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The moral law
A little-known fact is that architects have the same 'moral' rights over their buildings as writers have over their novels. But what does that mean for the practice?
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A journey without maps
The success of a project is often down to the people working on it, but clarity as to who does what, as well as organisational structure, seem to be all-important
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See you, Jimmy
Got a dispute with your builder? Then try to work it out without bothering the Court of Appeal 鈥� regardless of what you may have heard on Radio 2
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Hell on Earth
Abandoned cars are one thing, but some cities are littered with abandoned homes. Can draft planning guidance bring hope to areas that have abandoned it?
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Anatomy of a fiasco
As the World Cup kicks off in the beautiful (and completed) arenas of Japan and South Korea, our attention is again on England鈥檚 beautiful (but unstarted) stadium in Wembley. Three consultants鈥� reports presented to MPs last week cast new light on the cost of the troubled project and the controversial ...
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In the soup
One week you're sharing friendly lunches, the next you're at each other's throats. It's what happens when your star QS leaves 鈥� and takes your clients with him
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Skills scheming
Registration of skilled workers could be a boost for the industry 鈥� if the information was not being used for less worthy purposes such as poaching
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Making sense of Potters Bar
We know what caused the Potters Bar rail crash, but we still don't know who. Jarvis, which is responsible for the track, claims to have evidence that the faulty points were sabotaged 鈥� a possibility highlighted in 星空传媒 last week, despite being dismissed by rail experts. Investigators seem adamant that ...
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Loosening the apron strings
Is adjudication now old enough to make its own way in the world or will it be forever under the watchful eye of the courts?
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Getting all the credit
You pay interest on the money you owe the bank, but the contractor that owes you cash doesn't. That's hardly fair, and the courts have belatedly noticed
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Losing the plot
Even the in-house solicitor of a major contractor thinks adjudication was A Good Thing. But now it is beginning to take on the worst characteristics of litigation 鈥�
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It's a vision thing
Regeneration - It's all very well giving local residents a say in regeneration projects, says Fred Manson, but if their interests become paramount, they can detract from the bigger picture
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Variety the great spice
The simple function of registered social landlords is to provide decent homes for those in greatest need. The approaches that housing associations are adopting as they struggle to meet those needs, particularly in the South, are becoming ever more varied and innovative, as this issue of Homes recognises. Network Housing ...
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CommentFront line
High land prices are squeezing housing associations out of building homes, says Peter Hibbert, but Richard Donnell says there are plenty of opportunities if associations market their skills
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Decent proposals
The Law Commission is proposing to simplify the rules on limitation periods. Given the present confusion, the changes cannot come soon enough