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Pay-when-paid: You know what I mean, guv?
Shepherd Construction tried to rely on a pay-when-paid clause to not pay its subcontractor, William Hare. Problem was, it wasn鈥檛 well drafted 鈥� so would the courts help it out?
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Commercial property: We can鈥檛 go on like this
Commercial development is inching its way towards a fragile recovery but the landscape has changed forever and we will need to rethink our way back to prosperity
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Religious discrimination laws: But I'm a shaman!
A recent case has extended the laws protecting employees from religious discrimination to those who hold any kind of 鈥榗ogent and serious belief鈥�
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CommentA fool and his client鈥檚 money
The last of Robert Adam鈥檚 seven deadly sins of architecture deals with profligacy 鈥� in other words, the tendency of big-name designers to put their artistic vision before their client鈥檚 wallet 鈥�
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Nick Raynsford: Let me mark your card
Now the election is over we can roll up our sleeves and get ready for the next one. But we do have a year or so of coalition government first.
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Brookfield vs Mott MacDonald: Wembley stadium
Mr Justice Coulson鈥檚 judgment is a reminder that courts are keen to avoid excessive costs
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The New Government 鈥� Efficiency and a Drive for Better Public Services
The waiting is over and an historic coalition government has been formed. In what was a dramatic evening, David Cameron stepped through the doors of Downing Street as Prime Minister, with former rival Nick Clegg taking his place as deputy.However, with unemployment at its highest level since 2004 and a ...
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Construction redundancies remain high while vacancies remain low
As the real business of governing the UK begins to wind up again, the latest employment figures will do little to cheer the incoming government as it prepares to put chalk marks on where deep public sector cuts will be made.The overall figures showed the rise of unemployment continuing above ...
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Up all night. And for what?
I just got off the phone with a contact who was wandering aimlessly around London, trying to find somewhere to buy lunch. He sounded drunk. Or like he was on a concoction of extremely strong painkillers.鈥淣o, no I鈥檓 fine,鈥� he replied when I expressed some concern over the fact he ...
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Scenarios in a hung parliament
Here are some possible scenarios in a hung parliament but first the certainties: Whoever wins, there is going to be a time of policy review which will result in many Government capital projects being delayed for a few months until priorities are resetOne of the first jobs for the new ...
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CommentWe don鈥檛 want a wossy
The RICS鈥� new chief executive will take home 拢33,000 a month, thanks in part to the institution鈥檚 QS members. Here, Richard Steer spells out what he needs to do to earn it
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CommentHansom: university of life
The construction industry this week has been swotting up its psychology, computing, accounting and media studies skills. It鈥檚 leaving the creative writing to us, though 鈥�
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CommentFighting among ourselves
Greg Verhoef In the early nineties the Latham report espoused collaborative working and partnering; but has the economic downturn brought back combative behaviour?
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CommentWonders & blunders with 星空传媒's new architectural correspondent
Ike Ijeh is happy to stand in the rain waiting for a London icon, but some unfriendly office blocks leave him cold
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Careless talk
I read with interest your recent article about how the growth of the UK economy is being hindered by a shrinking construction industry, (鈥淐onstruction decline holds back UK economy鈥�, 23 April, building.co.uk) but I think that it gives the wrong 鈥� and worrying 鈥� message to our industry.
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No love for Gove
Did I imagine it or did Michael Gove, a columnist for 星空传媒 magazine, have a go at the building industry on TV after the final leaders鈥� debate?
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CommentUnhappy as Larry
I am an American who has been following the British 2010 election campaign closely on the internet. My biggest shock was finding out just how far left British politics has become.
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Gang-related
In the light of your article 鈥淟abour cagey over gangmaster laws鈥�, I wanted set out the Labour party鈥檚 position with regard to licensing labour providers in the construction industry.