Opinion 鈥� Page 546
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A cry for help
What can a small builder do when domestic clients refuse point blank to pay their bills? I found that the only option was to decide to close my business
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CommentWe want a new Labour
If a Labour government returns to power next week 鈥� and there鈥檚 little to indicate that it won鈥檛 鈥� at least the construction industry should be pleased. It鈥檚 hard to conclude otherwise. Labour may have lost its appeal on a personal level to those working in the industry, as our ...
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Clarity counts
An employee of BT Fleet Ltd had been injured in the company workshop while lifting a tyre onto a tyre-changing machine. A health and safety inspector named Mr McKenna visited the site and issued an improvement notice under section 21 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The ...
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CommentCome in for a chat 鈥�
Our CAD blogger files another report from the world of short-term contract employment 鈥� except that this time she finds herself temporarily between jobs
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CommentPeter鈥檚 friends
Come on, admit it 鈥� you love hearing about the birth of another industry lobby group.
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CommentSome kicks at clause 66
One of the fundamental rules of natural justice is that you have to listen to both sides of a case before reaching a judgment. Unless, of course, you are an engineer
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CommentIt鈥檚 a Pope thing
Pope Urban Vlll took a cavalier attitude to evidence in his dealings with Galileo, but things have moved on since 鈥� as this Court of Appeal judgment shows
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She never saw it coming
The JCT contract for domestic work includes an adjudication clause, but not the adjudication rules. So does this make it an unfair contract clause?
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CommentCinderella鈥檚 new deal
Repair and maintenance makes up half the industry鈥檚 output and yet is ignored by anyone who doesn鈥檛 do it, including lawyers. At least, they did up until last month
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Nothing to do with incompetence
I was rather surprised to see the headline 鈥淩ICS to crack down on incompetent QSs鈥� (8 April, page 14).
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A welcome review
All chartered surveyors will be subject to the same conduct and practice requirements, not just QSs. So why the silly headline?
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RICS must offer more support
It is evident from the RICS鈥� business publication that most misconduct issues are not QS-related, and there is no evidence this will change.
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The final word
I applaud the RICS鈥� intention to 鈥渢ake a more active role in policing its members鈥� but I note a degree of hypocrisy in this course of action.
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Bettering the best
A seasoned practitioner once told me that 鈥渢he best thing that ever happened to the construction industry was the Construction Act鈥�. Without question the act has improved matters, but some changes have become desirable.
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E-reaction
Am I reading your recent article correctly reporting how the Office of Government Commerce is sticking to its strategy for e-auctions in the construction industry (24 March, page 13)? Exactly how does this approach represent best value?
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CommentBeat that!
Gillian Birkby writes in response to 星空传媒鈥檚 challenge to name the most disastrous project of all time. This Moroccan palace had problems with delays, disputes, deaths and torture
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When to arbitrate
Collins (Contractors) Litd carried out work for Baltic Quay Management under a JCT Minor Works 星空传媒 Contract. Baltic did not pay an interim certificate and also amounts in respect of the final account but failed to serve a withholding notice. The contractor then determined the contract and issued court ...
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CommentConsidering Louis Khan
If you want some perspective on your own problems, how about contemplating a genius鈥� lifelong struggle with rejection at the hands of a confederacy of dunces?