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In criticism of Michael
Any investor in the construction sector must have read Sir Michael Latham鈥檚 article 鈥淚n defence of Peter鈥� (17 September, page 31) with dismay bordering on disbelief, particularly his final paragraph regarding the general public鈥檚 鈥渆nvious carping about salaries of industry leaders鈥�.
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The value of conflict 鈥�
Peter Rogers鈥� argument for one professional institute to replace all the existing bodies (24 September, page 24) is a step too far 鈥� too radical for the 鈥渟ilo mentality鈥� of the individual professions (the unhappily accurate words of your perceptive leader that week, page 3). But perhaps more importantly, the ...
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CommentGood times don鈥檛 come cheap
鈥淲e鈥檝e had six fantastic years of steady growth. Now it feels much more fragile.鈥�
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BIW response
Your article 鈥淚nland Revenue probes IT provider BIW鈥�, (24 September, page 14) is, in our view, sensationalist and potentially misleading.
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Arup鈥檚 cunning plan
Arup Major Projects鈥� case studies (17 September, page 48) are good examples of programme management and Arup is undoubtedly adept at this.
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CommentAn ouzo to the Olympics
Perhaps we should have consulted the Oracle at Delphi before the Athens Olympics, because the project managers turned out to be inaccurate soothsayers
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Laboured, not loved
鈥淭he British people have lost confidence in Tony Blair but still prefer him as prime minister to Michael Howard,鈥� a poll in The Times revealed this week.
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CommentHarsh reality
Rudi Klein聽goes in search of the ideal integrated supply chain 鈥� and instead stumbles upon another subcontract that perpetuates inequality, unfairness and risk-dumping
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CommentWhy Will has no Grace
If the axing of my Fourth Grace has taught me anything, it鈥檚 that politicians may demand iconic architecture but they actually want safe designs with no financial risk attached
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CommentUncool customer
So MSPs are peeved they had to pay 拢431m for their parliament. But if the contractors delivered what the client said it wanted, why accept less than the true cost?
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A costly cargo
By various contracts made during the period between April 2001 and July 2001 Log-o-Mar agreed to charter five vessels (one of which was the Mega S) to Croyndon/ Craft for voyages carrying steel from Black Sea ports to Umm Qasr in southern Iraq. Disputes arose in relation to these contracts, ...
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CommentWonders & blunders
Can London鈥檚 newest skyscraper be both a wonder and a blunder? Academic James Woudhuysen has it both ways
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Cover your back
Under the German civil code, contractors and clients can protect themselves against risk in several ways, but each one must be approached with caution
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CommentAgreement on principles
The first rule in law school is that an agreement to agree is not a contract. The second rule in law school should be that all rules have their exceptions
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CommentMoney鈥檚 silver tongue
You can ask an adjudicator to step down from an adjudication but as it is his decision, and his fee, the likelihood is that he鈥檒l find compelling reasons to stay
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CommentWhat are you implying?
The hills of Stockport were alive with implied terms, or so Mowlem and one of its subcontractors, PHI Group, thought. But were they right?