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Experts on tap
I read Paul Donnelly鈥檚 article (15 January, page 50) on expert witness testimony with interest
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CommentGoing the distance: Relevant information
Here鈥檚 a tale of two sisters who got into a row with their builder, followed by five adjudications and a court case that established some useful case law
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My digital life: Niall wright
What are you listening to? Rolf Harris and his didgeridoo. And in particular his Six White Boomers song - a great festive tune.What鈥檚 your favourite website? YouTube makes me chuckle. There's a really funny video on there of a man cycling into a puddle. And the one with two cats ...
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Unjust deserts
I have more sympathy with bankers鈥� bonuses than with the 拢30m paid by the Learning and Skills Council to its staff
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CommentWigging out: Litigation costs
Litigation has become so expensive, and the courts so keen to push cases down other settlement routes, that trials may soon be reserved for only the most exceptional cases
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CommentWhat price, justice?: Jackson's cost review
Lord Justice Jackson has released his recommendations for ways to reduce the cost of litigation and make the courts more accessible. And he鈥檚 done a good job, too
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Planning: The campaign
I totally agree with the need to oppose changes to the planning system (Developers and housebuilders to fight Tory planning proposals, 4 January, building.co.uk)
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CommentWhy can鈥檛 we have boulangeries?
The French have mastered the art of nurturing individual shops and businesses, whereas here, civilised life is leaking out of our town centres. Gus Alexander has an idea鈥�
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Wonders & Blunders with Geoff Capes
Shot-putter and budgie breeder Geoff Capes coos over Burghley House but has strong opinions about the childhood home of one Margaret Roberts
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Up, up and away
I would like to take issue with a recent leader, which expressed the view that rising house prices are somehow a good thing
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CommentAffairs to remember
A 拢9bn property tycoon鈥檚 brief encounter with Mace, the latest conspiracy theories over RMJM鈥檚 dalliance with Fred Goodwin and one architect鈥檚 abusive relationship with the English language
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When adjudication won鈥檛 do: Enterprise vs Tony McFadden
When a water contractor went into liquidation, it left behind a complicated set of debts and contracts, and a continuing legal struggle 鈥�
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Brighter outlook from forecasters, but severe risks remain
The forecasts from Hewes & Associates and Leading Edge sit interestingly against the other winter forecasts for construction output released over the past couple of weeks.They seem to back up the mood among other forecasters that construction workload might not fall as much was feared in the middle of last ...
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We鈥檒l be getting off relatively lightly if the construction workforce drops by 400,000
The latest forecast from the Construction Skills Network (CSN) suggests that the current recession in construction will have led to a drop of about 400,000 in the number employed by the industry once job shedding ends in early 2011.This would mean a drop of about 15% in the workforce. That ...
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Mum: Are we out of recession yet?
You could feel the uneasiness among economists yesterday when the release of official statistics showed that the UK had just scraped enough oomph together in the final quarter of last year to stage a lacklustre return to growth.Most economists had expected the no-growth bar to be cleared by some margin. ...
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The end is nigh?
If two consecutive quarters of declining GDP is most economists鈥� definition of a recession; how come only one quarter鈥檚 growth at 0.1% seems good enough to mark the end of it?Regardless of the semantics; yesterday鈥檚 announcement of the provisional return of economic growth does illustrate the remaining fragility of the ...
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Show your working
Regrettably, the money won鈥檛 go as far as your article on home improvements suggests (8 January, page 42)
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CommentStuck in the middle
The general purpose contractor that turns over 拢70-200m and bases its success on good relations with local councils and health authorities in a particular region has long been the backbone of Britain鈥檚 building industry
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Not from the horse鈥檚 mouth
Your story about Laing O'Rourke (15 January, page 9) could give the impression that the Homes and Communities Agency revealed details to your magazine about this company鈥檚 plans for pre-fabricated housing
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Rules of the games: Olympic health and safety
Not content with running one of the biggest projects in UK history, the Olympic Delivery Authority also wants to overhaul health and safety standards