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CommentLet鈥檚 rebuild our legal system
The fundamental truth about contract law is that those who use it don鈥檛 understand it, and so it endangers their survival. Shouldn鈥檛 the government rethink the whole thing?
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Finer matters
Some of us may remember the Royal Fine Art Commission (RFAC). It was about as effective as Cabe, though having to work more through the community
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Domino effect
Regarding your article 鈥淏ovis asks suppliers about Rok exposure鈥� (12 November, page 11), I for one can see nothing untoward in this move
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CommentPhilosopher鈥檚 dog dilemma
The odds are stacking up against development, with a lack of private funding, planning in chaos and a shift in power towards the nimbys, says Pascale Scheurer
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CommentDifficult jurisdictions: Libya
In the first of a series on difficult jurisdictions, Chris Hill turns the focus on Libya where the opportunities are on a par with its challenges
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CommentHansom:聽Hue and cry
Modern classicism shows its colours (anything you like as long as it鈥檚 white), while those who should be blushing a beautiful shade of pink include Cabe, Jarvis, and, ahem, a few of our colleagues
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CommentQuality control
Bingham and Walker pirouette around the truth (29 October, page 52), without coming to the point, in arguing the duty a QS owes to the client in valuing work in progress under a JCT contract. JCT makes it clear that only the architect is to judge if what is being ...
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Future burdens ...
Regarding the loophole in the new Part L rules, this is a missed opportunity by the communities department to drive down the emissions of new-build homes
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Comment星空传媒 buys a pint 鈥� for Cluttons
Surveyors seem to have a predilection for rather shiny watering holes in west(ish) London when 星空传媒 Buys a Pint. The Portman, which has removed most of its old wooden interior in favour of cream walls and rack upon rack of immaculate glassware, is no exception
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CommentInnovation in blockwork: The Wi Beam
In an industry notoriously cautious of innovation, it鈥檚 quite something to meet a brickwork contractor who鈥檚 not only inventive but also prepared to see his inventions through
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CommentWhy we should train architects on the job
Higher education is going to become increasingly inaccessible, so why don鈥檛 we create ways of training while working
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Future of education looks prefab
Local authorities were due to find out this week how much they will have available to spend on schools. Labour鈥檚 拢55bn 星空传媒 Schools for the Future (BSF) programme has been abolished and the coalition has pledged to spend 拢15.8bn improving the school estate.
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CommentHouse building recovery stalls and a further fall can鈥檛 be ruled out
Housing completions in England are down 12% year-on-year
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Jobs scene a little brighter today, but what does the future hold?
Rate of construction redundancies returns to pre-recession levels.
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CommentInflation: a reason to be cheerful or a cause for concern?
What鈥檚 driving the 3.2% inflation rate and does it matter for construction?
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CommentConstruction industry is 拢1bn smaller as official growth rate is trimmed
Revised output figures for construction have impacted on GDP growth in Q2
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CommentWhat鈥檚 wrong with tradition?
Let鈥檚 not write off conventional contracting just yet, as some would have us do. Used in the right place at the right time, it is just as robust as any other procurement method