Opinion – Page 602
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Be serious
The sordid tale of the cocaine-fuelled rise of an industry boss and his debauched nights of three-in-a-limo … Oh, alright, it's about a new form of contract
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Brief encounter: Trust or bust
Do partnering contracts promote co-operation, or are they doomed attempts to legislate for virtue? Here the father of PPC2000 faces two of his critics …
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School ties
In adjudications involving non-payment, the outcome can depend on which school of thought your adjudicator belongs to. Finding out early on can save you a fortune
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No more neighbour-proofing
The news that new homes may not be subject to acoustic insulation testing (29 August, page 13) demonstrates that housebuilders are more worried about their financial returns than the plight of their end users.
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Hold your horses
I was astonished to read the news item claiming that 70% of all commercial properties could be made unusable by the effects of global warming (5 September, page 11).
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Trust the experts
In your article about the impact of global warming on buildings (5 September, page 11) you gave us a set of doom-and-gloom statements from "experts" Nick Cullen, Geoff Livermore and Bill Dunster.
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He started it
I see Luke Wessely is in your columns again trying to tell us all how good he and other trade contractors can be (5 September, page 36). In a perfect world, maybe.
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It poured and poured
I wish to challenge Multiplex's claim (reported on 25 July, page 13) that it has completed the longest ever continuous concrete pour at Wembley Stadium, at 19.5 hours.
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And your point is?
In reading your article "Towers of Doom" (29 August, page 36) I find myself having to comment on the article's validity.
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Cracking the crusties
Remember Swampy? You might think those noisy, unkempt students who hijacked bulldozers at Twyford Down would have settled into a placid middle age in Basingstoke by now.
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No dinners for doggies
A warning to anyone who fancies amending a contract: if you aren't sure what you're doing, don't do it – the courts will penalise you if you mess it up
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How can you judge?
It's a good thing for dispute deciders to think out loud, but it's equally important not to give the impression they've made up their minds before the show's over
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The end of innocence
Government, employers and insurance firms all assured us our pensions were in safe hands. Now our eyes have been opened, and it's time to go it alone
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Hungary at knock-down prices
Our latest article on European legal systems deals with the tricky problem of being required to demolish your building after you've just finished building it
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Two blokes go into a pub
As you'll know, a man who drinks alcohol puts a thief in his mouth to steal his brains. What you may not know is that it can also negotiate construction work
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Give the guy a break
You certainly took a poke at our new construction minister (11 July, page 11).
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Striking exception
Ann Minogue writes (1 August, page 43) that the new JCT major projects form does not give extensions of time for strikes.
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Birmingham bull
Your article on Birmingham's Bull Ring (29 August, page 30) will upset many Brummies.