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Flights of fancy
I was astounded by the impracticality of the proposed revamp of terraced houses by Shed KM featured in your article "Sex in Coronation Street" (7 November, pages 48-50).
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It's how you sell 'em
state agents have traditionally received little warmth or sympathy when cropping up as a topic of conversation. Over the dinner party table, in the pub over a pint or at the school gates, it's very often the same story: "They do very little, for a lot of money". The list ...
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The ugly duckling test
Here's some fresh case law to help us understand Carter vs Nuttall, one of last year's causes c茅l猫bres: it's all about distinguishing between water fowl
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Legalised coupling
As we became a limited liability partnership in 2001 鈥� admittedly one of the first 鈥� we were puzzled by James Bessey's claim (7 November) that LLPs became legal only in April 2003.
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Full marks for construction training
As a student at Loughborough University studying construction engineering management, I would like to comment on the article about construction students by Kate Allen (14 November, pages 44-47).
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CommentLessons in civility
Construction is an altogether more complex process than it used to be 鈥� and this raises tricky questions about how firms should treat each other
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Who cares?
"Once they had my money, they just didn't care," was a common refrain from new homebuyers surveyed by warranty provider Zurich Insurance for its Customer First survey. For all the customer care programmes and defects reduction initiatives, Zurich's survey (page 6), shows customers are still not very satisfied with the ...
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Broken homes
I wonder if the government is aware of the upheaval its new Home Condition Report for surveyors might generate.
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CommentWonders & blunders
I take a dim view of 5000-year-old project management, but look kindly on a 21st-century model of good practice
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Payment barrier
The claimant, Dean & Dyball, had retained the defendant consulting engineers to design an impounding gate across the entrance of a marina. The defendant designed a gate that was manufactured and installed in the entrance to the marina, but that never worked properly. The claimant brought a claim for breach ...
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Utopia 鈥� we're almost there
I enjoyed reading the "Not the Egan Review" (24 October, pages 42-49), which could go a long way to creating Utopia in the industry.
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Losing made easy
Designers who contravene health and safety legislation can be pursued by the criminal courts or by any number of aggrieved parties through the civil courts
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Cos I say so
A recent Court of Appeal case clarifies when an adjudicator has the authority to decide his own authority and whether the parties have to go along with him
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The good book
Professional negligence claims are often of the 'there but for the grace of God' variety, so a guide on the subject may help you swing things in your favour
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CommentWonders & blunders
Simon Allford raises a cheer for a much-loved oval but is unable to celebrate one of the world's most famous squares
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Beware of the bats
Two recent cases in the Court of Appeal illustrate how tortuous and legalised the planning process has become 鈥� especially when animals are involved
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Green ideas, grey areas
Carbon-counting websites, environmental profiles, tax breaks for investors in renewable energy鈥� Good ideas? Well, only if they're thought up by the right people
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A watertight sieve
It's an all-risks insurance policy! Every single risk is covered! Nothing's left out! It's completely watertight! You can't lose! Unless, of course 鈥� Oh dear 鈥�