we’re talking about – £3bn.
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CommentAnti-partisan action
Expert witnesses are meant to be objective, but too often they’re not. Now that judges have adopted a policy of naming and shaming, all that might change
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Arbitrators do make mistakes
Ellis Baker and Anthony Lavers take issue with a recent article that praised the House of Lords for rejecting an appeal against an arbitration decision
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CommentMargaret’s mix-up
Margaret Beckett says a central policy of Britain’s European Union presidency is to cut carbon dioxide emissions. So why is a directive that would actually do that being scrapped?
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A chance to catch up
I have been heartened by Building’s coverage of the introduction of measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from buildings.
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Symptoms of a soft market
It would appear from your comprehensive report “Crime and punishment” (5 August) that the Office of Fair Trading has only recently become aware of collusion in the building industry.
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Building gets Loaded
Bearing in mind the raging debate in recent weeks regarding the role and perception of women in construction, it was interesting to see in Hansom (5 August) news that wouldn’t have been out of place in a copy of Loaded: women were referred to as “munters” and you reported the ...
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CommentAltruism isn’t enough
So far, the government has only resorted to half measures to promote sustainable development. What we really need is a comprehensive environmental tax
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CommentTax, lies and red tape
Don’t argue for the postponement of the Construction Industry Scheme – it should be scrapped so that the self-employed can get on with boosting the economy
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CommentBrave new housebuilding
When Wimpey threw down the gauntlet to outspoken fashion designer Wayne Hemingway and his wife Gerardine, competitors brushed it off as a PR stunt.
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Sound advice
Mr Harris was employed by the English Welsh and Scottish Railway Limited (EWSR) between 1974 and 1999. This was an appeal from a decision of the County Court in respect of the dismissal of Mr Harris’ claim against the EWSR for damage in respect of hearing loss caused by exposure ...
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CommentA sure-fire disaster
The government’s track record of commissioning IT projects is dismal: the Passport Office, the Child Protection Agency and the NHS have all been involved in notable disasters.