Opinion – Page 600

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    From caves to frames

    2003-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Bill Dunster's opinion (5 September, page 11) is another example of a lack of continuous professional development.

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    The perfect hat trick

    2003-10-10T00:00:00Z

    For those in search of wide-brimmed headgear (5 September, page 35) take a tip from me.

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    Are you being served?

    2003-10-10T00:00:00Z

    When people design their own offices, they create a very different product from that typically offered by spec developers. And thereby hangs a tale

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    Fabulous creatures

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    This punch-up between Tesco and Costain illustrates some important points for those interested in construction law – some of them to do with slaying non-existent beasties

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    Legal substances

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Were you too busy to plough through the summer's output of construction law books? Fear not, dear reader, your legal beagle has sniffed through them for you

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    Hansom

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    on the victims of a fashion accident, two substantial industry figures having an image crisis, and the Building Control inspectors with second sight

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    Not so fast

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    If you’re tempted not to pay an adjudicator’s award, then why not simply put it off for 15 months or more by fighting a bloody and dogged rearguard action?

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    Not so fast

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    If you're tempted not to pay an adjudicator's award, then why not simply put it off for 15 months or more by fighting a bloody and dogged rearguard action?

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    Taking care of your cat

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Consultants often need to show prospective clients some of their creative thinking. But what happens if that client uses your ideas without employing your services?

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    Give the man some flowers

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    As a building surveyor, it is not very often that I find myself nodding in agreement with a clerk of works – but I nearly sent John Smith flowers after reading "Cut to the bone" (12 September, page 29). It hit the proverbial nail on the head.

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    Praise indeed

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    It's against the journalistic grain to give praise I know, but I would just like to say how much I enjoy your magazine.

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    The climate change conundrum

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    "The great office meltdown has begun" (12 September, pages 24-25) certainly throws up a conundrum: global warming is causing higher summer temperatures, therefore increasing demand for air-conditioning; this in turn adds to energy use, causes more carbon dioxide emissions and accelerates global warming.

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    Lay the global gangway

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    I read your article "Good morning, Vietnam" (5 September, pages 38-41) and thought it was very interesting, so far as it went.

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    A new devil to get to know

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    I suspect Tony Bingham is correct in his view that the Be Collaborative Contract is unlikely to be widely used (12 September, page 51).

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    Up the spout

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    I wonder if the person who thought up the Reginox tap (12 September, page 60) has ever washed up or filled a kettle.

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    Pressing on with the PFI

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    The tiresome ideological struggle over the PFI resurfaced at the Labour conference (see news).

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    Rubber chicken: Bournemouth uncut

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Forget political debate, the Labour Party conference is really just a backdrop to the construction minister's very own fly-on-the-wall documentary

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    Who's holding back?

    2003-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Using adjudication to recover outstanding retentions is likely to lead to a positive result. So it's odd that so few of these disputes end up in the adjudicator's hands

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    A few hiccups …

    2003-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Imagine you are in a tribunal and one of the panel is either asleep, intoxicated or both. Surely you'd be able to ask for a retrial if it found against you?

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    Conspiring with fate

    2003-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Many industries are inherently dangerous, and there's nothing you can do about it. But some have acquired a culture that actually ensures that accidents happen