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The tao of GC/Works 1
The GC/Works 1 contract has had an overhaul, and is probably now the best in the business, but projects only work when oneness is achieved 鈥�
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Never trust a copper
Mr and Mrs Venables found that the water pipes in their new home were ruined, so they sued their plumber. What followed illustrated an important legal point
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Brief encounter: When can you kill people?
Are the US and Britain be within their legal rights to invade Iraq? The second in our series of chatrooms tackles their motives and the nature of the UN debate
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A paradise for parasites
To shut out small firms, the Treasury made the PFI process so adversarial that it got captured by lawyers, who are now eating us out of schools and hospitals
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You're forgetting someone
Your editorial on the Congestion Charge (7 March, page 3) came as something of a surprise to the manufacturers and distributors in the construction industry.
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Chop the campaign
Having read and enjoyed your magazine for more than five years, and particularly appreciated the role it has played in promoting change and sustainability in the construction industry, I am astounded that you should embark on some thing as "builder's bum" as a Chop the Charge campaign.
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The cart before the elephant?
I am writing in response to the piece about Elephant & Castle and Foster and Partners' masterplan for the redevelopment of the Heygate Estate (28 February, page 15).
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Waiting for Woodrow
I refer to your financial news article in which Taylor Woodrow's chief executive, Iain Napier, indicates that the government should be listening to housebuilders in order to meet housebuilding targets (7 March, page 21).
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Health and efficiency
I refer to your article "Jarvis under pressure to halve rail profits" (28 February, page 10). It was disappointing to read such a misinformed piece in what is otherwise an excellent and respected trade publication.
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Knowing the form
As a project manager associated with a 拢50m building project administered under option F of the ECC, I was fascinated (and at times a little horrified) by Rachel Barnes' recent article on the Society of Construction Law's Delay and Disruption Protocol (28 February, page 49).
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We need vocal locals
Council planners generally put the interests of the community first, but if things don't work out that way, there's not a lot the community can do about it
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The road to recovery
The appellant, Mrs Lampert, had compromised proceedings brought against her and her husband in the Chancery Division for possession of a property over which the respondents had a charge. The Tomlin Order provided for a split of the proceeds of sale 50/50 between the respondents and the appellant in the ...
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CommentNot so fast, George
President Bush thinks UN resolution 1441 gives him the right to go to war if Saddam Hussein is found in material breach. Actually, it does no such thing
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Now you're talking
The CDM health and safety regulations are unpopular and ineffective. Well, what if they came in the form of contractual terms and the right to compensation?
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The finishing touch
Two years ago, the Major Contractors Group launched its ambitious safety drive. The industry has done well so far but now it must pursue the initiative to the end
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Dear prudence
Taking pre-emptive action to avert a third-party claim may well save your insurer money. But don't expect the insurer to thank you by covering your costs
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That's two more you can add
Your article entitled "Government attacked over Constructionline" (21 February, page 12) was inaccurate in its use of a quote from Peter Elston's letter to Brian Wilson, which stated that "a number of major [government] clients, including Defence Estates and NHS Estates, were also on the list of non-users".