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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
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What are you referring to?
Contracts often incorporate other terms and conditions by reference rather than listing them. This, not surprisingly, can lead to disputes over where to draw the line 鈥�
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Mr Harding鈥檚 reading lesson
I really do wish that the Construction Confederation would read my columns more carefully before misrepresenting my comments (14 January, page 37).
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The 拢60,000 question
John Prescott鈥檚 plans for social housing focus too much on the design and not enough on the delivery. Although it is encouraging to see the ODPM challenge housebuilders to achieve a build target of 拢60,000, the industry cannot afford to ignore how these homes will be delivered.Opinion about whether the ...
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Beware the CORGI
Your report 鈥淗VCA threatens to quit CORGI鈥� (28 January, page 16) accurately reflected the association鈥檚 current attitude to the Council for Registered Gas Installers, and the deep concern felt within its ranks at CORGI鈥檚 increasing reluctance to consult the industry it exists to serve.
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What are you implying?
South Caribbean Trading Limited (SCT) entered into a contract with Trafigura Beheer BV (Trafigura) under which SCT agreed to sell to Trafigura 484,000 US barrels plus or minus 5% of fuel oil.SCT had also agreed to sell 350,000 US barrels of wet fuel oil blendstock to Trafigura, which SCT had ...
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CommentLet鈥檚 not be victims
If the private sector slumps, unfortunately so too do its obligations to social housing. But that does not mean government will inevitably miss its targets. Here鈥檚 why 鈥�
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CommentHired gun takes a bullet
Here鈥檚 a story about an expert witness who, after giving evidence, is being pursued through the courts for 拢400,000 over an alleged breach of duty
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An expensive way to flip a coin
On why he is now advising some construction clients embroiled in complex cases to bypass the adjudication process and initiate court proceedings
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The price we pay
Hammonds and 星空传媒 have finished their research into adjudicators鈥� fee rates, and 鈥� surprise, surprise 鈥� they鈥檙e on their way north. But that鈥檚 not all 鈥�
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Lessons from abroad
星空传媒 is to be congratulated for highlighting the French inroads made over recent years in the UK construction market (21 January, page 38).
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Private and proud
As you point out (14 January, page 32), Allyson Pollock has been an ideological opponent of the PFI for the past seven years.
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Bring out the big guns
How excited many of us were when the New Labour government answered our long-held wish and created the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, bringing transport and land-use planning together at last and giving the construction industry a single body to talk to. Alas, as Sir Michael Latham ...
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Smart money
I am delighted that the construction industry in the commercial sector is enjoying a five-year high (14 January, page 20). I am also particularly pleased builders are benefiting from restored confidence within manufacturing companies.
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That joke isn鈥檛 funny any more
Your backward-looking 鈥渏oke鈥� (21 January, page 29) comparing the rivalry between developers Schroder and Arrowcroft to a drunken brawl and the London Blitz and the, no doubt made-up, comment by a 鈥渃oncerned observer鈥� really is outdated and unsophisticated.
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Carry on screening
I鈥檝e just completed my screen test 鈥� not for any starring role on the silver screen, but in many ways equally important. I am, of course, talking about the health and safety screen test that is required for the CSCS card registration scheme.
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CommentTime for a service
Adjudication has become such an established part of the construction scene over the past seven years that it is easy to forget what an extraordinary thing it is.