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CommentCDM: An audit
The Health and Safety Executive has just recommended changes to the CDM regulations. So the first question we should ask is: will they do any good?
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CommentOpen Mike: Read all about it
There鈥檚 a new book out on environmental liabilities, which eco-officials, imaginative activists and eagle-eyed lawyers cannot wait to throw at construction firms 鈥�
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Subbies of the world unite
In response to your question 鈥淎re specialists right to get tough?鈥� (15 April, page 15) I am surprised that it has taken them this long.
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CommentA tense situation
Can the party defending an adjudication give new answers after proceedings have begun? Well, it seems that depends on the language used in the question 鈥�
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The perils of not mediating
Burchell, a small builder, entered into a contract to build two extensions to the home of Mr and Mrs Bullard in Bournemouth. The contract provided for four stage payments. Burchell submitted his claim for the third stage payment, but the Bullards refused to pay alleging that some of Burchell鈥檚 work ...
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CommentWe want a new Labour
If a Labour government returns to power next week 鈥� and there鈥檚 little to indicate that it won鈥檛 鈥� at least the construction industry should be pleased. It鈥檚 hard to conclude otherwise. Labour may have lost its appeal on a personal level to those working in the industry, as our ...
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CommentKick out the jams
The boss of Lend Lease鈥檚 European operations gives Britain鈥檚 next government some useful advice on how to keep its election promises
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The Prince and the Peabody, part II
In light of your reference a while back to The Prince of Wales 鈥渓oathing鈥� BedZed and not caring about green building issues (Hansom, 7 January, page 23), I thought you would want to be aware for future reference that: The Prince of Wales has a well-documented passion for environmental concerns ...
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Let鈥檚 not be hasty
I read the spat in your letters pages between Roger Knowles and Sarah Bourne on women in construction.
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CommentLet鈥檚 go shopping
The 鈥楾esco law鈥� reforms would enable construction consultancies to become one-stop-shops, offering their clients legal advice. But will they do it?
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This kite won鈥檛 fly
The item on the early publication of a report by the government on modern methods of construction (8 April, page 24) refers to a 鈥渒itemark鈥� scheme that is to be developed for MMC.
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A cry for help
What can a small builder do when domestic clients refuse point blank to pay their bills? I found that the only option was to decide to close my business
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CommentContext is everything
Contracts are not simply about the words on the page, as their meanings can be ambiguous and cause incorrect assumptions to be made. These cases prove that 鈥�
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Blockheaded thinking
A recent issue published a letter from the president of the Brick and Block Association explaining that bricks and blocks were sustainable products (8 April, page 40).
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Beware the marketeer
Andrew Hill in his letter concerning revisions to PPG3 (April 15, page 40), dismissively and wrongly considered that local authorities do not have the ability to determine housing needs and will make prejudiced decisions.
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An old battleground
The hardy perennial of liquidated damages popped up again in a recent court action, which turned on whether the clause was a penalty, and unenforceable, or not
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Apologies to Hazlin
I have just read the article concerning radio frequency identity technology (22 April, pages 62-64. I spoke to one of your journalists regarding the use of RFID. Unfortunately, our company name has been spelled Gazlin, and not Hazlin. It would have been nice to see our name in your distinguished ...
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A welcome review
All chartered surveyors will be subject to the same conduct and practice requirements, not just QSs. So why the silly headline?