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CommentWeb watch 鈥� What users want
It may seem a simple criterion to consider when developing a website, but a lot of construction firms are happy to settle for a meaningless brand extension exercise
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CommentDo cheer up
Okay, so the recession might be just around the corner, possibly even here already, but there鈥檚 no need to get so damn gloomy about it. In fact, it could bring all sorts of benefits
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Adjudication enforcement: Harris Calnan Construction Co Ltd vs Ridgewood (Kensington) Ltd
The claimant applied for summary judgment arising out of an adjudication decision and claimed for costs on an indemnity basis. In the course of the adjudication the adjudicator rejected the defendant鈥檚 challenge to his jurisdiction, finding that there was a contract in writing between the parties.The defendant challenged the enforcement ...
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CommentTelling the truth to young people
Open mike聽When it comes to a career in construction, it鈥檚 hard to get talented youngsters interested. Which is especially frustrating because they鈥檇 love it if they could just get on site
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Comment星空传媒 buys a pint 鈥� for London Projects, Bovis Lend Lease
鈥淲hat鈥檚 the only football team in the country whose name you can鈥檛 colour in?鈥� asks ops director Simon. We ponder this for a while. 鈥淚n either upper or lower case,鈥� he adds helpfully.
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Know your limits
Shy Jackson (25 January, page 60) refers to the government鈥檚 renewed interest in the Law Commission proposals on reform of the law of time limitation.
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Whose risk is it?
In his legal column, James Bessey (25 January, page 59) tells us 鈥渢here was a first and second layer of insurers. The first paid out, but the second reserved its position鈥�. If the court has established liability, on what grounds can an insurer refuse to pay?
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For the love of it
With the long hours, job insecurity, capricious clients, and the quality of work life resulting from shoestring budgets (not to mention low pay) isn't it amazing anyone stays in this game (鈥淎rchitects look abroad as staffing crisis deepens鈥�, 1 February, page 15)?
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City Inn vs Shepherd Construction: Time was on our side
Shepherd Construction spent eight years arguing for a five-week extension on a hotel project in Bristol. Which gave its legal team plenty of time to hone its case 鈥�
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CommentJCT consultation: A sustainable strategy
We all agree that sustainability, like apple pie, is a good thing, but we鈥檙e not sure how we should tackle it. The big stick of legislation, some gentle guidance, or a mixture of the two?
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CommentA done deal, but is it a good one?
Carillion boss John McDonough can鈥檛 be beaten for chutzpah.
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CommentLight relief
Housing ministers, newspaper photographers and 7ft rats are left floundering in the dark, while the bright lights of the Sheds conference attract a merry horde of musicians, pranksters and talking frogs
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Neil Martin Ltd vs Revenue & Customs Commissioners
This was an appeal from a decision that the commissioners for Her Majesty鈥檚 Revenue and Customs (HMRC) could not be liable for breach of statutory duty or for breach of a common law duty of care in failing to process an application for a subcontractor鈥檚 tax certificate within a reasonable ...
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CommentPower and glory
Like it or not, nuclear is an essential, if temporary, solution to our power needs. But this time, let鈥檚 not design the stations as ominous concrete hulks
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CommentGreat walls from China
If China hadn鈥檛 been busy establishing a stone industry while ours was sliding into decline, we wouldn鈥檛 be able to supply the natural finishes that today鈥檚 green clients want