Opinion – Page 148
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Section 105: Savoye and Savoye Limited vs Spicers Limited
This judgment provides guidance on the definition of ‘construction operations’ and the meaning of ‘forming, or to form, part of the land’
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Decisions, decisions
ǿմý’s Agenda 15 manifesto, launched this month, was drawn up after a year of consultation with its readers on what construction needs from the next government. Lib Dem Andrew Stunell is the first MP to respond to our policy blueprint
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A need for certainty
John Laing’s return to the stock market has highlighted the UK’s short-term approach to infrastructure
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Letter: Priorities for delivering infrastructure
RICS’ Amanda Clack supports London First’s point on devolution
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Feeling good
I’m not often optimistic, but 2015 looks set to be a happy new year for construction
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Moving into 2015
The latest ONS figures confirmed that growth in construction slowed towards the end of last year
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Online poll: European competitors
Will there be increased competition from European firms as a result of the stagnating eurozone recovery? Vote here
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Space: The final frontier
Our understanding of the kinds of workspaces employees require is changing and this will result in offices that are more flexible and responsive to the varied needs of their occupiers
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Cloud enabled collaboration
A wide-scale adoption of cloud-based storage is vital for the industry
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BIM and Social Physics
How can MIT professor Alex Pentland’s book widen our understanding of BIM?
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ǿմý on women's success
Women who have made it to a leadership position in construction have a responsibility to nurture female talent at a more junior level
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Tipping point has come
Local Government Association warns that country is approaching “tipping point” in shortage of school places
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A letter from the chief construction adviser
The skills shortage was last year’s big issue for construction. This year we can begin to offer a solution by every company adopting a school and helping to inspire the next generation
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Hansom: From the horse's mouth
Real estate investors do battle for Knightsbridge barracks, architects clear their diaries for an exhibition dedicated to working with clients, and Redrow makes a late Bafta entry for best psychological thriller
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Making extra school places add up
With the cost of addressing the shortage of school places set to reach £18bn, how can the funding gap be bridged?
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Online poll: A modern industry?
Is talk of a more caring and sustainable industry based around partnering a myth? Vote here
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Improving client care: A new year's resolution
We assume we know what our clients want, but how do we know if we don’t ever ask the question? As an industry we need to get better at listening
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A year of certain uncertainties
With the general election imminent, we’ll see many domestic decisions being put off until May. However, there’s plenty of unpredictability surrounding international markets to keep us all occupied
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Injunction to restrain an adjudication: Matthew Harding (t/a M J Harding Contractors)vs Gary George Leslie Paice and Kim Springall
Did the developers’ failure to issue a valid pay less notice mean that the adjudicator’s decision that the £397,912.48 must be paid comprise an inviolable determination of the “amount properly due” in respect of the account?