Opinion – Page 611
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Hope for the no-hopers
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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CommentBlow your rights
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
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Not you again
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
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Drawing to a close
Architectural drawings were once signature pieces that told us a lot about those who did them. Now the RIBA has a great scheme to save them from extinction
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Sail or return
You buy a yacht for a cool quarter of a million, sail around in it for six months, decide you don't like it and ask for your money back. Fair dos – or taking the mick?
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… and carrots for all
Standard contracts have their limitations for public–private deals. To stay sane until signing day, try to draw up a timetable that incentivises all parties
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Cheap and far from cheerful
I am moved to comment on Building's news story about Romanian workers to be given work permits for the UK (21 March, page 11) and the article on foreign staff working on a London site (17 April, page 36).
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You name it, there's a regulation
I find myself in the unusual and confusing state of being in agreement with an architect and a solicitor at the same time: Barry Munday and John Redmond (11 April, pages 39 and 53).
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Dawn of the übermanager
Regarding your "Go-faster bunnies" article on 25 April (pages 50-52), it was heartening to hear people in the industry talking about the benefits that education brings.
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What you think of the RICS fee increase
Bye-bye little guy I read with interest that the RICS' forum group had written to its president, Peter Fall, to oppose the ridiculous increase in fees. Fall says in his – very poor – attempt to win support for the rise that the RICS' membership has increased 30% over the ...
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CABE on the threshold
One of the more remarkable British success stories since the millennium has been the rise of CABE, whose leading lights feature on this week's cover.
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Desperate for a decision
The first respondent, HBG, entered into a contract for the building of a leisure complex at Kingask, St Andrews with St Andrews Bay Development Limited. The conditions of the contract were the Standard Scottish Building Contract with Contractor's Design (May 1999 Edition) with amendments. On 9 ...
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CommentEveryman's adjudication
A new guide spells out in layman's terms just what adjudication is and holds your hand through the whole process. It's just what builders – and lawyers – need
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Roads to freedom
Insurers have the construction industry by the short and curlies, but we can loosen their grip by doing more to manage our risks so we don't have to rely on them
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Our other prime minister
Blair may be disenchanted with Brown, but he is stuck with him. As the Budget showed, the chancellor has complete control over the domestic agenda
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Court is your last resort
The relaunch of the Court of Appeal mediation scheme is a clear sign that the UK's senior judiciary wants litigation to be used only when there is no other way
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Let the seller beware
Another housing project more or less finished, so it's pints all round while we wait for the money. Sadly, new mortgage rules mean it may be a long wait …
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A stinging rebuke
I am sorry about the delay in sending in this letter but I have only just been catching up on my reading of Building.