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CommentWonders & blunders
James Sunley takes his hat off to the wonders of the Michelin building, then thumbs his nose at David Wilson's anonymous estate
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How late is too late?
Missing a deadline in a contract can have dire consequences, but you may not be surprised to learn that in construction some deadlines are stricter than others
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Forcing the issue
There had been a long running dispute between the long lease holders of County Hall and the owner/operator of the art gallery housed in part of the first floor of the building known as the Versace Gallery. The first defendant, Danovo Ltd enjoyed a 20 year sub-lease from the sixth ...
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Riddles and fiddles
You may not be able to find a T5 worker who made 拢55,000, or explain where Dennis Lenard's 300,000 workers are hiding, but you can get a dodgy CSCS card tomorrow
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CommentPerformance driven
They're nice little runners 鈥� quick, reliable, easy to handle 鈥� But the only way to be sure adjudicators are roadworthy is to put them through their MOT
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Credit where it's due
We were delighted to see two of our bridge projects, Thames Gateway Bridge and Wembley Bridge, were given coverage (16 February, pages 13 and 15). We would be even more delighted if Halcrow, the engineer that we are working with, was also given credit 鈥� particularly as it ...
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C'mon Rudi
Two points arising from Rudi Klein's wishlist ("C'mon everybody", 23 January, page 49).
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A Cambridge correction
With regard to your news story on page 13 of your 30 January issue, "Sir Robert McAlpine in row over 拢21m Cambridge Lab", there was an adjudication in early 2003 between the University of Cambridge and Sir Robert McAlpine relating to delays to the project, which was settled at the ...
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The lonely life of the builder
There is, I think, no simple answer as to why construction workers are more likely than others to take their own lives (16 January, page 11). It seems this is not just a UK problem 鈥� it may be a universal one in this industry.
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New rules for the blame game
Remember the architect who got blamed for a fire because he specified the wrong panels? The Court of Appeal has just poured cold water over that decision
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What might have been
If you feel you've lost out on a chance in life through somebody else's fault, you can go to court and watch the judge put a cash figure on it
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Spec savers
If you're expecting someone to do a load of work for you on a speculative basis, you'd better keep reminding them that that's the deal 鈥� or you'll end up paying
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Keep taking the supplements
The new Change Management Supplement hopes to give the Delay and Disruption Protocol a contractual role 鈥� but some of it is very hard to swallow
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A matter of interest
This was an appeal by the claimant against a costs order made by the first instance judge following a successful appeal in respect of the sum of money awarded to him as damages. The judge had awarded the claimant 拢81,182 plus interest on a total claim for over 拢4.3m, but ...
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CommentGripping stuff
Professional negligence claims can be damned difficult, so is it asking too much to create a breed of adjudicators capable of grasping the issues?
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The cynic's bestiary
As you'd expect, a doctrine such as partnering that preaches co-operation for the greater good will be met with scepticism. Here's how to identify and tackle it
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Guilt by association
Contractors may feel a strange empathy this week with those at the centre of the Hutton inquiry.
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