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The expert's opinion
This was an appeal by the defendant from an order of Judge Hull QC in which he refused Katra's challenge to an order confirming a previous strike-out order. The claimant was seeking to recover the sum of 拢2,789.63 in respect of building works, by arguing that the quality of the ...
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Fair enough?
An adjudicator who decides a case that they have already been involved with risks being accused of bias. So, courtesy of the courts, here are some guidelines
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CommentUpside down, up in front
New Zealand has learned from our mistakes and introduced a corker of a Construction Act. And it's got the focus right 鈥� on an improved payment system
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CommentWonders & blunders
I applaud a bank's eco-activism in Docklands but lament the wastefulness of energy-ignorant refurbishment
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Architects Week point
Architects are 'celebrating' their very own Week, during which they will try to convince us they are about to change the world. It's a worrying trend 鈥�
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It doesn't get any easier
I have spent more than four decades in construction, with more than three of those in management, but your article "The dark side of construction" (27 June, page 40) still shook me.
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A misdiagnosis?
We write in reference to your feature on the Cumberland Infirmary (30 May, page 38).
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Tunnel but no light
Kent council drew guffaws of disbelief recently by suggesting its residents might like to help solve its housing shortage by upping sticks, moving to France and commuting to their jobs in England via the Channel Tunnel. Well, perhaps we should all start learning French.
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Let there be light
Constructing new buildings with windows is not exactly rocket science, and it would seem that the Cumberland Infirmary is breaking the law in asking its employees to work in windowless workspaces (30 May, page 38).
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CommentInstant justice
Believe it or not, some people still argue about the relative merits of arbitration and adjudication. But for ease of use, speed and cost, the latter wins hands down
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High-flying greenhorns
You published a reader's article complaining of over-regulation (11 April, page 39), followed up by a reader's letter (9 May, page 35) complaining that there is an expert consultant for everything.
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Fair dues
The claimant, Mr Dearling, had alleged that the house that the defendant had contracted to build for him had not been constructed in accordance with their contract. An initial application to court was settled on the basis that an expert be appointed to determine the dispute ("the ADR proceedings"). The ...
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If it walks like a duck 鈥�
鈥� and it talks like a duck and it looks like a duck (etc) then it probably is a duck. The same principle applies to contracts. Let me explain
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Don't forget what you are
Some members of the RICS have pushed that body into mimicry of big multinational business by wandering off into attempted globalisation.
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Deathwatch
It is estimated that 1.5 million non-residential premises in the UK may be affected by a new regulation to control asbestos at work. Is yours going to be one of them?
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A concrete example
The widespread amendment of design-and-build contracts heaps undefined risks on contractors and breeds disputes. But soon all cards will have to be on the table
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The complete wall package
I read with interest the Brick Bulletin (13 June, page 83) and in particular David Szymanki's article (page 95).