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The great training robbery
I read with interest Wayne Hemingway's column on Britain today (10 January, page 26).
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On the home front
TV makeover shows have their place, but the latest pushes the boundary between fix-up and serious building 鈥� which puts it into the legal danger zone
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Where the sun don't shine
It always interests me how the national press likes to perpetuate the "grim oop north" stereotype.
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Cheer up, we've got super NVQs
I was sorry and saddened to read John Smith's article (22 November, page 36).
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Some very bad news
The Court of Appeal tells us contractual terms must be in writing for a dispute to be adjudicated 鈥� which doesn't take any notice of how business is actually done
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"Not valid" is no decision at all
The petitioner, Ballast Plc, was a management contractor for a development for the respondent, the Burrell Company, in Glasgow. The terms of the contract were a JCT form of management contract 1987 edition. A dispute arose in respect of the valuations. The amount of the valuations fluctuated, and that dispute ...
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Hazarding an opinion
Sometimes it makes sense for disputing parties to agree a joint expert. That's all very well until the expert says something one side disagrees with 鈥�
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Mustn't grumble
Tony Blair invited comparisons with Fraser of Dad's Army when he delivered a doom-laden new year's message, dominated by Iraq, al-Qaeda and the faltering global economy. He might also have mentioned gun crime, rail chaos, and hikes in council tax and national insurance 鈥� the latter courtesy of, er, Tony ...
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We have to close now
If your various legal proceedings have failed to get your debtor to pay up, you might consider a winding-up petition. But you may also find that things turn against you
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Our apartheid
Britain today is characterised by a selfish elite living in exclusive communities indifferent to the miserable lives endured by everyone else
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More cherry, anyone?
If you take a dispute to adjudication and lose, can you go for a second bite? The answer is that you can't adjudicate a dispute twice 鈥� except when you can 鈥�
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Another fine mesh
Disputes in PFI cases often involve three parties. So why shouldn't they all be dealt with together before one tribunal? It might save all sorts of entanglements
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Gifts from Saint Nick
What would you do if someone offered you top-notch second-hand gear at rock-bottom prices 鈥� in a carrier bag 鈥� in a pub 鈥� under the table 鈥�?
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Food for thought 鈥�
e couldn't resist it. In anticipation of next week's festive feasting, our attentions turned to the traditionally less mouth-watering fare served on site. And who better to sample the pies and pasta than columnist Jonathan Meades? As restaurant critic of The Times, Meades is used to dining in rather grander ...
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Fog warning
If an adjudicator decides against you and orders you to cough up, you may not have to 鈥� if you can steer your way through a murky set of exceptions.
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The boys done good
Society of Construction Law So, is the Delay and Disruption Protocol all it's cracked up to be? Oh, it's much better than that (say the people who wrote it)