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CommentSeduced by simplicity
Last week Ashley Pigott used the Holyrood fiasco to take a pop at construction management 鈥� but easy targets don鈥檛 help us understand complex problems
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Competitive streak
James Foster Under pressure from the EU, the government has reclassified registered social landlords as public bodies. The ramifications for procurement are far-reaching
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CommentIsn鈥檛 it obvious?
You may not be entirely surprised to learn that when it comes to construction law the most obvious meaning of a word isn鈥檛 necessarily the right one. Context is all
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CommentWonders & blunders
A civilised street with space for everything turns into an eyesore that should have no place on this small planet, says Bill Bryson
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Rouse 鈥� to Simmons
Succession is a tricky proposition, especially when your predecessor has made the job his own. Witness the plight of Jonny Wilkinson, the wunderkind of English rugby, who has been handed the captaincy of his national side last week after an eight-month injury. He has the small challenge of getting the ...
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The moment to mediate
The claimants Yorkshire Bank, had been involved in litigation with the defendants in respect of four coaches that the claimants had engaged RDM Asset Finance Limited to recover and sell. The claimants at trial had been successful in respect of only one of the coaches, but nonetheless recovered 拢65,000 together ...
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CommentGreen grass roots
Since politicians clearly cannot be trusted to tackle climate change, it鈥檚 up to the lowly masses to make a difference 鈥� and that includes designers and engineers
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CommentGood times don鈥檛 come cheap
鈥淲e鈥檝e had six fantastic years of steady growth. Now it feels much more fragile.鈥�
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CommentThat settles it
So, you鈥檝e dispensed with the expensive lawyer and drawn up the final settlement yourself. Here鈥檚 how to make sure the agreement means what it says
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CommentTrouble in the nursery
The Latham payment review panel has failed to produce an ABC for squabbling subbies. Nanny government must decide when to step in, and when to keep clear
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The dangers of dropping an E
A court found that a developer accidentally dropped a crucial clause 鈥楨鈥� from a contract, but then deliberately ignored its own mistake. The judge was not happy 鈥�
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CommentHe knew he was right
Construction management has failed several Arts Council projects and now the Scottish parliament. Of course, if those clients had just listened in the first place 鈥�
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The value of conflict 鈥�
Peter Rogers鈥� argument for one professional institute to replace all the existing bodies (24 September, page 24) is a step too far 鈥� too radical for the 鈥渟ilo mentality鈥� of the individual professions (the unhappily accurate words of your perceptive leader that week, page 3). But perhaps more importantly, the ...
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BIW response
Your article 鈥淚nland Revenue probes IT provider BIW鈥�, (24 September, page 14) is, in our view, sensationalist and potentially misleading.
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Arup鈥檚 cunning plan
Arup Major Projects鈥� case studies (17 September, page 48) are good examples of programme management and Arup is undoubtedly adept at this.
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A tragic legacy
Although it is possible to have sympathy with any small building contractors who are struggling to obtain employer鈥檚 liability insurance at the moment, the root cause of this problem is not any great rise in claims, or the compensation culture, as some employers organisations would attempt to suggest.
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In criticism of Michael
Any investor in the construction sector must have read Sir Michael Latham鈥檚 article 鈥淚n defence of Peter鈥� (17 September, page 31) with dismay bordering on disbelief, particularly his final paragraph regarding the general public鈥檚 鈥渆nvious carping about salaries of industry leaders鈥�.
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CommentDear site diary
Project manager Andrew Farrer extols the virtues of keeping a comprehensive works log 鈥� if only to provide valuable evidence in the event of a dispute