Opinion – Page 551
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It’s dense, alright
Having read your news story on high density housing and children (11 March, page 24), I believe there is a dichotomy.
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There’s nothing wrong with JCT
Gillian Birkby’s salutary tale (“A hard way to earn £2”, 11 March, pag1e 60) could be seen to blame JCT80 for the mess that arose from allowing a client to take over part of an uncompleted building. If so, she is wrong.
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Everybody wins
As a representative of leading recycling company Eurosource, I was delighted to be part of the recent Red Nose Day Recycling Appeal launch.
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The privileged few
Schering Corporation was the registered proprietor of a patent for a therapeutic product. Cipla Ltd planned to launch the product on the European market. Prior to the planned launch Cipla wrote to Schering and headed the letter “without prejudice”. In the letter Cipla stated it was aware Schering had registered ...
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CommentIn for the duration
We rejoice in the fact that, after 35 years of telling companies to build sustainably, it is finally becoming trendy (and legally necessary) for them to do so
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CommentImperfectly formed
The Law Commission plans to offer more protection to small businesses. Fine in principle – unless it allows small firms to exploit large loopholes
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The best answer to Blyth
A new design-and-build agreement aims to simplify contractors’ rights of redress over design flaws that predate novation
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CommentConsumer power
Adjudication gets a good press from the industry, so it comes as a surprise when a judge rules that it is unfair when used for disputes with consumers
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Living it up in Leeds
Martin Spring’s article (21 January, pages 22-23) celebrated the erection of a student hall of residence that was a “chequerboard rebuke to drab suburban Leeds”.
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The class struggle continues
Dominic Helps’ thoughtful article on the different rules for payment between builder and consultant designer stopped short of discussing why there should be differences for services whose intentions are broadly similar (“Pay slip”, 11 February, page 63).
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Find yourself a bench
How long do contractors really believe they can sustain a no benchmarking, no measurement approach? With the threat of PFI-related sector-specific benchmarking, growing international competition and increasingly educated clients, the clear message is measure up or lose out.
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CM is wounded, not dead
So construction management is found to be responsible for another major disaster to add to the severe criticism the procurement route received at Holyrood (11 March, pages 42-46). The Great Eastern Hotel case must be the final nail in the coffin?
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CommentWonders & blunders
This week Alain de Botton contrasts a playful estate north of Amsterdam with new housing in this country
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Crystal clear
CIB and Birse entered into a contract on 8 August 2000 for the construction of a data centre in Molesworth Street, London E13. CIB terminated the contract on 21 December 2001. Birse brought claims based upon the final account, and the cost of completing the works on the basis ...
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