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CommentMedical complaints
鈥淎 special relationship in which one partner takes all the time and the other gives all the time is not a partnership but an exploitation. That is what exists now. It is time it stopped.鈥� That was Gerald Kaufman talking this week about the US-UK alliance. But there are a ...
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Who can you trust?
lients ought to realise that lawyers and expert have their own reasons for attacking or defending a procurement route. No advice is completely objective
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CommentWhen can you be unfair?
djudicators who ignore the rules of natural justice in their conduct may not fall foul of the courts, but they should be given a damn good thrashing anyway
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Further to Mr Bingham 鈥�
nd talking of Amec vs Whitefriars, here鈥檚 some other aspects of the case that Tony Bingham didn鈥檛 cover 鈥� such as the 鈥榖ullying鈥� of the adjudicator
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What happens at the end
ave you read your contract thoroughly? Right to the end? If you did, and you spotted the hidden 鈥榚ntire agreement clause鈥�, give yourself two Scoobie snacks
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Wonders & blunders
Two London residences make up Michael Winner鈥檚 choices 鈥� one of which he liked so much that he bought it himself
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Don鈥檛 forget to check
The defendant building contractor secured a contract to carry out works of improvement to a sewage treatment works owned and operated by the claimant water company that treated wastewater. The claimant鈥檚 engagement of the defendant was under the terms of a design and build contract which incorporated a specification that ...
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CommentA great leap forward
With its grand entrance, impressive atrium, relaxed restaurants and break-out spaces, Bexley Academy in south-east London is more blue-chip corporate headquarters than secondary school.
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CommentPrivate investigations
What are adjudicators supposed to do when two raw parties to a dispute turn up with a case but no evidence? Play the neutral or act as a licensed sleuth?
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CommentNo job for an amateur
Arbitrators have turned their institute into a chartered body that enforces high professional standards 鈥� which they should now impose on adjudicators
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CommentTake a deep breath
It鈥檚 a strange thing, but often a consultant who is liable and has been negligent may be better protected than one who is liable but hasn鈥檛 been negligent
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A poser for Patricia
I was pleased to see your news item detailing Patricia Hewitt鈥檚 plans to 鈥渃rack industry鈥檚 鈥榤en only鈥� culture鈥� (29 October, page 13), although I can鈥檛 help feeling that we have been here before.
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Fresh blood at the RIBA
The RIBA council has in the past been accused of being too conservative in its thinking and edicts, and as with all institutions there is a tendency to be retrospective.
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Safety 鈥� ma帽ana
Here鈥檚 a slightly disturbing picture I took in Spain recently of roofers working on a housing development.
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Small, but perfectly formed
So, architect Alain Head has the solution to our housing problems (29 October, page 28).
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French lesson
Whether Gus Alexander is writing about the dome, the Cambridge Cattle Market Development or his experiences on small-scale building contracts, he seems to put my thoughts into words nearly every time.
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The true cost
With reference to the adjudication survey on the 星空传媒 website (29 October, page 15) and concern about the rise in adjudicator鈥檚 fees, it is commendable that someone is trying to get statistical information in order to better analyse the benefits or otherwise of adjudication.
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Regal, but not necessarily legal
With reference to your recent articles on professional organisations and their amalgamation into one body, I wonder if any of the present organisations have considered what the effect of the changes to the EU constitution might be.