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Declaring war on waste
With the subject of sustainability hitting the news on a daily basis, it is good that Jennie Price offered some practical advice on how to go about achieving it.
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Collaboration is the real Olympic prize
Project bank accounts and project insurances were pioneered six years ago, but few have adopted them. Will the 2012 Olympics prove the catalyst for permanent change?
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Collaboration is the real Olympic prize
Project bank accounts and project insurances were pioneered six years ago, but few have adopted them. Will the 2012 Olympics prove the catalyst for permanent change?
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Sound check
Plans to run a rail line under Sir Paul McCartney鈥檚 London studio have outraged the former Beatle, according to a tabloid report, but also brought the often neglected issue of unwanted vibrations to the fore.
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CommentWonders & blunders
German architect Bernd Truempler blows a kiss at the Olympia Park in Munich, and a raspberry for our own dear national stadium 鈥�
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CommentGuilt by association
The rules of bias can apply differently to arbitrators and judges. But if you are hoping to use apparent conflicts of interest within a practice to dodge a decision, beware of looking opportunistic
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No help at all
My company has taken on an apprentice in order to put something back into the industry and has done all the right things 鈥� enrolled him at college, contacted the 星空传媒 and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council about an apprenticeship and contacted
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CommentSomething in the air
Yes, there really is and it鈥檚 a worker installing a light fitting with an astonishing disregard for his reproductive future.
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EU judges throw out aggregates tax case
British Aggregates Association loses its challenge on the legality of UK aggregates tax
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Age has always been an issue
Richard Steer provides an interesting perspective on the age discrimination laws that come into force in October. He voices concern that lack of mobility at the top end of the age bracket will stifle prospects for younger entrants to the industry. However, this ignores a fundamental aspect of the demographic ...
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CommentCertifiable adjudicators
Like the umpires in last month鈥檚 ill-fated test match, adjudicators test the dispute against the rules and make a judgment 鈥� unfortunately some construction folk, and one or two lawyers, haven鈥檛 quite grasped that they can鈥檛 tamper with the ball either 鈥�
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CommentCertifiable adjudicators
Like the umpires in last month鈥檚 ill-fated test match, adjudicators test the dispute against the rules and make a judgment 鈥� unfortunately some construction folk, and one or two lawyers, haven鈥檛 quite grasped that they can鈥檛 tamper with the ball either 鈥�
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The adjudication must go on 鈥�
Hillview engaged Botes to carry out certain works under a contract that contained adjudication provisions compliant with the requirements of the Construction Act. A dispute arose in relation to Hillview鈥檚 entitlement to liquidated and ascertained damages as a consequence of delays in completion of certain sections of the works. Hillview ...
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CommentAn actor鈥檚 life
Garvis Snook takes to the stage with his all-singing, all-dancing troupe of Rok staff, while property developers pretend to know about wine and Ken Yeang reveals a movie-star influence
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Unclear intentions
The claimant had retained the defendant as architect in connection with certain construction works that the claimant wished to be carried out at his property. Before the works were completed certain disputes arose between the two parties. The claimant instructed solicitors who wrote a letter of claim to the defendant ...
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CIC publishes Scottish novation agreement
Construction Industry Council launches Scottish edition of its novation agreement for consultants
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What's yours is yours
State your case 鈥� When a contractor goes bust it鈥檚 simply accepted that poor old subbies hand over all materials on site to the employer. But this could be an infringement of their human rights
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CommentNow and then 鈥� Penned in a nest
David Rogers on whether you would wish your wife or your servants to live in a block of flats 鈥�
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What have you missed?
If you鈥檝e been away this summer, the government鈥檚 latest requirements for planning applications may have passed you by. They aim to make developers provide more detail at outline planning stage, and inevitably will cause headaches