Opinion 鈥� Page 643
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Oh, for a bucket of water
The Fire Precautions Act is a poorly-written piece of poppycock that puts a whole lot of people in a whole lot of danger. It should be sent back to parliament
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Don't plead in vain
If you're claiming an interim payment as a result of variations to contract, be careful how you set out your demand. If you're not clear enough, you won't get paid
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Yankee, go home
Dominic Helps argued that US-style no win, no fee arrangements sit well with adjudication. In fact, he's wrong: they could give all parties a rougher deal
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Nanny strikes again
The self-employed keep the industry competitive, but the government seems dead set on hounding them out of existence. Why?
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Break with past, Melinda
To argue against the third party rights act, as Melinda Parisotti did, is to argue in favour of a disaster. Not surprising, then, that the reasoning doesn't bear examination
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Standard-bearer
The pressure is on for PFI schemes to improve design standards. Is the guidance and regulation of the design process in the health sector the way forward?
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The fireproof contractor
At last someone is looking into the insurance provisions of JCT80. At the moment, the issue of liability is nothing short of bewildering
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Spirit of Southampton
Southampton might not be everyone's idea of the most exotic city in the world – but try growing up in Salisbury
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Only yourself to blame
Contractors rushing to avoid the problems Carillion experienced in the Blyth & Blyth case take note: pinning more liability on consultants won't work
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Don't be daft
When is a decision not a decision … but still counts as one? Lord Reed's answer to this riddle helps us understand when the courts can overrule adjudicators
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Pressure points
The line between actionable economic duress and "the rough and tumble of the pressures of normal commercial bargaining" is a thin one
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Out with the old
The architecture of the British tourist industry must move with the times and stop attempting to recreate an ersatz past
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Cough-up medicine
The Construction Act is really all about making sure people are paid. If money is owed and no withholding notices issued, you'd better pay up first and litigate later
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Running for cover
Professional companies are usually liable for their employees' breach of duty. But what if the firm goes bust and the employee is sued? Better get insured
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You can run, but you can't hide
Tony Bingham's suggestion of insurance is a fine idea, but while protecting many, it will leave thousands still at risk from the consequences of the Babb case
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Desperate measures
Wholesale reform of the planning system just isn't politically deliverable – we must instead opt for a series of small changes that actually have some impact
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What apocalypse?
And lo, there was gnashing of teeth and a general wailing in the land when third parties gained contract rights. Here's what happened next …
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Well, you're no judge
Arbitration has been overshadowed lately by trendier forms of dispute resolution such as mediation. But it could make a comeback – with a change of clothes.
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Will Brussels scupper the PFI?
New European ideas about public sector procurement could spell big trouble for anyone with an interest in PFI projects