Opinion – Page 589
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CommentStakes and ladders
If you skip a square at the very beginning of an adjudication you may find that at the end of it – when there's most to lose – you have to start all over again
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Serves us right
The maddeningly dysfunctional nature of Britain's planning system can be largely explained by the general rule that if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
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Immigration requires regulation
The Morecambe Bay tragedy has swung the spotlight back onto illegal immigrants in construction.
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Playing by the rules
The Princess Royal Sports Arena in Boston, Lincolnshire, is a wooden wonder. Constructed entirely from timber, the sports centre looks like an ark awaiting a flood on its site at the edge of the North Sea. One of the most remarkable things about the arena is that architect BGP McGonaghy ...
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'Not likely to be a common occurrence'
Anyone thinking of trotting off to the TCC to resolve their dispute ought to read this amazing Appeal Court judgment before they do …
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Missing the point
Judges would prefer disputes to end up in mediation rather than court – but frogmarching both parties to the table will only undermine the process
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CommentWonders & blunders
James Sunley takes his hat off to the wonders of the Michelin building, then thumbs his nose at David Wilson's anonymous estate
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CommentPerformance driven
They're nice little runners – quick, reliable, easy to handle … But the only way to be sure adjudicators are roadworthy is to put them through their MOT
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Forcing the issue
There had been a long running dispute between the long lease holders of County Hall and the owner/operator of the art gallery housed in part of the first floor of the building known as the Versace Gallery. The first defendant, Danovo Ltd enjoyed a 20 year sub-lease from the sixth ...
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New rules for the blame game
Remember the architect who got blamed for a fire because he specified the wrong panels? The Court of Appeal has just poured cold water over that decision
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What might have been
If you feel you've lost out on a chance in life through somebody else's fault, you can go to court and watch the judge put a cash figure on it
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The lonely life of the builder
There is, I think, no simple answer as to why construction workers are more likely than others to take their own lives (16 January, page 11). It seems this is not just a UK problem – it may be a universal one in this industry.
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Credit where it's due
We were delighted to see two of our bridge projects, Thames Gateway Bridge and Wembley Bridge, were given coverage (16 February, pages 13 and 15). We would be even more delighted if Halcrow, the engineer that we are working with, was also given credit – particularly as it ...
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C'mon Rudi
Two points arising from Rudi Klein's wishlist ("C'mon everybody", 23 January, page 49).
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A Cambridge correction
With regard to your news story on page 13 of your 30 January issue, "Sir Robert McAlpine in row over £21m Cambridge Lab", there was an adjudication in early 2003 between the University of Cambridge and Sir Robert McAlpine relating to delays to the project, which was settled at the ...
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Riddles and fiddles
You may not be able to find a T5 worker who made £55,000, or explain where Dennis Lenard's 300,000 workers are hiding, but you can get a dodgy CSCS card tomorrow
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How late is too late?
Missing a deadline in a contract can have dire consequences, but you may not be surprised to learn that in construction some deadlines are stricter than others
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Spec savers
If you're expecting someone to do a load of work for you on a speculative basis, you'd better keep reminding them that that's the deal – or you'll end up paying