Opinion – Page 610
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Earning a fast buck
I've been following the debate about retention and can fully understand the points of view of both subcontractors and employers.
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Dubai says 'aye'
I would like to second Peter Jones' vote of confidence (9 May, page 34) in Peter Fall's efforts to promote and develop the image of the RICS and its members.
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Just say no
On the subject of the RICS fee increase, the council very properly notified the membership in the AGM literature about its proposals for the extremely substantial increase in subscriptions.
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We can weather the storm
According to recent headlines in the business press, 20,000 companies are likely to fail over the next year.
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CommentWonders & blunders
We explore the life and death of urban public space in England and Italy. Guess which country gets the thumbs-up …
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Raising a stink
Taylor Woodrow (the defendant/first Part 20 claimant/third Part 20 defendant) was engaged to carry out improvement works to sewage treatment works owned by Yorkshire (the claimant). Taylor claimed to have appointed Biwater (the second Part 20 defendant/third Part 20 claimant/third Part 20 defendant) as its subcontractor on the terms set ...
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The simple seven
Tinkering with construction's outdated payment practices is not good enough. So here are a few straightforward steps to radically improve the situation
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The small matter of consent
The respondent, Christian Braun, had successfully overturned, on appeal to the administrative court, a decision by a planning inspector to dismiss his appeals against a listed building enforcement notice in respect of alterations to the interior of his house. He had also overturned the dismissal of his appeal against the ...
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Why I can't shut up
The government is embarking on a monumental folly by backing London's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games. The best we can hope is that the bid fails
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Comme il faut
Beginning work on a construction project in France? Liability for defects is onerous so make sure you avoid a beating by getting properly insured
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Over their dead bodies
If a consultant makes a mess of your project and then goes belly-up, can you claim on its professional indemnity insurance? This is what happened to Galliford
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Gordon plays house
Gordon Brown found himself in the opposite position this week of Captain Yossarian, Joseph Heller's cursed hero of Catch-22
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CommentWonders & blunders
David Hardy finds his thrill in the exciting form of Foster and Partners' erotic gherkin, but gets no kick from London's jam doughnut
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Under covered
Terrorism and asbestos claims are not covered by professional indemnity policies. So how do you protect your firm against these risks? It's all in the contract...
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Hang loose, man
By all means, let's chill out, exchange ideas on managing disputes and stuff – only, like, you know, we don't need all these rules telling us what to do, yeah?
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A tax on costs
The Edinburgh Royal Joint Venture was set up to design and build a new royal infirmary and medical school. Zenith Contract Interiors was a subcontractor to the defenders for plasterboard partitioning. A provisional liquidator was appointed to Zenith and the subcontract works were novated from Zenith to Deko Scotland. Pursuant ...
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The housing block
Forget about the Treasury's five tests for joining the euro – the fact is we can't do any such thing until we solve the undersupply of housing. This is why...