Opinion 鈥� Page 552
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Show your clause
The claimant contractor sought to enforce the decision of an adjudicator made in its favour. The defendant refused to pay on the basis that the adjudicator did not have any jurisdiction to hear the dispute, because there was no construction contract incorporating adjudication provisions. The dispute related to work carried ...
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CommentThe value of values
Just like in any job interview, first (and second and third) impressions count with your clients. It鈥檚 crucial that your customers can see what you stand for
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CommentJust not good enough
What verdict should the Health and Safety Executive pass on the construction industry at next week鈥檚 summit?
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CommentNo quick fix
Reports that Lafarge may have supplied faulty cement raise a host of problems for suppliers and contractors that face legal claims 鈥� or want to pass them on
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CommentStop having fun
In Scotland, parties can no longer indulge in games of ambushing courts with fresh evidence. An eminently sensible idea, and one that should apply to adjudication
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Who do you think you are?
If you are signing a contract as part of a consortium, it鈥檚 vital to identify all of the contracting parties. A recent case reveals the dangers of not doing so
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CommentFat-cat scapegoats
The public appetite for tougher corporate killing penalties is being fed by a private member鈥檚 bill 鈥� which excludes the government from its scope
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No more heroes, please
I am writing to comment on an advertisement in the 28 January issue (page 66). Under the banner 鈥淯nsung heroes鈥�, there is a picture of a worker sitting high in the air on a steel beam. From the picture there is no clear means of fall protection, although he is ...
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A federal feud
Colin Harding (Letters, 11 February, page 39) is often blunt but always, in my opinion, right in his criticism of our industry鈥檚 federations and the plight in which we 鈥渟mall builders鈥� constantly find ourselves.
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Sub standards
The time of the year has once again passed when chartered surveyors look at the subscription demands and wonder why they remain members of the RICS (answers on a postcard 鈥� I can鈥檛 fathom it).
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Lost in translation
Bellwater SL: There was no alliance(Re: Skansen article, 4 February, page 19) A few days after we met in Madrid, Chris Seeley [of Skansen Interiors] wrote to me wishing us luck in the future as an independent company. In the meeting, I had informed both Chris Seeley and Patrick Lucas-Box, ...
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CommentA century of stasis
If Prescott really wants to make a difference to the housing market, then the bar for his 拢60,000 home challenge needs to be set as high as a similar scheme in 1905
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In praise of propellerheads
The idea of turning the north bank of the Thames into a cultural centre to rival the south is a good idea that probably won鈥檛 happen, for these reasons 鈥�
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CommentOne project away from disaster
It鈥檚 a cruel study in contrasting fortunes. In the same week that BP announced a 拢9.3bn profit, Mowlem issued another profit warning
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CommentPlugging away
Know a bloke who can sort your electrics? For a good price? Well, only if you don鈥檛 include the 拢5000 fine from your newly empowered building control officer
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Got yourself the right lawyer?
Six months ago it became possible for a member of the public to instruct a barrister directly, but for most construction disputes this course of action may not suit