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An inspiring choice
First person Marco Goldschmied is the right man to lead the RIBA. He is committed to improving architects profile and the RIBA HQ.
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Not the grand opera
First person The refurbished Royal Opera House should be an exhilarating addition to Covent Garden. So why is it so dull?
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Brown's mixed bag
First person The chancellor's budget won't provide much work for contractors, but it wasn't all bad news …
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Spreading the word
Second opinion Now that we are talking to our clients, and even to our competitors, perhaps it is time to use some plain language.
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What's in a name?
First person To be called a builder is to be branded a cowboy. So construction professionals should get themselves a new name.
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Domesday scenario
If the Millennium Dome isn't a success, its rotting corpse could blight the Greenwich Peninsula for years to come.
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Championing the cause
Why the new architecture champion must help designers defeat the planning autocrats, as well as tackling the tat.
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Adjudication has arrived
The first case on the enforcement of an adjudicator's decision has been decided by the senior judge in the Technology and Construction Court, and we now have a vital piece of case law.
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New whines for old
Rules for civil litigation have been completely rewritten and yet it seems unlikely that they will do much to reduce the cost of claims against consultants or, indeed, that proceedings will be so different.
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Summing up. Number 31 – Privity of contract
Michael Conroy Harris continues Berwin Leighton's guide to the concepts of construction law.
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What can they get you on?
Contractual parties are free to exclude liability as they think fit. But to avoid being caught out, they must define the exclusion as they want it.
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Warranted interference
The contracts bill introduced in the House of Lords late last year will mean that collateral warranties are no longer needed in construction contracts in England and Wales but the Scots aren't rid of them yet.
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Why we need new rules
Regulations that cannot keep pace with change are hampering the design team's efforts to Eganise itself.
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Get what you pay for
Lowest price wins is still the norm in construction, but all that is about to change.
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Loose change
First person Construction is embracing change. So why is one industry body opposing a move to streamline the building process?
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Passing the buck
Second opinion Delegating a problem is all very well, but, at some point, you must take responsibility for its solution.
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Splashing out
Other countries house their parliaments with generosity and panache. But here we begrudge such extravagance.
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Over-exclusive deals
Small contractors don't want the private finance initiative to be scrapped they just want to be able to take part in it.
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Here we go again
First person Faced with a combative workforce and a fast-approaching deadline, how should the government handle the Jubilee Line?
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Shaky ground
When was the last time somebody saved you from an almighty clanger? It happens in business too, but don't rely on it. If watching your back is not spelled out in the contract you can come a cropper.