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An uneven load
Tony Bingham鈥檚 article (25 August, page 44) was interesting but I wondered if Mr Moon had any responsibilities?
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Watch those lawyers
I have often been forced down the lawyer path of giving construction dispute advice with the preamble of 鈥渙n the one hand, and on the other鈥�, I was thus somewhat surprised to read that Helen Garthwaite (23 June, page 80) has the confidence to take a firm view.
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CommentLife in the inbetween
Whether you think its right or wrong, Tony Blair鈥檚 impending eviction from Downing Street is going to have repercussions for the industry.
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CommentWhat I saw on my holidays
Mark Nash of the Architects Design Group spied these workmen while holidaying in Budapest this summer. 鈥淣o scaffolding, no harness, no margin for error,鈥� he notes. Beautiful city though the Hungarian capital undoubtedly is, I doubt the view was worth it 鈥�
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CommentUpdating heritage
Constructing Excellence South West supports the 99% Campaign. I would be interested to have a discussion with someone about involving English Heritage in this process as I believe that listed buildings and buildings in conservation areas have a contribution to make.
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More than a short-term fix
I read with interest the article on health and safety training for foreign workers (25 August, page 24). At Six Two Training, we are offering CSCS courses for foreign workers in a variety of languages, including Polish, Russian and several others. Despite actively marketing the courses, the uptake has been ...
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Feathering your nest
Tax tips 鈥� Bird protection areas are thwarting schemes and reducing land values. But, according to Salvador Amico, you may be able to improve your cash flow by deferring your tax liability
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CommentFond farewells
This week we come to terms with the eventual departures of Colin Harding and Sir Peter Mason, bid adieu to the women-only construction empire and kiss goodbye to our invite to CLM鈥檚 all-night party
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CommentDonald and Mahmood
What happens when the blog, the revenge weapon of the lowly and humble of the earth, is taken up by towering talents such as, er, Donald Trump and Mahmood Ahmadinejad? Nick Jones found out
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CommentDont touch that dial
It鈥檚 tough being an arbitrator. You鈥檙e expected to have expert skills in your field and be able to shoulder a weighty judicial burden. And one wrong move, such as making a simple phone call, will get you thrown off the job 鈥�
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CommentHarry Houdini is dead
Two weeks ago we ran the story of the consultant that got caught up in a legal wrangle over a landslip. The case then proceeded to the Court of Appeal, where it attempted an impossible escape 鈥�
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Crossed wires
Gardiner & Theobald provides a very useful cost comparison between wired and wireless networks (14 July, page 80). Wireless technology is shown to be about 35% the cost of a wired network.
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The taxman cometh
This was a trial of a preliminary issue. The issue was whether the contract for supply of building workers to London Recruitment Services was a contract with one subcontractor (Euro Pay Limited) which held a Construction Industry Scheme Tax Certificate or whether Euro Pay was itself contracting as agent for ...
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Bricking it
Did anyone else see the feature on TV on 17 August about A level results and school leavers.
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CommentA model answer to a difficult problem
Future schools have to use a fraction of the energy of the ones we have now. Here Simon Foxell and Bill Bordass explain what designers can do to make it happen
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CommentAge can wither
Age Discrimination Act 鈥� Giving employees the right to carry on working for ever will have a devastating impact on the development of businesses, as older workers hinder the succession of younger talent to the top