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CommentForecasters shade down expectations for construction on private sector growth fears
At best forecasts suggest the industry is facing two years of a second dip into recession
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CommentBIM and the QS: Better late than never
Why are the majority of QSs reluctant to use BIM? It鈥檚 time to get on board before early adopters in the contracting market get too far ahead
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CommentImpartiality of arbitrators: A and others vs 1) B 2) X
This case lead to an examination of whether an arbitrator鈥檚 impartiality was in doubt, and showed that there can be conflict during a proceedings not just at the outset
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CommentU is for unliquidated, V is for variation
In the latest of our jargon-busting series, Michael Conroy Harris explains unliquidated damages and variations, for when a project doesn鈥檛 go to plan (or contract)
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CommentWhat is it that I apparently know that the Bank of England economists do not?
The Bank of England鈥檚 low interest rate approach may lead to a deeper repression and slower growth
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CommentThe economy: Plan B or no Plan B, that is the question
What will the government announce its strategy to tackle the faltering economy to be in its autumn statement?
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CommentThe trouble with letters of intent and the law
Here鈥檚 a case where a 鈥榮ide letter鈥� was relied upon to clarify the key terms under negotiation. The problem is that such documents may not be deemed legally enforceable
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CommentHealthcare: Get well soon
When we think of healthcare, we think of patients, but at the moment it鈥檚 the estate that鈥檚 sick. It needs leadership, innovative development ideas - and a good bedside manner
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CommentHansom: I dare you
This week, contractors go the full monty for a charity calendar, a boss is not amused by the 鈥楲unch Atop Heron Tower鈥� photo and the hot seat at Mouchel proves too much for two chairmen
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Inbox: Good cheer
The October sunshine lifts the mood as readers toast a straight-talking lawyer and a pier in need of a revamp, while QSs insist they have befriended BIM - or would do if the software could be standardised
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CommentMy Digital Life: 聽Martin Carroll
From clothes, to drinks, to timely annecdotes in 140 characters or less, this director likes to roam the web
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CommentPlanning and biodiversity: An inconspicuous truth
When the planning system leaves sites empty, it also blocks money that is urgently needed to enhance local biodiversity, says Jaquelin Fisher
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CommentImpartial arbitration: Tapping into the unconscious
Arbitrators and adjudicators promise to be impartial, but can they be unknowingly biased towards one side?
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CommentAny more for any more?
In light of the Arcadis/EC Harris deal, independent consultants have a choice to make 鈥� and they better choose fast
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CommentAussie rules: The Construction Act in Australia and New Zealand
There has been lots of coverage of the new Construction Act for England and Wales but what about similar legislation in other jurisdictions? Here鈥檚 a guide to the antipodes
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CommentWonders & blunders with Marta Nowicka
Marta Nowicka finds herself transported by the introspective spaces of a private house in Notting Hill - but London Met鈥檚 Graduate Centre does her head in
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CommentBIM: 'Adoption could be slower than people hope'
BIM is a breakthrough, says the outspoken boss of H+H, but how do you avoid backing the equivalent of Betamax
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CommentBreach of public procurement rules: Henry Brothers (Magherafelt) Ltd & Ors vs Department of Education for Northern Ireland
This case shows that framework agreements can be set aside as a remedy for breach of procurement rules
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CommentWhat Brad Bitt can teach Obama about US infrastructure
The moribund state of American infratructure could be transformed if the President followed lessons learnt in the actor鈥檚 new film Moneyball