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Troubleshooters
Being involved in a fledgling association of project neutrals, I read with interest Simon Lewis鈥� article on their potential use (2 July, page 52).
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Wonders & blunders
We walked for two days to find an inspiring eco-lodge, but just walked in circles at an ill-fated French airport
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Farrell & Nash (deceased)
Sir Terry Farrell's grand plan for a central promenade linking Primrose Hill to the South Bank captures a little of a Georgian ancestor's grand vision
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Lawyers, guns and money
No matter how strange foreign cultures may be, almost all are governed by the same legal principles as English law 鈥� which is good news for us all
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CommentCapper's way
Professor Philip Capper has just made a super speech about adjudication, about judges, about lawyers 鈥� and especially about his girlfriend Iris
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Don't, don't you want me
The JCT appears to have rejected the idea of incorporating the SCL delay and disruption supplement into its contracts 鈥� which has provoked a bit of a debate 鈥�
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Damned if you do 鈥�
Doubts are growing about whether adjudication can deal with professional negligence claims, the reason being that it struggles to cope with expert witnesses
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Lend Lease replies
Your feature article "Down Under" (2 July, pages 24-27) demands a response, if only to put your readers' minds at rest that Bovis Lend Lease is not for sale.
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We're all German now
Until 1993, I was responsible for the Department of the Environment's construction research programme.
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A call to arms
I am becoming extremely frustrated with the mainly positive press that adjudication receives and which in my view is not deserved.
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Howdy partner
I sympathise with the views expressed by Oliver Raymond (Letters, 2 July, page 32) regarding unscrupulous main contractors who, under the guise of partnering, still persist in going to the open market in an effort to drive down cost.However, I can provide a simple answer. Seek out ...
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Jarvis on the brink
There won't be too many tears shed in the construction industry this week over the spectacle of Jarvis teetering on the edge of the precipice.
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CommentWonders & blunders
David Birkbeck finds populist excitement at an Essex town, but only prophylactic disappointment in an East End designer home
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Regulation wear
This was an appeal against a decision that an employer did not have a duty to an employee under the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 Regulations 7 (1). The employer was a lorry driver collecting milk from farms. He had been supplied with steel capped safety boots, which ...
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If you go away 鈥�
It may be emotionally satisfying to walk off a job, and you may feel justified in taking this action 鈥� but the likelihood is that you aren't, and that you'll regret it
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On neutrality鈥檚 side
Long-term contracts need long-term dispute resolution. The 鈥榩roject neutral鈥� could be the answer, but he would have to prove he鈥檚 more than just a project passenger
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CommentOpen mike: Let me explain
Dennis Lenard caused a furore when he said construction was backward, but the resulting debate was long on indignation and short on analysis 鈥� so here are some facts
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CommentA reader writes: Why so glum?
Last week, 星空传媒 reported that the death of Partners in Innovation was a disaster for the construction industry. In fact, it could be a chance to transform it