Opinion – Page 587
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Scary stuff
A little-known law about competitive advantage could mean that your well intentioned relationship-building lands you in a heap of trouble with the law
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A salty tale
If two parties to a dispute give different accounts of what happened, courts look for something on paper. Trouble is, documents can be too persuasive
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I'll take that bet
John Smith offers to bet me that Constructing Excellence can't improve the image of the construction industry in a quantifiable way in two years (6 February, page 33).
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Just one tiny problem
I was intrigued to read (13 February, page 13) of the alleged theft of accident books, apparently to be sold on to personal injury lawyers.
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Construction superstars?
It's high time construction pushed itself forward in the way other, more "sexy", industries do.
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May we just say …
Some people are unlikely to have been impressed by Marc Hanson's article in your legal section, "Keep taking the supplements" (30 January 2004, page 48).
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Aww, shucks
I have wanted for some time now to express my appreciation of Building magazine.
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RICS' student lethargy
Once more Building has hit a topical nail on the head ("You'll pay for this", 23 January, page 3)
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CommentDon't do down planners
Your cover story "Planning - a world where nothing works" (20 February) misses the point on how and why we need to reform the system.
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CommentWhat are we here for?
A reader writes As QSs already have at least four professional bodies they can be members of, why do they need another? We explain what the QSi has to offer
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Record time
Following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in 2001, JDM entered into a contract with DEFRA to construct burial sites and infrastructure works. Under the contract, JDM was to be paid a reasonable rate for such labour and materials as it provided. JDM produced timesheets to back up its ...
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The NEC: A user's guide
Changing a partnering contract isn't like changing a brand of cereal – but the contract writers could take a lesson in clear English from the back of the packet
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CommentPrivate prejudice
You may be aware of the extraordinary case of CWS vs ICL, and if so, you probably have one overriding question: what on earth was going on in the judge's mind?
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All the difference
It doesn't just make you feel all warm and gooey – a bit of gratitude is worth as much as hard cash if it helps you with marketing, productivity, legal disputes, morale …
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Spreading the risk
If you are thinking of joint venturing with another contractor on a project, make sure you avoid joint liabilities if the other party suddenly goes belly-up
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CommentWonders & blunders
Mike Driver bends a reverential knee to a Finnish church but makes the sign of the cross before a north London office block …