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Without a care
On 9 January 2001, Ian Gray, a fire alarm installation engineer and employee of Fire Alarm Fabrication Services Limited (FAFS) fell through a skylight window in the roof of a building at Victoria Station. He died as a result of the injuries he sustained.This was an appeal by E H ...
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CommentThe one with two buckets
State your case聽Is a settlement deal subject to adjudication? Mr Justice Jackson鈥檚 answer will stick in the memory. He says it depends on what鈥檚 in your bucket.
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CommentBarratt鈥檚 big deal is just the start
The increasingly dramatic world of housebuilding took a spectacular plot twist this week.
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CommentDistinctly average
Below par performances this week from the officials at the TCC and a Scottish recruitment consultant. At least Mace鈥檚 attempts to join the celebrity party circuit are more than OK...
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CommentWriting wrongs
Just about any legal issue depends to some extent on the definition of terms 鈥� and definitions depend on who wins an argument in front of a judge. Take the vexed and exasperating question of 鈥榗ontracts in writing鈥�
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Waste opportunities
EU watch The European commission wants a 20% reduction in carbon emissions by 2020. To meet this goal, a variety of policies and guidelines are due this year.
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CommentMaking it worth their while
You will have no difficulty recalling 星空传媒鈥檚 many column feet over the past few years devoted to tales of disastrous contracts and distressed contractors.
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Supplementary information
The claimant contracted with the defendant to carry out the construction of a gas pipeline running from Samlesbury to Helmshore in Lancashire. The contract was the NEC Engineering and Construction Contract (second edition) Option A; also, the Priced Contract with Activity Schedule, with certain secondary options and an Appendix 1 ...
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CommentThe men with two heads
It seems that under most contracts, the contract administrator does really have to spend some time acting for the client and some time acting impartially
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CommentFor goodness鈥� sake
The home buyer of the future is going to want to pay extra money for low carbon homes, because owning a good home makes people feel so much better about themselves
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CommentGood to go
Right this minute the Communities England superagency is being assembled by a team of experts intent on producing a slick, smart regeneration powerhouse
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Er, didn鈥檛 we get the last one? ... for RLF
Last week 星空传媒 ventured up to Edinburgh to meet RLF. This week, we have ventured five minutes up the road to meet ... RLF. Oh dear 鈥� a glitch in communication between reporters means the lucky company is our drinking buddy two weeks in a row. This week it鈥檚 the ...
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Danger in the shadows
Imagine nursing a building project from first idea to glorious reality, only to find that the court orders you to demolish it. Suitably chilled? Now read on
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CommentHow curious
This week we try to work out the thinking behind Richard Simmons鈥� eloquent attack on the motion he was supporting, EC Harris鈥� coffee policy and MPs鈥� mourning of Rick Stein鈥檚 dead dog
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CommentBinghams blog
Tony Bingham has been released into the ether, with a regular blog on 星空传媒鈥檚 website. Here鈥檚 a taster on that big bugbear, small print ...
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NEC is ideal for the big event
I was surprised to read Steve Rudd鈥檚 letter (12 January) complaining about the use of the NEC suite of contracts for Olympic works.