Opinion – Page 548
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CommentPeter’s friends
Come on, admit it – you love hearing about the birth of another industry lobby group.
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CommentSome kicks at clause 66
One of the fundamental rules of natural justice is that you have to listen to both sides of a case before reaching a judgment. Unless, of course, you are an engineer
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CommentIt’s a Pope thing
Pope Urban Vlll took a cavalier attitude to evidence in his dealings with Galileo, but things have moved on since – as this Court of Appeal judgment shows
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She never saw it coming
The JCT contract for domestic work includes an adjudication clause, but not the adjudication rules. So does this make it an unfair contract clause?
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CommentCinderella’s new deal
Repair and maintenance makes up half the industry’s output and yet is ignored by anyone who doesn’t do it, including lawyers. At least, they did up until last month
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Nothing to do with incompetence
I was rather surprised to see the headline “RICS to crack down on incompetent QSs” (8 April, page 14).
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A welcome review
All chartered surveyors will be subject to the same conduct and practice requirements, not just QSs. So why the silly headline?
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RICS must offer more support
It is evident from the RICS’ business publication that most misconduct issues are not QS-related, and there is no evidence this will change.
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The final word
I applaud the RICS’ intention to “take a more active role in policing its members” but I note a degree of hypocrisy in this course of action.
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Bettering the best
A seasoned practitioner once told me that “the best thing that ever happened to the construction industry was the Construction Act”. Without question the act has improved matters, but some changes have become desirable.
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E-reaction
Am I reading your recent article correctly reporting how the Office of Government Commerce is sticking to its strategy for e-auctions in the construction industry (24 March, page 13)? Exactly how does this approach represent best value?
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CommentBeat that!
Gillian Birkby writes in response to Building’s challenge to name the most disastrous project of all time. This Moroccan palace had problems with delays, disputes, deaths and torture
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When to arbitrate
Collins (Contractors) Litd carried out work for Baltic Quay Management under a JCT Minor Works Building Contract. Baltic did not pay an interim certificate and also amounts in respect of the final account but failed to serve a withholding notice. The contractor then determined the contract and issued court ...
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CommentConsidering Louis Khan
If you want some perspective on your own problems, how about contemplating a genius’ lifelong struggle with rejection at the hands of a confederacy of dunces?
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CommentHow to be a good dog
What does an adjudicator do if a ‘litigant in person’ is up against a multinational represented by a top lawyer? Ensure that the proceedings are fair, that’s what
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CommentMy day in court : A worst-case scenario
In the first of a series of articles about firms that get entangled in the law, Chloë McCulloch tells the story of Southgrange vs Woodgrange
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Take away the training levy
I write in response to your news article “M&E trade bodies propose mandatory training levy” (18 March, page 17).
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Talking ‘bout my generation
I read with dismay your article on on-site renewable energy with its premise that the building profession shouldn’t have to start thinking about renewable energy while there is still more to be done to make buildings more energy efficient.