Opinion – Page 650
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Enemies of the state
Colin Harding - Pension scheme employers are being asked to stump up to cover the pension industry's incompetence and the government's desperation to avoid blame
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Crowded house
Regeneration - Last week, the House Builders Federation warned that housing supply is at its lowest level for 50 years. Gareth Capner says it's time to admit brownfield is not enough
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Knock-on costs
Ann Minogue - Demolition contractors can be liable for damage to adjoining buildings – even if they could not have foreseen its precise cause
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Get off my back
Tony Bingham Main contractors that try to say provisions in their contract with the client should apply to subcontracts are almost always wrong. And now adjudicators can say so
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Don't get caught by foot and mouth
Simon Lewis Do the standard forms protect contractors from losses caused by emergency exclusion measures to tackle the latest livestock epidemic?
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Read the small print
Robert Akenhead - It will now be harder to overturn clauses limiting liability, after a Court of Appeal ruling that firms should be presumed to know what they are agreeing to
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The Science Museum
John Redmond - Individuals may not be able to hide behind the sanctity of the 'corporate veil' for much longer, but these are early days to anticipate a change to the status quo
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You've been warned
Tony Bingham - When a subcontractor carries out your instructions and things go wrong, can you complain that it should have told you about the risks and dangers?
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Trapping the genie
Tim Steadman - The perfect partnering contract would ensure that any disputes that may arise can be cleanly settled. Sadly, there are too many grey areas in PPC2000
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A word in your ear
Melinda Parisotti - A contractor has a duty to point out errors and dangers in a client's design or instructions. But just how far does that duty go?
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Meeting opposition
Tanya Ross - "Meeting fatigue", a frightening condition afflicting many in construction, is brought on by people spending more time talking about their job than actually doing it
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An invitation to sue
Rudi Klein - Warranties are onerous, costly and dangerous. And since they're not a requirement, the least those who provide them should expect is something in return
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We love you
Tony Bingham - Once upon a time, relations between banks and small and medium-sized construction firms was awful. Now all that has changed, say the banks. Oh yeah?
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Ahead of its time
James Bessey - says PPC2000 is fine, but English law just isn't ready for it yet, while on page 54 David Mosey, who drafted the heads of terms for the contract, defends his creation
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Vehicle for change
David Mosey - Those who say writing partnering into contracts is a mistake are behind the times. The new way of working offered by PPC2000 is already a success
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Rules of attraction
Michael Latham - It's no wonder there's a skills shortage when the construction industry does so little to make itself attractive. Stop blaming others – it's we who have to change
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Ministerial meddling
Gerald Kaufman - Wembley, Picketts Lock and the new British Library all have one thing in common: government intervention. In no instance did it help at all
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Not entirely acceptable
Rachel Barnes - Consultants asked to agree to "entire agreement clauses" in their terms of appointment should be careful: they could find that they're losing fundamental remedies
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Holding on
Tony Bingham - An adjudicator has told you to pay money to a firm veering towards insolvency, against which you have a counterclaim outstanding. Must you pay?
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Not the best of all possible worlds
Simon Lewis - Because the NHS standard form for PFI contracts assumes a greenfield site, it is geared to conditions that may not reflect those faced in reality