Opinion 鈥� Page 601
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Hungary at knock-down prices
Our latest article on European legal systems deals with the tricky problem of being required to demolish your building after you've just finished building it
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Two blokes go into a pub
As you'll know, a man who drinks alcohol puts a thief in his mouth to steal his brains. What you may not know is that it can also negotiate construction work
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Give the guy a break
You certainly took a poke at our new construction minister (11 July, page 11).
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Striking exception
Ann Minogue writes (1 August, page 43) that the new JCT major projects form does not give extensions of time for strikes.
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Birmingham bull
Your article on Birmingham's Bull Ring (29 August, page 30) will upset many Brummies.
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The RICS has let us down
That RICS members have to turn to 星空传媒 for news of a QS rebellion is proof of the extent to which our institution has let the profession down.
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And the banned played on
Wasn't your article "Scourge of the Skyline" a little sensationalist (25 July, page 24)?
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Keep on puffing
As a chartered QS, I read Nick Brooke's article (29 August, page 28) as so much hot air and piffle 鈥� does the guy honestly have any idea what it takes to manage a small QS practice in the UK in 2003? I think not.
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The information gap
In his interview, Nick Brooke, the RICS president gave no new information about the need to increase subscriptions (15 August, page 28).
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Sunburn and stress
I noted with interest the article about the need to protect site workers from the sun (8 August, page 13).
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Talking turf
Architects like to have the final say on the design, and we respect that. But we know more about roofs than they do, so how do they feel about that?
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Disclosure
The defendant hospital had applied for an order for inspection under CPR 31.4(2) in respect of a witness statement and an earlier expert report referred to in expert reports produced for a personal injury claim. The appellant, Mr Lucas, resisted this application on the basis that the documents were excluded ...
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When the ref's offside
Aston Villa is playing against Arsenal and, just before the match begins, the referee declares he's an ardent Gunners fan. Does the Villa play on or blow the whistle?
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CommentEnemies of the state
What chance of legal redress do you have if you suspect you've been the victim of an abuse of public power? Well, after Harmon, more than you may think
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Worse yet
The smouldering row over the Scottish parliament has roared back into life after our disclosure that it won't be finished until July next year, eight months after the previous deadline. This further delay will lift the cost of the project to about 拢400m 鈥� either 10 times, four times, or ...
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A case for the SFA
Does empty space always cry out to be filled? Not when what you're filling it with looks like Berkeley Homes' Potters Fields project, it doesn't
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Trial by media
Unless I have badly misread the intentions of UK legal practice, I think Tony Bingham may have the wrong end of a stick in his concern for Dr David Kelly's credibility (8 August, page 42).The question hangs on the meaning of "witness". Misuse of the word by the media, possibly ...
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It's worth the struggle
Gus Alexander's seems to think that women are repelled by the construction industry (8 August, page 27). Well, I found it an extremely attractive prospect. I had no trouble getting my first job as it seems most firms and local authorities (where I started out) are keen to get their ...