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CommentSeconds out
The second adjudication in HG vs Ashwell demonstrates exactly what鈥檚 wrong with adjudication: the people who dispense it must be better regulated.
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The underbelly of construction
The government will never cut out fraudulent self-employment claims in construction. Most take place in the domestic market where CIS cards are not an issue.
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Cash-in-hand culture
Why does the construction industry always get hammered about tax avoidance?
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What do you get for 880bn?
One factor that is contributing to German growth (16 March) is the increasing self-confidence of the Germans.
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Flatpack living
The emperor鈥檚 new clothes comes to mind when viewing the Ikea flatpack homes.
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Cashing in on the green pound
星空传媒鈥檚 鈥済reen gurus鈥� raised some timely points on the commercial reality of building sustainably (16 March). On the one hand, we recognise that this is a thriving industry with great potential; on the other, housing developers see upfront costs and little hope of recovering them.
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CommentCIOB is better than the rest
I was intrigued by the 鈥渉ead to head鈥� with the Chartered Institute of 星空传媒 (CIOB), but noted a few matters that weren鈥檛 addressed (16 March).
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RICS fees aren鈥檛 鈥榙irt cheap鈥�
A great idea for new members of professional institutions to interview the leaders, but your interviewer of the future RICS president was too easily fobbed off with trite answers (9 March).
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CommentRisky business
EU steps to tighten up the law on the safety of employees could make UK health and safety legislation even more out of kilter with the law on negligence
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CommentHere comes the rain again
The oft-discussed Baxall case was about negligence in designing rainwater drainage. So is the Charter case, but here the Court of Appeal has taken a very different view
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CommentRubbish rules
All Tony Bingham wanted was to enjoy his Bakewell tart, but it triggered a dispute with Mrs B over the best way to dispose of the packaging. It was all a bit like his day job, really ...
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CommentGreat British PFI
The UK is a leader in procuring public buildings with private money. We should be doing much more to export that expertise to the rest of the world
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Comment9.3bn for what, exactly?
The phrase 鈥渁n inconvenient truth鈥� may have been used for Al Gore鈥檚 film on global warming, but it also serves pretty well to describe the cost of building the London Olympics.
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Shining a light
In the original reserved judgment the judge found that the defendants were liable to the claimants for infringing a right to light to two windows which illuminated some stairs leading to the basement of the claimant鈥檚 building. However, the judge declined to grant an injunction and left the question of ...
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You need some armour plating
The TUPE regulations now apply to a change of service provider. Make sure the original contract protects you in the event of a change of contractor
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CommentTwo steps forward, one back
Just when the government is keen to speed up planning, a recent case on environmental assessment looks set to undermine its efforts, write Brian Greenwood and Sherryll L鈥檕ken