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CommentIt was the torpedo, stupid
Everyone finds global claims confusing but a Scottish court armed only with common sense and a First World War U-boat has helped us all out
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Name that tree
To the timber industry, the names of timber, wood, hardwood and softwood are fundamental.
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Tolson III: The Reckoning
Tune into the latest episode of our real-life renovation saga, where our hero and his family finally take possession and live happily ever after 鈥� apart from the snagging
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CommentSix ways to handle risk
Do you deal with the terrifying business of building with the help of an umbrella, an ostrich, your small intestines, your muscles, a snowboard or a mushroom?
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CommentGarvis Snook鈥檚 path to power
As you may know, the chief executive of Rok turned his contractor from a 拢7m minnow into a 拢100m tiger shark in four years. What you may not know about is his 15-year struggle to get the chance to do it.
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No better offer
The claimant successfully sued the defendant for an accident at work to his thumb, and obtained judgment in the sum of 拢40,854. This sum included damages and interest up to the date of judgment, which was 16 February 2004. The defendant had made a payment into court of 拢40,000 in ...
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CommentOn being bothered
To turn up late to a meeting is to waste time, money and goodwill. It also creates the impression of laziness and arrogance. So why does everyone keep doing it?
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Before BUMA
You state that the Hyde Housing Association scheme in south London by Polish company BUMA, which cost 拢1260/m2, 鈥渂rings prefabrication within Housing Corporation budgets for the first time鈥� (23 July, page 12).
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Protocol鈥檚 progress
The Society of Construction Law鈥檚 rules for handling delay can now be incorporated into your contract 鈥� with dramatic consequences for the programme
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When will you pay me?
The plight of Spectrum, the fit-out contractor that called in the administrators last week, illustrates why passions are running so high on the subject of payment (see news).
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The nuclear option
The flow of interim payments has come to a stop and it looks ominous. What to do? Wait for an adjudication 鈥� or go for broke with a winding-up petition?
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Ships that pass on the motorway
As a regular passer of the RAC control centres at Bristol and Walsall (30 July, page 34), perhaps someone could enlighten me about the obviously nautical inspiration in the designs. The centre at Bristol screams Noah鈥檚 Ark (when not attracting divine thunderbolts, causing the computer system to shut down!) and ...
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Quality is key
I would like to take this opportunity to respond to your invitation for views on whether or not the Quality Mark can be resurrected (2 July, page 15).
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Mark my words, Gordon
If the chancellor thinks that his backing the Quality Mark will rid the industry of cowboy builders, he鈥檚 obviously got a lot to learn about cowboy customers
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Silence is not golden
The appellant provided architectural services to the respondents with regards to four projects. The respondents failed to pay the appellant for his services and he brought a claim for payment of his fees. The judge at first instance found that an agreement for fees to be paid was implied (an ...
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Stuck in first gear
I read with interest your leader article 鈥淎ssisted Suicide鈥� and 鈥淲atts: BRE is on a precipice鈥� (23 July, page 12) on the DTI鈥檚 proposal to end the practice of ringfencing money for construction research and development.
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Exit the engineer
The ICE form has long required engineers to resolve 鈥榤atters of dissatisfaction鈥�. Well, that鈥檚 all over now, because the seventh edition has new rules
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CommentCompulsory purchases
Two legal textbooks have just been published, and if you鈥檙e in the business of fighting or resolving disputes, you simply have to have them on your shelf