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Bring back arbitration
Before we made the big mistake of demoting it, arbitration used to be the main place for dispute resolution. Soon parliament will have the chance to make amends 鈥�
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CommentSecond best is no good at all: impressions from the Labour party conference
Fresh from the Labour conference, Amanda Levete muses on the pointlessness of second place, the deviousness of committees and the role of a great leader in making great buildings
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Free schools explained: Is that a free-for-all ahead?
Controversial they may be, but free schools remain central to the government鈥檚 education vision. Private sector contractors will need to keep their eye on the chance
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CommentAdvising traditional procurement: Have I really been negligent?
Solicitors can explain legal issues and draft and negotiate contracts relating to procurement, but they don鈥檛 choose which route to take - that is the client鈥檚 decision
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CommentWhat house price falls might mean for future housing construction
The sharp fall in the Halifax house price index serves as a warning for those relying on rising private sector housebuilding for future growth
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CommentRetrofit revolution reflects austere times
BRE鈥檚 Victorian Terrace Retrofit project showcases very sensible innovations that will cut carbon in existing housing stock
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CommentWhat Cameron didn't say in his speech
The prime minister鈥檚 party conference speech was light on detail, but then he鈥檚 saving all that for another date in October鈥�
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CommentThe first of many BSF legal challenges?
While councils may be minded to claim back wasted costs, private sector players are just focused on not making a bad situation worse
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CommentWhat you need to know about the Equality Act
Measures that came into force on 1 October will take some construction employers by surprise, here鈥檚 why鈥�
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CommentClaiming liquidated damages: Azimut-Benetti vs Darrell Marcus Healey
This row about a 鈧�38m yacht has some interesting lessons for parties entering into construction contracts too鈥�
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CommentGeorge Osborne's got good and bad news
The chancellor raised a laugh at conference today, but when it comes to cuts he鈥檚 deadly serious
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CommentZaha's big night
She鈥檚 waited a long time for it, and on Saturday night Zaha Hadid finally gave her acceptance speech for the Stirling Prize
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CommentMust-see TV
Christopher Hare snapped these two committed couch potatoes trying to fit a TV aerial in a rainy London Bridge. Clearly the television schedules must have improved since we last looked 鈥�
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CommentWhat the pooping man told us
Engineers鈥� wizardry is beyond question, but they still suffer from a cultural cringe when it comes to the question of creativity. Luckily, Chris Wise met someone who explained the whole thing
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Long live RSLs
Oh dear Mr Shapps! What an ill-conceived comment about housing association 鈥渇at cat鈥� pay
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CommentHansom:聽Everything in its place
Sticklers for detail are thick on the ground this week: billionaire property owners insisting their wires are not crossed, the company that won鈥檛 be called a contractor and a ferocious fight for a full stop
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Green gauge
Exactly how the Green Investment Bank will be funded and managed continues to be up for debate but there is only so much longer this can go on before the 鈥済reenest government ever鈥� gets a reputation for being all talk and no action
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Rush to judgment: Southern Insulation vs How Engineering
Southern Insulation was facing a complex multiparty action. To avoid dragging it out over the August recess it applied for a quick decision. This is what happened next鈥�
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CommentHello, Ed 鈥�
Ed Miliband took to the Labour party conference stage this week and declared himself firmly on your side. 鈥淵ou see, when you cancel thousands of new school buildings at a stroke, it isn鈥檛 just bad for our kids, it鈥檚 bad for construction companies at a time when their order books ...