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An anglocentricismophobe writes
I recently took a little time out from tending my croft and drowning my sorrows after another Calcutta Cup defeat to read 星空传媒.
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CommentThere, there
The proposed European services directive has been dubbed Bolkestein鈥檚 Monster. But it鈥檚 not that terrifying, if you鈥檒l all just calm down and read the small print
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Safety slip
I鈥檓 sure mine is not the only email regarding the article about the Arnolfini Arts Centre in Bristol (11 March, page 50).
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Roger and the women
With reference to Roger Knowles鈥� letter claiming that women choose not to work on site because of their nails (11 March, page 38): well, now we know what he really thinks about women in building.
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Hold your horses
With reference to the article headlined 鈥淢&E trade bodies propose mandatory training levy鈥�, (18 March, page 17), the first paragraph gives the impression that the trade associations within the building services engineering sector are proposing the introduction of a 鈥渃ompulsory training levy鈥�.
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CommentPay for what you get
Good lawyers are said to be reassuringly expensive, so why don鈥檛 clients pay top dollar for quality work by M&E firms? Could it be the sector doesn鈥檛 value itself highly enough?
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CommentGoing too far
A case in the South-west may lend new popularity to a dispute resolution method that many thought had gone out of style
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CommentDirections to Dartmoor
Two solicitors have published a document listing 47 common practices in the industry, all of which are also criminal offences. It鈥檚 a real eye opener 鈥�
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Conflicts in the contract
The claimant brought a claim for damages as widow and executrix of the estate of her husband who was fatally injured in an accident. She had sued Drake International Ltd (her husband鈥檚 employer鈥檚) and Southampton Container Terminals (who conducted operations at the site that the fatality occurred).The trial judge found ...
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Free-range children
Delighted to see that Kingsmead Primary School has 50% lower running costs than a typical school (18 March, page 16). Pity it looks as though it is a farm building for rearing chickens.David Bevan, director, Troika Contracting
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CommentThe case of Rich vs Poor
It is often assumed that disputes are waged between the legal champions of well-heeled clients. But this is not so, as the McLibel case illustrates
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CommentThe arrangement
The Appeal Court has ruled that lawyers and judges are safe from the Proceeds of Crime Act, but that is no help to adjudicators, arbitrators, valuers or clients
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Consultants: caution advised
The purpose of the City of London Law Society novation agreement, according to Paul Cowan and Marc Hanson (18 March, page 54), is for the consultant to be regarded as always performing services for the benefit of the contractor.
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One adjudicator after another
The claimant, EDS, was a principal subcontractor carrying out the design and installation of electrical services at the Great Western Royal Hotel, Paddington. Costain Skanska Joint Venture was the contractor. The contract was the DOM/2 1981 edition including some amendments. EDS sought to enforce the decision of an adjudicator ...
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CommentWho鈥檚 suing whom
A round-up of the writs in the Technology and Construction Court, including a punch-up over 拢45k-a-day delays, a row over the cost of flood damage, and a property deal that turned sour
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There鈥檚 nothing wrong with JCT
Gillian Birkby鈥檚 salutary tale (鈥淎 hard way to earn 拢2鈥�, 11 March, pag1e 60) could be seen to blame JCT80 for the mess that arose from allowing a client to take over part of an uncompleted building. If so, she is wrong.