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CommentHansom: Rave on
Now the sun鈥檚 out, everyone鈥檚 up for a good time, whether it鈥檚 a Wild Sex Party, a boat party, or John Dodds鈥� one-man, one-vote Lie Around In The Sun All Summer Party
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CommentThe real deal
Settlement agreements promise greater certainty but should be handled with care
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CommentNever mind the counter claims
If I owe you 拢20 and you owe me 拢10, can I ask an adjudicator to ignore my debt and make you pay up? This eternal problem has just been tackled once again by the courts
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Low carbon needs high spending
The UK Committee on Climate Change has reported that the 8.6% reduction in carbon emissions last year was mostly due to the economic downturn, with only a small fraction being a consequence of green policies
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Charles, Camilla and Ike
The prima donna architects who hurl abuse at Prince Charles (most recently regarding his Chelsea Barracks intervention) ought to have a very careful read of the excellent articles written by Ike Ijeh in 星空传媒 (page 12) and Camilla Cavendish in The Times, both published on 2 July
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Take it to the bridge: Where engineering meets music
If only our ears were as big as parachutes, we鈥檇 be able to hear the built environment, says Chris Wise, and then we鈥檇 discover that a building can be every bit as musical as a violin
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A bit of revision
The rules on the taking of evidence in international arbitration are used as a benchmark by tribunals. So you probably want to know what the impact of recent revisions will be
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CommentCan school bid costs be recovered?
Procurement processes are usually set up to give the procuring body no duty to pay bid costs if schemes don鈥檛 go ahead. But there may be particular circumstances on certain contracts that could justify bidders recovering their bid costs
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Lose the legal battles
Having read that the largest construction lawsuit in UK history has finally reached an end (鈥淔inal whistle for 拢253m Wembley row鈥�, 25 June, page 9), it never ceases to amaze me that contractors still have inadequate project control measures in place to avoid such situations
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CommentThe birds and the bats
星空传媒鈥檚 piece on biodiversity was really superb and extremely useful (25 June, page 58)
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Q+A from 星空传媒 Answers
星空传媒鈥檚 Forum regulars offer their advice on problems. This week: extending a shared roof
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CommentAre we on the edge of a second house price crash?
Is the market heading for a protracted decline or will prices stabilise and hold or continue to creep up from the trough of a year or so ago.
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CommentWhat the death of the regional strategy means for housebuilding
In the absence of a new planning package from the government, the revocation of the RS could slow housebuilding yet further
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CommentIssue the notice or pay the price
If a requirement to issue a notice on time or budget extension is not properly met, the contractor may end up out of pocket
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CommentPilon vs Breyer Group: adjudicator's jurisdiction
The judge in this case came down against the adjudicator and warned parties not to seek to overly restrict his jurisdiction
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CommentBSF cuts: the legal implications
Whether a school is deemed 鈥檚topped鈥�, 鈥檜naffected鈥� or 鈥檚ubject to review鈥� they give rise to a host legal issues you need to know about鈥�
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CommentSerpentine Pavilion: Red Ken
Jean Nouvel's new Serpentine Pavilion in Kensington Gardens proves that Central St. Giles does not have the monopoly on colour in London's urban landscape this summer.
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CommentConstruction advertising: it's all about communities
Word of mouth, but with an online twist, will be central to construction advertising in 2012