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Mind the hidden extras
The construction courts have reinterpreted two JCT contracts 鈥� which will land many design-and-build firms with more risk than they'd bargained for
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鈥� but it could be better
Speaking of the pre-action protocol, why not have one prior to adjudication? At the very least, it would offer a chance to set the rules of engagement
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The accidental tourist
Instead of despairing when the next Tube strike hits, Londoners should slip on their walking shoes and experience the pleasures of a long, slow look at their city
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Who'll protect us from our protectors?
As firms spend more and more money to buy less and less insurance cover, the industry and its clients are lurching towards a crisis. Is there any relief in sight?
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A tragic obsession
The rule is that if you refuse to mediate before you litigate, you get walloped with the costs of the case 鈥� even if you win. This case is a very sad exception
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What's wrong with hospitals?
What is the final great architectural frontier waiting to be crossed? Mobile prefab pods? Space stations? Walking cities? I nominate here-and-now hospitals and health clinics. Of all building types, none has the complexity of a major hospital. And none is such a matter of life and death for its customers. ...
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The end 鈥� for now
The letter of the law is not always as final as you might think; the wording of settlements can leave room for claimants to come back for seconds
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Smell the coffee
If the Construction Industry Council is dreaming that it can turn the clock back to the discredited days of the independent consultant, it will have a rude awakening
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The PFI booster
The new Guidance on Standardisation of PFI Contracts is something of a mixed bag for building contractors, but may succeed in giving the PFI a vital shot in the arm 鈥�
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Between the wars
Writing from Soweto, the RIBA president reflects on how old ideological struggles have given way to an even more daunting battle with poverty and ecological collapse
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Take them to the vets
The trouble with adjudication is that the referees often aren't up to much. We need a new system of choosing them and a better way to keep them on their toes
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What a relief!
Insolvency law in the UK has always been very kind to banks and the crown, and very cruel to unsecured creditors. Now parliament is about redress the balance 鈥�
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No more surprised parties
In adjudication, the referring party must present both sides of the story. If it doesn't, the other side can shout foul 鈥� but can't suddenly come up with new arguments
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Self-inflicted injuries
Two stories about contractors who got themselves into deep trouble because they failed to take some simple precautions before signing on the line
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Get on with it
The key to planning reform is not to wait around for top-down change, says Gareth Capner. It is the people on the ground who need to get the ball rolling
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Stop passing the buck
The industry is coming to realise that, by the end of next year, every site worker will have to be trained. Just don't leave the training to your competitors
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A bit of strategic thinking
Meet Peter Rogers, the new Mr Construction. Like his predecessor Sir John Egan, he is a top client and, although not exactly one of Tony's cronies, he's in the New Labour loop. But that's where the similarity ends. Egan, who made his name at Jaguar, was always the outsider; Rogers ...
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We're sadder, but are we wiser?
So, has the worst building collapse in history changed construction? Everyone, including this magazine, seemed to think so in the aftermath of 11 September. As Sainsbury's cancelled its twin 40-storey towers in London, we suggested that skyscrapers would lose their mystique, and that the generational shift from building outwards to ...