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CommentWatch out, Homer Simpson
Judges interpret contracts with reference to what a reasonable person would understand under the circumstances. Just don鈥檛 expect any help if you claim stupidity
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CommentHansom Romantic interlude
The mating season is here again, so let鈥檚 enjoy the gorgeous sight of architects displaying to clients while headhunters feather their nests and Ken Livingstone bangs heads with the French
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CommentFighting the invisible killer
New regulations aim to drastically cut down the number of deaths caused by asbestos-related diseases through management, licensing and prohibition guidelines
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CommentGive it a chance
The ODA is taking lots of flak for its sustainable development policy. But Jennie Price, outgoing WRAP supremo and incoming Sport England chief, thinks we should cut them some slack
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Forget the buildings
Amanda Levete鈥檚 views on the need for 鈥渋nternationally renowned鈥� architects to design the buildings for the Olympic Games are a powerful demonstration of how the job you do can warp your perceptions (鈥淒oing what it takes鈥�, 9 February, page 34).
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CommentVisas alone are not the answer
The RICS鈥� campaign to persuade the Home Office to relax the rules preventing overseas QSs staying in the UK is a no-brainer.
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CommentBoth ends against the middle
Tony Bingham聽Is it the dispute decider鈥檚 job to pick one of the warring parties鈥� positions and declare it the right one? Or can they come up with a solution that neither party argued for?
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What the law says about legal costs
If you think you have to operate complicated rules on invoices and payments, spare a thought for your legal adviser, who is under all manner of statutory obligations and constraints
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Will this do?
I was pleased to read your article about office fit-outs (鈥淐all that sustainable?鈥� 26 January, page 50).
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CommentDoing what it takes
The Olympics will only truly succeed if the powers-that-be overcome their intellectual timidity and attack the problem with passion, imagination and a whole lot of money
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CommentA skip of one鈥檚 own
If a skip has your name stamped on the side, that鈥檚 your skip, isn鈥檛 it? And anyone who takes it should jolly well give it back, right? Well, not always, as this cautionary tale demonstrates
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CommentA modest proposal
Tony Bingham聽Rather than trying to sort out disputes when they occur, wouldn鈥檛 it be easier to just write clear and fair contracts so that rows don鈥檛 occur in the first place?
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What do you mean, 鈥榖e reasonable鈥�?
聽When deciding to end a contract, is it reasonable to consider your commercial interests based on the employer鈥檚 history of legal actions? This is what a judge in Salford had to say
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How Lift has worked wonders
Your article on the Lift primary healthcare programme raised some interesting points about how effective the scheme has been since its inception and certainly merits further analysis (26 January, page 38).
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CommentDangerous drop
Sites are safer than they were in 2002, but the next set of HSE statistics will show that things are getting worse. The causes are difficult to pinpoint but the solutions are easier to find