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CommentThe killer blow
The slide of Botes 星空传媒 into administration has been widely reported. What isn鈥檛 so well known is that in the run up it was involved in a 拢300k legal battle with one of its clients 鈥�
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CommentBanana skins are so last century
Bill Mellor of Coins Construction Software spotted this temporary pipework crossing a pavement in St Petersburg, Russia.
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CommentGive us our time back
Legal aid 鈥� This month our panel of experts locks horns with a client that has withdrawn an extension of time, sacked the architect and refuses to pay what鈥檚 due. Should the contractor down tools, lean on the new architect 鈥� or is adjudication the answer?
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CommentOur undivided attention
Angela Smith gives her backing to 星空传媒鈥檚 99% Campaign and argues that the government is already 100% focused on tackling the energy efficiency of existing stock
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The king is dead, actually
According to 星空传媒 (14 July), Lord Foster鈥檚 proposals to construct a 200-mile canal from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea have the approval of King Hussein of Jordan.
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One agreement or two?
This was an appeal against a master鈥檚 order for summary judgment in favour of Wolsey Securities Ltd. Wolsey brought an action against Abbeygate Management Services (Hampton) Ltd as guarantors of Abbeygate Securities Ltd under a joint venture agreement made between the three parties.Wolsey had granted a loan facility to Abbeygate ...
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CommentA twist in the tale
Here鈥檚 the story of a hot-shot construction lawyer, his fussy wife, a builder who was never there, a bizarre contract and a house in the country 鈥�
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CommentSupermayor
The London mayor has been gifted superpowers to control housing and planning and the question on everyone鈥檚 lips is: how is he going to use them? Ken Livingstone鈥檚 pro-growth housing strategy suggests we can be optimistic
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While were on the subject
Can I bring to your attention to an advert that your publication carried for 鈥淒HL exel supply chain鈥�. The operative in the photograph is standing on the rail of the crane, which I understand is not good health and safety practice. Also the advert goes on to state DHL are ...
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Time for a new revolution
Great Britain is a land covered with urban sprawl, most of it built more than 50 years ago when nobody considered valuing the environment they needed to exist in. The huge loss of energy from inefficient buildings is an embarrassment on a global level, as we initiated the Industrial Revolution.
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Responsible journalism
Last week鈥檚 星空传媒 provided particular amusement to my wife who has taken to flicking through the latest issue while we enjoy breakfast together on a Saturday.
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CommentNuclear fission
Construction bigwigs may be gung ho about Blair鈥檚 nuclear vision for Britain, but among the grassroots there鈥檚 considerable disquiet. Nick Jones gathers fierce opinions on both side of the web divide
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A for effort
Your article 鈥淐ABE: Half of schools are badly designed鈥� (7 July, page 14) gives the wrong message and the report you refer to from CABE is a little out of date, failing as it does to acknowledge the substantial work recently done to improve school design.
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CommentThe view from The Edge
Burn, baby, burn - We鈥檙e meant to be saving energy, so why does it get cheaper the more you use
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CommentThat dizzy feeling
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread 鈥� this is perhaps the phrase that best describes the government鈥檚 current approach to housing policy.
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Me, a cynic?
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.