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Walking the plank
This was an appeal by the Grafton Group trading as Plumbase, the Part 20 defendant, against an order finding that Plumbase was negligent in respect of an accident at work sustained by the claimant Andrew Smith, a delivery-man employed by Plumbase. Smith had injured himself when a plank gave way ...
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CommentViva Zaha!
The Guggenheim's Zaha Hadid exhibition illustrates, with equal clarity, the genius of the architect, the lack of a world-class venue in London and the problems of working in Wales
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CommentHow Arsenal moved home
Knowing the form - Steven Edwards, the self-confessed Gooner who acted for his favourite team, tells us about the amazingly complex deals that lay behind the building of the Emirates Stadium
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CommentThe shape of things to come
The judgment in a recent asbestos case could have dramatic benefits for firms in the construction industry - if the courts choose to apply its logic to them
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CommentTaking the easy way out
Cynics in the mediation fraternity have raised doubts that TCC judges will be any good as mediators, but unhappy souls embroiled in litigation may have another view
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Bad reaction
I couldn't agree less with the articles "Edge of darkness" and "Seconds to midnight" (26 May, pages 26-27 and 32-34). As Amory Lovins said recently, "If nuclear power is the answer, then you've asked the wrong question".
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Slightly off target
I find it encouraging that the mayor of London is being so ambitious when it comes to energy targets (2 June, page 12). However, when you start comparing what is desirable to what is realistic, you realise that the thinking is a little less than fully joined-up.
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Look at my medal
I was delighted to read your feature on Bournemouth Arts Institute's Enterprise Pavilion (19 May, pages 56-59).
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Strangely silent
It has been interesting to read the responses made by colleagues in the construction industry to Ray O'Rourke's perspective on women and migrant workers.
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Success breeds inertia
What do Ray O'Rourke's view of women in construction and Multiplex's views on how to work with subcontractors have in common?
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Three steps to heaven
Many thanks to Robert Sissons of Brett Construction for this example of church maintenance from Bruges, Belgium. Clearly a man who feels he has God on his side.
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CommentWonders & blunders
It's a tale of two city watersides for Lord Heseltine - but whereas one was reborn in an urban renaissance and the other is drowning in mediocrity
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CommentCapital letters
Welcome to Jones Blogs, where Nick Jones will guide you through the outer limits of the blogosphere. This week, he hunts down web diarists' views on the London architecture biennale
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CommentFollowing the flock
Sheep may have been the main attraction of Architecture Week, but animal-loving teen goths and children surprisingly well-versed in international politics also provided welcome diversions
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CommentTalking about an evolution
It was with glorious confidence and lofty ambition that The Builder first appeared in 1843. Its aim was to be a magazine for everyone connected with making buildings.
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CommentCity centred
Ed Balls has taken over as the Treasury minister in the recent reshuffle - which has made him the liaison man between the world's financial centre and Britain's construction industry
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