All Comment articles – Page 539
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Hand over all the money
You can recover damages for losses caused by breach of contract but probably not for the loss of the use of money awarded in damages. Interest, in other words.That’s a bit odd isn’t it?
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Adjudication:The glass is half full, Rupert
Rupert Choat cited the number of cases that adjudication has thrown up, listed problems with some grey areas and concluded that the glass was half empty. Here’s the other side of the story
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Adjudication:The dangers of DIY
We must make sure that lay representativaes in adjudication have adequate knowledge of the law and the process
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ buys a pint … for University of East London students
Ðǿմ«Ã½ treated four architect students to a pint or two and recorded their thoughts on 3D rendering, the smoking ban and, er, dating other architects
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What London needs
Further to your article on the establishment of a London board of the Home and Communities Agency (7 February, Ðǿմ«Ã½.co.uk), the availability of affordable housing in the capital is one of the city’s most pressing issues.
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How safe are the specialists?
Another well known family name looks like becoming history this week. In an echo of the famous sale of Laing to O’Rourke in 2002, Hills Electrical was taken over by one of its rivals for the nominal sum of a pound.
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Young at heart
If it’s not Chris Liddle rocking Old Trafford or Julian Daniels shouting from the stands, then it’s Will Alsop talking dirty or … goodness, is that Richard Steer with those gun-toting heavies?
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Here to go
Our latest columnist, Tory shadow minister Michael Gove, ponders how long Caroline Flint will hold on to her job – especially after that debut speech …
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The facts of life
I read with interest the copious articles (8 February, page 62-65) regarding the Office of Government Commerce’s Guide to Best Fair Payment Practice and the follow-on subject of project bank accounts.
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Sourcing materials overseas: Foreign entanglements
Did you know you can cut the cost of materials 30% by getting them overseas? And did you also know the risks you’re running by doing so?
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E is for express terms, F is for fitness for purpose
The A to Z of construction law:Â Our instant course in legal concepts continues with some advice on how express terms can muddy the waters, and a guide to fitness for purpose obligations
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When theres nobody to chase
Tony Bingham’s boss, a main contractor, was very good at chasing retentions from employers and getting paid (25 January, page 60); the problem comes when the employer goes bust.
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Wonders & blunders
Two English icons inpire Claire Sweeney: one with pride in the skills of its builders and designers, the other revulsion for the money wasted on it
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Phase One goes to Birmingham
Over a hundred of Birmingham's bright young things came to the latest Phase One networking party hosted by Ðǿմ«Ã½
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Awarding interest:Claymore Services Ltd vs Nautilus Properties Ltd
Nautilus, the leasehold owner of a London property, engaged Claymore to refurbish and convert the property into a hotel, restaurant, nightclub, and a number of bars. The work began in 2001, under a letter of intent, and was completed in 2002. The parties did not conclude a formal contract. ...
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ goes speed dating … with architects and developers
Because I was otherwise occupied on Valentine’s day, Cabe and the RIBA invited me to a speed-dating event on 13 February.
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An honest answer
Reading Amanda Levete’s arguments in support of nuclear power (8 February, pages 30 -31) reminded me of a conference I attended four years ago.