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CommentHansom: Ever hopeful
An architect invents a gift for the person who has everything else in London and Battersea Power Station is confident people will buy its merchandise
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CommentJoin the conversation
Looking back on 2017, perhaps the kindest thing we can say about it was that it was underwhelming
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CommentLegal blog: The inquisitor's little helpers
In Severfield vs Duro Felguera, the defendant refused to come to court. The judge鈥檚 response holds useful guidance
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CommentCase in focus: adjudicator鈥檚 reasons
Where the decision did not explain why a set-off defence had been rejected, had the adjudicator failed to exhaust his jurisdiction?聽
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CommentLegal blog: 2017 in review
This year confirmed the care needed by parties regarding the terms they contract on. We were also gifted yet more updated standard forms, just in time for Christmas
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Comment2017: Uncertain times
After a confusing and sometimes troubling year, the construction industry must press forward and build the houses that the government and public wants to see
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CommentSky-scraping the barrel: have we reached the height of silliness?
Will the race to the top ever stop?
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CommentThe industry needs more engineers
Should industry re-evaluate what educational establishments, particularly universities, can do to encourage and inspire more people into the sector?
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CommentStrengthening tendering for a brighter future
It has been a long few weeks in politics, ending with agreement it seems and the 鈥渆nd of the beginning鈥� for the process of leaving the EU
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CommentAll change in the FIDIC forms
Seventeen years after the FIDIC forms first arrived, a second edition has been issued. The new Red, Silver and Yellow books focus on greater clarity in parties鈥� obligations and avoiding/resolving disputes as the contract proceeds
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CommentHansom: Little quirks
Peter Rogers reveals a penchant for leathers, while Frankfurt is compared unfavourably to Milton Keynes and Argent unveils an experimental Christmas tree聽
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CommentWe must face the challenges raised by digital innovation head on as an industry
It is clear from events like 星空传媒 Live鈥檚 鈥淒igitising Construction鈥� that our industry is hungry for the benefits of digital and technological progress.聽
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CommentTechnology: is there sufficient reason for boards to invest?
Boards of directors will inevitably ask questions on cost and return, but technology needs to be embraced deliver productivity and create opportunity
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CommentLegal blog: Carry your own can
Jim Alexander warns independent experts to stick firmly to the scope and duties of their role 鈥� those who fail to do so can鈥檛 shift blame and liability elsewhere
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CommentLegal blog: The proposals that got away
Sir Michael Latham, who died last month, changed the way the construction industry operates but there鈥檚 some way to go before the vision set out in Constructing the Team is fully realised
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CommentA radical London Plan, but not radical enough
It鈥檚 encouraging that the Mayor has unshackled development from outdated density limits which have unnecessarily curtailed the growth of Greater London, but can we do more?
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CommentIt's easy if you try
Imagine a future where autonomous vehicles and intelligent transport networks create not only stress-free commutes, but also quieter and greener cities
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CommentDraft London Plan: ripping up the rule book?
The Mayor鈥檚 claim to be 鈥榬ipping up the planning rule book鈥� in order to revolutionise housing delivery may be聽audacious, but there are聽sensible and progressive changes afoot, write Alex Woolcott and Karen Cooksley of Winckworth Sherwood
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CommentBrexit and skills: Joining the dots
The latest hitch in the Brexit negotiations leaves the country in a state of limbo and construction dealing with a host of unknowns, not least the status of its EU workers who we all rely on to build our homes and infrastructure
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CommentYour industry is not supporting you...
Is there a gap in research and information available to help construction practitioners get on with their jobs?聽