Opinion – Page 542
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Comment
Domestic dispute
Mr Cartwright was an adjudicator in respect of a dispute between Miss Lydia Fay and Colonial Preservation & Construction Ltd regarding a JCT Building Contract. He had been appointed by the RICS and had issued his terms and conditions to the parties. He apportioned his fee on a 50/50 ...
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CommentSome strings attached
As the plan to build sustainable communities on public land begins to take shape, we should make social inclusion a condition for funding and planning permission
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CommentWhere did Multiplex go wrong?
We’re used to drama at Wembley but last week’s events are right up there with white horses and Russian linesmen.
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Pulling a fast one
It took just 22 days for Mr Justice Jackson to enforce the adjudicator’s decision in the Devonport case. So if the courts can work that fast, why adjudicate at all?
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Target the individual
Your leader and the article on the impending corporate manslaughter bill suggest that the measures are welcomed by the industry (20 May, page14).
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A load of crystal balls
To make clients responsible for the health, safety and welfare of the principal contractor, its subcontractors and their employees – does this branch out to include visitors and the general public? – during the construction phase of the works is flawed. Are the CDM regulators going to provide crystal balls ...
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Happy returns
It is good to see that Willmott Dixon has increased its pre-tax profit to more than £10m (13 May, page 22). You quote Rick Willmott saying this 2.5% margin is “as good as you’ll get in construction”. But why is this the case?
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Plumbers’ plight
The skills shortage in the construction industry is a crisis with far-reaching implications (13 May, page 14).
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Bunch of lightweights
Well, what a surprise – the unfortunate people living in flats separated by lightweight floors at Greenwich Millennium Village can hear their neighbours!
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A clarification
With regard to the article on Greenwich Millennium Village, Powerwall Systems Ltd did not design the building with the problem.
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How to follow an impressive debut
May I ask what steps are being taken to ensure the Redrow Debut homes remain affordable for future buyers (20 May, page 21).
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The final word …
As aired in your letters pages (13 May, pages 38-39) Mr Danieli could have had the right of adjudication against his two non-paying customers had anyone told him of the standard form of building contract for a home owner/occupier as published by the JCT in 1999, priced £9.99 and available ...
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CommentWonders & blunders
Architect Raymond Young cheers a happy melding of old and new in Dundee, and boos a much less happy one in Edinburgh
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A retail tale
Sainsbury’s wished to expand one of their stores. The local planning authority approved the necessary application but the secretary of state called it in. His inspector, following a full inquiry, supported the proposal. However, after considering the inspector’s report and obtaining supplementary information, the secretary of state decided that planning ...
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CommentThe little princes
Our columnist recalls two weeks in the 1990s when he was privileged to have the honour of working with a group of highly skilled young management trainees
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