Opinion 鈥� Page 606
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Do unto others 鈥�
If an adjudication doesn't go the claimant's way, he may decide to cry foul play. But he'd better make sure his own tactics are fair before he does
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Cad illustrations
For any male employer who's a little unsure about how to manage women, here's some helpful advice from the Womenback2work website.
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No Wow now
St Paul's is a constant reminder that we no longer produce the kind of jaw-dropping buildings that characterise 17th-century London and modern Los Angeles
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Job losses
The applicant, Mr Dunnachie, had been threatened and humiliated by his manager over a period of some months, such that he had become extremely distressed and was absent from work for at least three weeks owing to stress. Mr Dunnachie resigned and obtained a new position without a ...
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Fair enough?
An adjudicator who decides a case that they have already been involved with risks being accused of bias. So, courtesy of the courts, here are some guidelines
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CommentUpside down, up in front
New Zealand has learned from our mistakes and introduced a corker of a Construction Act. And it's got the focus right 鈥� on an improved payment system
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Architects Week point
Architects are 'celebrating' their very own Week, during which they will try to convince us they are about to change the world. It's a worrying trend 鈥�
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Fault lines
Blaming the construction manager has become a popular pastime of clients. They would be better off claiming against the real cause of their problems
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CommentWonders & blunders
I applaud a bank's eco-activism in Docklands but lament the wastefulness of energy-ignorant refurbishment
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Spurred on by sport
It is patent nonsense to argue that the London Development Agency's commitment to the London Olympics will undermine regeneration in the Thames Gateway (20 June, page 13).
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It doesn't get any easier
I have spent more than four decades in construction, with more than three of those in management, but your article "The dark side of construction" (27 June, page 40) still shook me.
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Off with his head!
In Edinburgh last month on business, I had a chance to look at the parliament building.
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Just do it
I was surprised to read Dermot Gleeson's comments on the Major Contractors Group's progress towards health and safety targets (20 June, page 15).
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A well-oiled machine
I hate to bring up the subject of the RICS again. I know how upsetting it is, but I had occasion to contact it, requesting any pamphlets it might have on quantity surveying.
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A wee problem with the windaes
The front cover of 星空传媒 (20 June) featured a picture of a window at the Scottish parliament building.
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The expert's opinion
This was an appeal by the defendant from an order of Judge Hull QC in which he refused Katra's challenge to an order confirming a previous strike-out order. The claimant was seeking to recover the sum of 拢2,789.63 in respect of building works, by arguing that the quality of the ...
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CommentInstant justice
Believe it or not, some people still argue about the relative merits of arbitration and adjudication. But for ease of use, speed and cost, the latter wins hands down