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Comment... and then there were two
It seems Mark Hammond, 12 November鈥檚 blunder spotter, was not alone.
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CommentHansom:聽Look over there!
Distractions abound in the industry this week, from executive toys in Rok鈥檚 offices, elusive bosses, misplacing a wind farm and a handy suggestion for the Irish government鈥檚 PR team
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CommentFairness heads south
Come back John Prescott, all is forgiven! You probably never thought you鈥檇 hear such a plea
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CommentProving economic duress
Some construction clients are trying to force their suppliers to drop prices. But the courts will come down hard on those who rely on illegitimate threats and financial leverage
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Dismissing contractors
An employer who finds a defect during construction may be tempted to dismiss the contractor. But the contractor can fire back that the work shouldn鈥檛 be judged until it鈥檚 finished
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CommentNo complaints: Holystone vs Volker Stevin
Here鈥檚 a court case of an adjudication that went to enforcement, in which all four arguments a party used in its defence were defeated 鈥�
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How to claim interest
There is no common-law right to interest when someone is late paying you, so providing for it in the contract is best. Even without that, you鈥檝e still got a fighting chance
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CommentWonders & blunders with Bruce Kennedy
BDP鈥檚 director is inspired by New York鈥檚 forward-looking Rockefeller Centre, built in dark economic times, but regrets the retrogressive timidity of SOM鈥檚 One World Trade Centre
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CommentLocal authorities and housebuilding
Local authorities are using their new powers to cancel planned housing schemes, but that doesn鈥檛 mean housebuilders should just sit back, says Chris Cobbold
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CommentPFI alternatives: A change of route
The damning National Audit Office report on the M25 widening scheme is the latest sign that PFI might be nearing the end of the road. But what are the alternatives?
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CommentAcademia isn鈥檛 up to the job
University research consistently fails to address the practical realities of construction. What we need is industry people in academic posts controlling the purse strings
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CommentForecasters at Leading Edge see growth after a shallow drop next year
Forecasters optimistic that growth in private sector will compensate for loss in public work
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CommentPassivhaus refurb diaries, part 7: Rendered insulation
Rendered insulation was used at the back of this Victorian house but there were problems to overcome 鈥�
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CommentConstruction鈥檚 downward revision yet to show in GDP figures
The latest construction figures will be factored into GDP figures next month
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CommentRICS survey points heavily to a return to recession
Survey indicates surveyors鈥� workloads are now falling
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Not over yet
I enjoyed the broad-ranging discussion as a panel member of the round table on cavity walls on 7 September
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