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CommentIt鈥檚 so unfair
A court will overrule an adjudicator who has breached the rules of natural justice. An engineer acting under an ICE contract is under no such restrictions 鈥�
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CommentEast, west, probity鈥檚 best
In donating to the Asian tsunami appeal, generosity is tempered by cynicism over how contracts will be run. But at least the World Bank has found some answers
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The importance of being impartial
Architects who act as contract administrators have an obligation to be fair to all parties. This has dangers that can bring with it serious personal risk
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CommentAnyone for tort?
The law of negligence underpins the legal system. It is therefore just a teeny bit disturbing that the courts can鈥檛 seem to decide what it says or who it applies to
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Untying a red tape knot
It was interesting to see that the red tape featured on your cover last week (7 January, page 32) seems to take the form of the webbing often used to save people from themselves. Isn鈥檛 that what most regulation is about?
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You forgot Scotland (again!)
You wrote a lot about the the changes to the 星空传媒 Regulations in England and Wales, but again you fail to mention the 星空传媒 (Scotland) Act 2003, which alters the building standards system in Scotland from 1 May this year.Sue Bush, building control manager, Inverclyde council
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Data overload
I would like to bring your readers鈥� attention to the fact that the raft of new legislative and regulatory demands is causing construction firms to store massive amounts of data without due regard as to whether they actually need it.
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Practical aid appeals
A phenomenal amount of support has been given to the regions devastated by the tsunami by the British public in terms of monetary donations.
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Brownfield maze
I鈥檓 a small developer looking to convert an old factory in east London into a block of flats.
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Men juggle, too
I read your article 鈥淗ow to juggle while balancing鈥� (7 January, page 86) with interest and empathy, but was disappointed and surprised that you chose to take a somewhat outdated 鈥渃hauvinistic鈥� attitude and present flexible working arrangements as a female-only issue.
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Experience (over)valued
David Bucknall suggests (14 January, page 36) that if the industry really wants to prove it can learn from its mistakes, it should clamour for teams such as the one which failed so miserably on the Scottish parliament to be appointed on the next major public sector project.
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French leave
With regard to your article 鈥淥DPM losing battle to speed up planning鈥� (10 December, page 10), I refer you to the situation in France.
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Marked men
I was interested to read your article on retina eye scans for security purposes at Laing O鈥橰ourke鈥檚 construction site at Heathrow Terminal 5.
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It鈥檚 good to talk
Long-term frameworks are meant to be all about collaborative working, so it鈥檚 about time clients and suppliers worked together to promote their value
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At risk from the neighbours
The respondent commenced excavation and piling works on a property neighbouring the appellants鈥� property and served a party wall notice after the works had commenced. Cracks appeared in the appellants鈥� property, which the appellants alleged were caused by the works being carried out by the respondent.
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CommentEvolutionary politics
Thumping great overspend though it was, Holyrood could help the government turn its current survival-of-the-fittest approach into a best-practice blueprint
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CommentTwist and shout
liquidated damages clause has advantages for employer and contractor. So how come the latter is so keen to wriggle out of it when it comes into play?
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CommentLiving with The Others
Hovering above the real people doing real jobs on real site is a vast ghostly world of contract documents and legal obligations. How should the two interact?