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The pensions black hole
Patrick Kennedy and Caoimhe O鈥橬eill If you sign a contract with a firm that has an underfunded final salary pension scheme, it could drag you into the mire too
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A binding non-binding decision
Tim Elliott (16 July, page 51) applauds the decision of His Honour Judge Thornton in William Verry Ltd vs North West London Communal Mikrah.
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CommentYou animals..
Welcome to 星空传媒鈥檚 annual league table of the 100 biggest UK contracting and housebuilding giants, ranked by turnover, pre-tax profit, operating margin and more besides.
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Counting all the costs
In the issue of 16 July, your leader referred to 鈥渃onsistently reduced construction costs鈥�, and Alistair McAlpine commented that 鈥渁 cheap price and a silver tongue鈥� were generally accepted as 鈥渁n alternative to expertise鈥�.
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Neanderthal Man alive and well
I was rather surprised to read your comment 鈥淣eanderthal Man no longer roams the sites of the land, terrorising small contractors with the assistance of fine legal minds鈥� (16 July, page 3). My job for the past 10 years has been to defend my employer (a subcontractor) against precisely that. ...
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This month Legal Aid
Our experts explain the ins and outs of building insurance, outline the many ways an expert QS can resolve wrangles over costs, and look at who pays when a public sector client clashes with a private utility company over delays
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CommentYou are the weakest link
NHS Estates' Procure 21 is a model of how to run a modern supply-chain. Unfortunately, a system is only as good as the firms that operate it. Take this outfit for example 鈥�
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CommentLet's talk rubbish
The problem raised by the disposal of commodities after consumption is as nothing compared with the problem raised by people who seek to prevent that disposal
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CommentFirst things last
Why did the cost of the Scottish parliament rise from 拢40m to more than 拢400m? Simple. Builders were asked to start work before the designs had been settled
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Don't panic
Just a thought while I was having my cup of tea: the answer to the debate over whether steel or concrete should be used for the protective barriers around the Houses of Parliament (16 July, page 15) is obvious. Sandbags 鈥� hundreds of them should suffice. After all, what was ...
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CommentContract killing
Nobody will be in the least critical of Montpellier鈥檚 decision to walk away from Oxford University鈥檚 medical research centre. Over the past few months, animal rights activists have subjected management, shareholders, staff and their families to vile intimidation, vandalism and fraud.
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CDM made simple
The problem in assessing CDM鈥檚 effectiveness as A Beal suggests (Letters, 2 July, page 32) is that the industry has very rarely implemented the regulations as intended.
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CommentBeware your friends
If two firms snuggle up, and then one finds that the other is (metaphorically) picking its pockets, can it get a judge to intervene? The Court of Appeal had this to say 鈥�
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CommentThe battle of Twickenham
The funny, bitter, heartwarming tale of six men who came together to work on a London pub and found themselves transformed into a band of brothers 鈥�
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Rethinking arbitration
The unmitigated success of adjudication leads us logically to reassess the potential of a streamlined version of arbitration to deal with more complex cases
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Another part to the story
Your article 鈥淓xperts warn of risk from unsafe glass鈥� (18 June, page 17) states that the 星空传媒 Regulations offer insufficient protection to the public from floor-to-ceiling windows and that architects are free to specify non-laminate glass.
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Troubleshooters
Being involved in a fledgling association of project neutrals, I read with interest Simon Lewis鈥� article on their potential use (2 July, page 52).
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A painful omission
Alstom entered into a contract with Railtrack under which there was a pain/gain share provision. Alstom subcontracted part of its works under the main contract to Jarvis. The works were completed and Alstom suffered losses in accordance with the 鈥減ain鈥� provisions of the main contract. Alstom claimed that Jarvis ...
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Lucky mistakes
If your client happens to benefit from your negligence, can you offset that benefit from any damages you owe? This is what the court had to say