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CommentThe devil鈥檚 due
The Construction Act鈥檚 rules on payment have a basic flaw: they don鈥檛 contain a mechanism that enables a debt to crystallise by a certain date. So, time for a rethink 鈥�
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Mrs Bingham鈥檚 lament
Some clever people have come up with easy-to-use framework contracts that just might cut disputes. So where will our household clothing budget come from?
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Don鈥檛 fall for Redmond鈥檚 wind-up
So, John Redmond reckons the nuclear option is a good way to make reluctant (or broke) payers cough up, does he? Well, just remember it can easily backfire 鈥�
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When in Benghazi 鈥�
English may be becoming the lingua franca of international commerce but don鈥檛 make the mistake of thinking that construction law is the same everywhere
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Peter the portly puss
Your readers may be interested to know that Peter Lobban, the chief executive of the Construction Industry Training Board has a salary of 拢214,775.
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Paying for a faulty system
Last week鈥檚 editorial on construction鈥檚 payment problems (13 August, page 3) leads one to the conclusion that when the chips were down the provisions of the Construction Act were found to be ineffective.
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The last of the tradesmen
I started working as a joiner in the 1970s and you could say my age group (40-year-olds) were the last of the tradesmen to be brought through a real apprenticeship. This should have enabled us, now that some of us are in managerial positions, to pass on our expertise to ...
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Safety鈥檚 come a long way
There has probably been more progress in the area of improvements in construction site safety and attitudes to training over the past 18 months than at any time in recent years.
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Phone a fraud squad
What the industry needs is a hotline to report bogus companies that the Inland Revenue actually takes notice of!
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Credit where it鈥檚 due
It is a great disappointment to find that such an excellent article dealing with the Hyde Housing Association prefabricated flat development (6 August, page 38) failed to mention the approved inspector for 星空传媒 Regulations or the important role played by the staff of our central London office.
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Poundbury rules
You mention Poundbury in connection with the new commuter village of Cambourne near Cambridge (13 August, page 36). Both are faced with potential expansion way beyond the original plans.
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That sinking feeling
Andy Carter asks why the RAC buildings at Bristol and Walsall harbour a nautical theme (Letters, 13 August, page 28).
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Sorry, sir
I was fascinated by your diary item 鈥淭he Kingsdale experiment鈥� (9 July, page 27).
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CommentWonders & blunders
A train station-cum-ballroom sends Charlie Luxton into a transport of delight, but a British airport is a pain in the neck
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No better offer
The claimant successfully sued the defendant for an accident at work to his thumb, and obtained judgment in the sum of 拢40,854. This sum included damages and interest up to the date of judgment, which was 16 February 2004. The defendant had made a payment into court of 拢40,000 in ...
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CommentOn being bothered
To turn up late to a meeting is to waste time, money and goodwill. It also creates the impression of laziness and arrogance. So why does everyone keep doing it?
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CommentGarvis Snook鈥檚 path to power
As you may know, the chief executive of Rok turned his contractor from a 拢7m minnow into a 拢100m tiger shark in four years. What you may not know about is his 15-year struggle to get the chance to do it.
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CommentIt was the torpedo, stupid
Everyone finds global claims confusing but a Scottish court armed only with common sense and a First World War U-boat has helped us all out
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CommentSix ways to handle risk
Do you deal with the terrifying business of building with the help of an umbrella, an ostrich, your small intestines, your muscles, a snowboard or a mushroom?