All articles by Tony Bingham – Page 12

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    News

    What ever will we do without the Poles?

    2008-02-21T10:55:00Z

    News that Polish workers are returning home is a blow to construction. What we need now is a brilliant plan to improve home-grown talent...

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    Comment

    A diamond among the coal

    2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

    The 48 pages of the Fair Payment Charter are largely made up of statements of the bleedin’ obvious worked up by some marketing wizard – but that project bank accounts idea is a real corker

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    There is no alternative

    2007-09-21T00:00:00Z

    It is tempting to pronounce that lawyers should stay out of adjudication and let construction types untangle disputes. But too many arguments can be decided fairly only with specialist legal expertise

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    Comment

    The battle of Easingwold

    2007-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Margaret Tomlinson wanted an extension for her terraced home. Okay, said the builder, that will be £19,500, please. It was downhill all the way after that, ending up in a trial that lasted six-and-a-half days…

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    JCT sleeps with the fishes

    2007-07-13T00:00:00Z

    Standard forms are supposed to make things easy, but that wasn’t exactly the builder’s experience in Reinwood vs Brown. Maybe it’s time the whole lot were taken for a ride …

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    Comment

    Nobody’s forcing you to do it

    2007-06-15T00:00:00Z

    The Construction Act deals a knock-out blow to adjudicators who try to hold on to the award until they get paid. But if the parties don’t like that rule, they don’t have to adjudicate at all

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    News

    If you're going to be wrong at least wear clean underwear

    2007-05-15T10:10:00Z

    If you decide on becoming an arbitrator a trip to Marks & Spencer is vital says Tony Bingham

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    Comment

    Bully beef

    2007-05-04T00:00:00Z

    Did you see any of the BBC TV drama Life on Mars? Sam Tyler, modern day detective, was accidentally catapulted back to 1973, in the same job and surrounded by Sweeney-style coppers of 35 years ago.

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    Comment

    Binghams blog

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Tony Bingham has been released into the ether, with a regular blog on Building’s website. Here’s a taster on that big bugbear, small print ...

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    Comment

    It’s different this time

    2007-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Adjudication is about deciding the ‘now dispute’ and moving on. But it’s not always so simple. In this case, a firm beefed up its arguments and came back for round two

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    Bitter fighting on the home front

    2007-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Forget road rage – it’s during disputes between homeowners and builders that the claws really come out. Fortunately, there is a way to make sure that this doesn’t happen

  • Comment

    Errors of judgment

    2006-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Tony Bingham Half a dozen Appeal Court judges have recently gone on the record to explain what adjudicaton is all about. What a pity they all got it wrong...

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    Comment

    Don’t poke lions

    2006-08-11T00:00:00Z

    Tony Bingham Composite companies hold out the promise of tax savings for the self-employed, so of course they are popular – just make sure you understand how they work so you don’t provoke the taxman

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    Comment

    The pursuit of truth

    2006-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Why has a tiny dispute about windows ended up at the Appeal Court? Because one party had a major allegation - that key facts were witheld at the first trial

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    Comment

    Judging the judges

    2006-04-13T00:00:00Z

    There's no doubt that as decision-makers TCC judges are a class act, but will that make them good mediators? The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators thinks not

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    Nil desperandum

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    If a contractor's request for more time is knocked back, it is free to try again on different grounds - a principle that also applies to so-called ‘open' adjudications

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    The greater good

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The treatment of Sir Roy Meadows, the paediatrician who gave evidence in the case of Sally Clarke, raises larger issues about how we protect the judicial process

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    Let us examine the facts

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    We have to suspend disbelief when watching TV heart-throb Judge John Deed hand out justice from the bench - but in the jury room he's very convincing

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    Beware of mental wizards

    2006-02-17T00:00:00Z

    The courts have just slapped down an adjudicator who based a decision on his own views not the arguments presented. Now, why is that such a rare event?

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    Just don't do it

    2006-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Adjudicators who try to dig up supporting evidence where it is lacking are committing a grave error - and playing into the hands of their detractors