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Unbelievable hilarity
Heard the one about the new woman on site? No, didn't think so 鈥� there are almost none. So why does the press think recruiting them is such a giggle?
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Act of wisdom
When adjudication arrived with the Construction Act, it already had a track record and a growing reputation. Little wonder it has proved so robust
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Bully beef
After the World Cup, it is hard to argue for the immunity of referees. But the independence of decision-makers must be protected from intimidation
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Last lessons from the Harmon affair
The audit office has delivered its verdict on a parliamentary farce 鈥� and it make very uncomfortable reading.
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Don't forget to write
Whether or not you get a fair deal in a dispute will ultimately come down to the strength of your case 鈥� and whether you have the records to prove it
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Right – and wrong
A professional consultant does not have a duty to be right, but even if they are, they should warn their client that a judge may decide that they are not
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Desperately seeking Susans
The case of Louise Barton, the latest City high-flyer to sue her employer for discrimination, is a reminder of construction's perennial prejudices. With a booming industry fretting over labour shortages, the debate has centred on whether to assimilate foreign labour or retrain over-25s 鈥� mostly men, one suspects. Yet women, ...
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Overseas aid
Far from sponging off the welfare state, immigrant labour 鈥� perhaps even when it is illegal 鈥� is helping to keep the British economy in robust health
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The cricket test
It probably isn't a coincidence that England's cricketers started performing after they were given guaranteed places. And therein lies a moral for construction 鈥�
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Having a bawl
If a construction contract was signed before the construction act came into force, but varied after, can a party to it be dragged screaming into an adjudication?
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Just cool it
A draft delay protocol is supposed to take the heat out of the contentious area of delay. But as it stands, it could simply makes things worse
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Same old precedent
In the old adversarial world, sneaky contractual devices were part of the territory. But such things are soon to be relegated to the dustbin of history 鈥� aren't they?
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An expensive encore
Tony Bingham聽tells the story of the pianist whose basement dampproof system failed, the court case that ensued, and the intriguing role eggs and dimples played in it
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Fairness and force
Last month, Dominic Helps suggested that there was a judicial backlash against adjudication and cited five cases as evidence. None bears examination
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Is that the time?
Labour鈥檚 chance to deliver its 拢19bn investment in housing, schools, hospitals and transport is rapidly evaporating. Whitehall officials are muttering that without spectacular acceleration in the rate of spending, only a fraction of the planned facilities will be open when Tony Blair goes to the polls in 2005-6. The first ...
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The snobs' barricade
Labour seems to have no intention of providing shelter for those unable to provide it for themselves 鈥� and one reason is that we don't really want it to
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How to stay lucky
Employer insolvency hurts 鈥� but thinking ahead can help spare contractors some of the pain