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CommentHow to be a good dog
What does an adjudicator do if a 鈥榣itigant in person鈥� is up against a multinational represented by a top lawyer? Ensure that the proceedings are fair, that鈥檚 what
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CommentMy day in court : A worst-case scenario
In the first of a series of articles about firms that get entangled in the law, Chlo毛 McCulloch tells the story of Southgrange vs Woodgrange
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Take away the training levy
I write in response to your news article 鈥淢&E trade bodies propose mandatory training levy鈥� (18 March, page 17).
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Talking 鈥榖out my generation
I read with dismay your article on on-site renewable energy with its premise that the building profession shouldn鈥檛 have to start thinking about renewable energy while there is still more to be done to make buildings more energy efficient.
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Let the market decide
In your article 鈥淗ousebuilders reject ODPM鈥檚 latest revision of PPG3鈥� (24 March, page 20), you report on plans to give councils a say in what types of housing are built in their areas.
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Free advert
The mobile workforce is on the increase in many organisations 鈥� whether it is a construction company with site workers, sales reps on the road or firefighters on call 鈥� and the message is clear: workers on the front line put the business at risk if they are not armed ...
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Roger Knowles: No discrimination
Having provided hundreds of jobs for women in my company over a period of 30 years, I was disappointed to read the comments from Sarah Bourne in last week鈥檚 星空传媒.
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We鈥檙e all in power now
If you thought the idea of making a building generate 10% of its own energy was mad, you鈥檇 be right. It should be closer to 100%. Here鈥檚 how it can be done
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CommentRe-integrating the team
The National Audit Office has called for integrated construction teams. But why is it so hard to recreate what earlier generations took for granted?
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CommentThere, there
The proposed European services directive has been dubbed Bolkestein鈥檚 Monster. But it鈥檚 not that terrifying, if you鈥檒l all just calm down and read the small print
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Blockbuster
Hats off to English Partnerships. I was delighted to read your confirmation that the agency is opening up the 拢60,000 house competition to all methods of construction, including brick and block (18 March, page 22).
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Violence is the answer
The Safe Crackers debate (11 March, page 36) highlighted the difficulties of getting clients and designers to buy into and comply with their obligations under the CDM regulations.
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Between JCT and reality
Malcolm Taylor (24 March, Letters, page 34) supports the JCT provisions on practical completion and partial possession and disagrees with my comments on these clauses (鈥淎 hard way to earn 拢2鈥�, 11 March, page 60).
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A policy of caution
A recent survey conducted by the Association of British Insurers will come as welcome news to those businesses that have been hit by the spiralling costs of obtaining professional indemnity cover.
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Moments of truth
James Bessey鈥檚 comments on the Great Eastern Hotel vs Laing case (11 March, page 46) rightly remind us of the risk of an independent expert appearing to turn advocate.
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An anglocentricismophobe writes
I recently took a little time out from tending my croft and drowning my sorrows after another Calcutta Cup defeat to read 星空传媒.
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Survival first
Holism seems to have become such an unholy grail in human behaviour that it was with some pleasure that I read David Bucknall鈥檚 鈥淚n for the duration鈥� (18 March, page 37).
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Scots miffed
鈥淵ou can't get that passionate about training鈥� (24 March, Leader, page 3)? Really! Again I find myself having to state the Scottish position regarding apprenticeships and training within the construction industry. We are different - and those differences produce results, which indicate we are also successful.