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NewsBuyers on two more Bellway estates plan legal action
Residents claim value of homes has fallen up to 拢30,000 after units were sold for social housing
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NewsSchool sues for 拢4m after devastating fire
Blaze in north London began when a spark ignited sawdust
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NewsPC Harrington to be prosecuted over Wembley death
HSE is prosecuting concrete contractor over alleged breaches of health and safety
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NewsConstruction Act amendments due today
Most controversial measure would force contractors to prove they can pay subcontractors or risk them walking off site
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NewsBlackwall tunnel dispute ends with 拢10.3m payout
M&E contractor pays Fitzpatrick for losses owing to delay
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Do well at schools: How to win BSF work
If you want to come out at the top of the class in the competition for 黑洞社区 Schools for the Future work, now鈥檚 the time to pull your socks up
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CommentThe reader: Tony's booklist
Here鈥檚 my personal selection of handy reference books to help you solve those legal conundrums that my columns don鈥檛 cover
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Lawyers warn Construction Act reform will cripple PFI
Banks could become even more reluctant to invest in PFI projects if proposed amendments to the Construction Act are passed, lawyers have warned
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Retentions banned from all 2012 work
No builders on the 2012 Olympic sites will be allowed to hold payments back from subcontractors pending completion of projects, the Olympic Delivery Authority has confirmed
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CommentPayment times: 10 days seems a lifetime away
The government says its suppliers will be paid within 10 days, but it still has an awful lot of work to do to stamp out payment abuse in the public sector
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NewsBinding decisions: YCMS vs Stephen and Miriam Grabiner
Fenwick Elliott discusses the adjudicator's jurisdiction
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NewsSeven ways to get paid in Dubai
What to do if you are asked to retender or you aren鈥檛 getting paid by a UAE client
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Don't keep it to yourself: Notifying insurers
Insurance policies provide a secure safety net, but that can disappear pretty quickly if you keep the insurers in the dark when things go wrong
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CommentClear laws without fuzz: Health and safety in the UAE
UAE confidential:聽Abu Dhabi鈥檚 response to on-site health and safety lapses has been to call in the cops. Thomas Van de Wijngaart and Emma Shepherd welcome early signs of change
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CommentThen there's the fungal mould...: JCT consultancy agreement
The JCT has just released a consultancy agreement for larger projects. Here鈥檚 what you should be aware of before you go ahead and sign it
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CommentSurprise! : New information in adjudication
The box of matters for adjudication that arrives at your door may contain some nasty shocks 鈥撀爏uch as a cartload of new information. The question is, as ever, is this fair?
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Comment10 ways to avoid dispute in the Middle East
The Middle East has traditionally seen few disputes. In boom times contractors have always had alternative ways to recover their losses. But the credit crunch appears to have changed that, and now more disputes are erupting. So, how can disputes be avoided in the present market?Assess the impact of local ...
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CommentThe price of darkness: Rights of light
The right of light has become a hot topic in the courts, so developers who want to avoid making costly mistakes should read this illuminating article...
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NewsContract disputes hit record high
Disputes resulting in formal adjudication reached 39 in last quarter of 2008 鈥� more than the for the whole of 2007
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O ye who believe... : Sharia and mediation
This second of two articles on dispute resolution under Islamic law looks at arbitration 鈥� a system that has found wide acceptance in the Islamic world