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Schools out for tender
It鈥檚 a new order for those involved in building schools after the coalition鈥檚 savage cutbacks. But the changes should bring opportunities for smaller contractors
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Hidden agenda: the weakness of adjudication
Because it takes place in private, adjudication is preventing judges from developing construction law - and lawyers aren鈥檛 improving the contracts they draft
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CommentHow does the state imagine?
The next decade is going to reinterpret, reorganise and abolish much of our familiar world, so we鈥檒l need creative thinking from government. Which could be a problem
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CommentQuentin Shears: Free schools and the Continuity PTA
鈥橳hey鈥檙e already looking at sites, trying to work out how many kids you can fit in an abandoned Zavvi鈥�
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Hansom: Fruit loops
Though life鈥檚 no bowl of cherries for construction, our resilient colleagues have been going bananas on the 2012 site, tapping away on BlackBerries and spilling raspberry juice over a top chef鈥檚 kitchen
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Schools are too expensive ...
The number of people involved and the massive fees that are paid, no wonder the cost of the schools is off the scale
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Let's get falls to fall
Recently released Health and Safety Executive figures, showing that worker deaths were down from 178 fatalities in 2008/09 to 151 in 2009/10, are testament to the work of safety practitioners across the UK
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Have glass, won't travel
Here鈥檚 a new feature concept: 鈥溞强沾� buys a pint for 鈥� anyone outside London.鈥�
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Q+A from the 星空传媒 forum
星空传媒鈥檚 Forum regulars don鈥檛 always focus on serious topics. This week, something from the busy General Chit-chat section
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CommentA bridge too far
Simon Whitehead spotted this instructive scene in Dulwich, south London, which demonstrates that the 鈥渙h, it鈥檒l probably be okay鈥� approach doesn鈥檛 always work out 鈥�
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CommentGreen refurbishment won't happen without cash incentives
The government must bring in financial incentives in its Green Deal to encourage homeowners to upgrade their homes
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CommentJust how biased can an adjudicator be?
A court case last week showed that overturning an adjudication by claiming bias is an uphill battle
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CommentAlternative medicine
The gp consortiums will not be a few go-getting practices clubbing together - they鈥檒l be huge organisations that operate over whole counties
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CommentA last hurrah for construction before the axe falls
Output in the last quarter was the best since Lehman Brothers collapsed. Alas figures won't be as high again for the foreseeable future
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CommentEU-wide construction law: It鈥檒l be back
You may have thought the idea of an EU-wide construction law was killed off in the nineties, but somehow it has just staggered to its feet. Time to be afraid
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Anti-fraud: The taxman cometh
The Revenue has begun an anti-fraud campaign, and any firms that don鈥檛 follow the letter of the law on paying subcontractors are going to be in a world of pain
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CommentLosing the argument but getting your way: Ultimate victory
Anglian Water鈥檚 dispute with Laing O鈥橰ourke over the NEC鈥檚 adjudication rules illustrates a peculiarity of legal disputes: you can lose all kinds of arguments and still get your way
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Litigation insurance: Run for cover
Lawyers are becoming increasingly savvy about insurance options for those entering construction disputes. Matthew Amey urges litigants to seek advice as early as possible