Opinion – Page 515
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CommentThe rules of the Games
Back in February, Jack Lemley, the new chair of the Olympic Delivery Authority, waltzed into a room full of lawyers after two months in the job and set out his stall: disputes on Olympic construction projects will be dealt with during the construction process and not after it.
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What now for PFI?
The four defendant contractors worked together in a joint venture known as CAMBBA. The secretary of state granted a PFI concession agreement in February 1992 for Midland Expressway Ltd to design, construct and operate the Birmingham Northern Relief Road, known as the M6 Toll Road. Midland and CAMBBA entered into ...
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CommentRethinking pensions
The present pensions system is wrecked beyond repair, but that doesn't mean that it can't be replaced with a system that is fair, equitable and workable
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CommentGame, set-off, match
Collateral warranties don't often lead to litigation but, when they do, clients must beware of clauses that introduce set-off rights - as these parties discovered
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Now it's personal
Court rules on debt recovery have been tightened up this month. If you haven't got all the defendant's correct details, your claim could be thrown out
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CommentThe limits of trust
Me and my client, we're buddies, alright? It's one terrific partnership. Of course we trust each other, adore each other … contract? Pah! Hang on, I'm liable for what…?
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CommentThe transfer market
This week new rules governing the transfer of employees came into force. Here is a summary of the key changes and how they will affect your business
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The wonder of MIPIM
I was amused to read Richard Steer's comment piece in the 17 March issue ("Time to Cannes MIPIM", page 38), as it showcased a wonderful "greatest hits" of the hoary old chestnuts that get wheeled out at this time of year about MIPIM.
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Brum's rush
Can I set the record straight following your article about Lord Rogers and Birmingham (24 March)?
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CommentThe real avant-garde
Far from learning the lessons of failed 1960s modernism, we are poised to make the same mistakes on a grander scale. What we need is a total rethink
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CommentWonders & blunders
Social housebuilder Colin Dixon likes Amsterdam's best homes but would love to wield the wrecking ball on London's worst shopping mall
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CommentThe crowds are on the pitch …
In this the 12th year of the Building Awards, we are using the occasion to mark two very special 40-year anniversaries.
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CommentWhy is Part L so bad?
Pretty much everyone in the industry agrees that saving energy and cutting carbon emissions from new buildings by 20% is a Good Thing.
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CommentHow To Survive… a CV rewrite
There's a fine line between presenting the best possible interpretation of your work and academic history and doing a Jeffery Archer. Amaya Lopez offers some tips on how to stay on the right side of it.
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CommentBrown's number 10
Three months after everyone thought a recession was inevitable, all the indicators point to a resurgence of growth. Something to do with the Budget perhaps?
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Roofless
Gowlain Bulding Group Ltd entered into a contract to do some building works at a school. Part of the work included re-roofing a boiler house, which Gowlain intended to subcontract to Full Metal Jacket Ltd. Accordingly, Gowlain supplied FMJ with a simple drawing of the roof and requested FMJ ...
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CommentToday's lesson: don't fail
Will Alsop was teaching in Vienna while his practice was being sold off. So what lessons did he have for his students about the cruel facts of an architect's life?