Opinion – Page 538
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Praise the Lords
The House of Lords ruling in Lesotho vs Impregilio has done much to restore London’s reputation as the centre of arbitration for international projects
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CommentStick this in your pipe …
Anybody who’s had the experience of persuading a utility company’s call centre to deal with a bill that seems to have acquired an extra couple of noughts will empathise with the National Federation of Builders’ members.
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Fifteen golden rules
I am sure Keith Pickavance needs no advice from me about the real cause of disputes such as Wembley (Letters, 24 June, page 40).
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Brain matter
It was a pity that your recent article on women in construction (10 June, pages 28-31) failed to point out the basic fact that most people working in today's construction industry use their brains, not their bare hands.
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Morgan the martyr
I note that Launce Morgan, the chairman of the RICS construction faculty, has resigned from that appointment and his job at Northcroft (8 July, page 15).
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Steady on …
I’m delighted to see that you thought it worth noting that maids in Notting Hill were Filipina.
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CommentTraining for the Olympics
If winning the Olympics was a triumph, building them will be a miracle. The reason is that we don’t have enough skilled workers – but who’s to blame for that?
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The importance of clause 66
The secretary of state for transport commenced arbitration against Amec in respect of defects to a bridge. Amec argued that the secretary of state’s notice of arbitration was invalid. About six months before the six-year limitation period was about to expire defects became apparent to the viaduct that had been ...
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Growing pains
Housing associations ain’t what they used to be. The niche firms of the 1970s have now become big businesses, and in the process many have become disorientated
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CommentSpirit of the games
Over the next seven years, can the construction industry finally ditch its adversarial reputation and embrace the ideals of the Olympic movement?
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CommentHow to be an expert
Under a new protocol, expert witnesses and the parties instructing them are more likely to be punished for failing to fulfil their duties to the court. Here’s how …
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Reviewing the review
I am surprised that in your report on the CABE “open design review” (1 July, page 16) you failed to mention that one of the main recommendations of the parliamentary select committee, which investigated CABE recently, was that its design review function should be entirely opened to public scrutiny.
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Just the beginning
The extension to the Design for Manufacturing competition, which expires today, should serve as a reminder that timeliness will be everything in meeting John Prescott's £60,000 homes vision.
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A world outside hairdressing
I read with interest your article entitled “Construction: No place for women!” (10 June, page 28), which debated the relative aspirations of women to enter the construction industry alongside the employers desire to recruit females in the workplace.
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The value of campaigns
We can’t change the experiences that young people’s parents may have had of construction, but the industry can show young people and their parents how it has changed and that many women enjoy challenging and rewarding careers, both on and off site.
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Tony’s great mate
I see from the interview with Lord Hunt (1 July, page 32) that what we have is yet another of Tony’s cronies.
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Bit of a blunder …
I have to stand up for Glasgow College of Building and Printing and let you know that the pictures have been mixed up in your Wonders & Blunders (1 July, page 40).