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CommentA matter of some interest: Ruttle vs secretary of state for the environment
It can be difficult to judge when interest on money owed starts to run. But firms will get short shrift from the courts if they claim without having issued an invoice first
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Row erupts as rival slams 鈥榯oxic鈥� RIBA contract
Institute hits back saying ACA鈥檚 alternative standard contract is confusing the market
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O鈥橩eefe and Cantillon lock horns over hotel scheme
O鈥� Keefe Construction is suing contractor Cantillon for 拢1.4m in a dispute over payment for its work on a luxury hotel on the site of the first ever radio broadcast.
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CommentBy personal appointment: Makers v Camden
When a company in a dispute suggested a particular adjudicator be appointed to its case, the other party was incensed. Here鈥檚 what happened 鈥�
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Contractors seek advice as redundancies rocket
Calls to NFB鈥檚 employment helpline double, compared with first seven months of 2007
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Survey exposes ignorance about site waste regulations
Only 40% of contractors understand what they are meant to do with site waste despite the introduction of swingeing new regulations, backed up with unlimited fines, in April.
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Property developer pleads guilty to criminal damage
Chairman of Inacity ordered to do community service for throwing rocks at home of former lover's boyfriend
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Millionaire fined for illegal 'Footballers' Wives' house remodelling
Owner must spend 拢450k returning grade II listed home to original state following unapproved alterations
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NewsJCT moves closer to launching 'green' contract provisions
Joint Contracts Tribunal set to publish terms and guidance on issues such as waste reduction and energy consumption this autumn
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Rogue builders jailed for up to eight years
Cowboys frightened dozens of vulnerable people into paying thousands of pounds for unnecessary work
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NewsExperts criticise Scottish plans to compensate pleural plaque victims
Insurers, health and legal experts give evidence to Holyrood's justice committee saying new asbestos legislation is a mistake
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NewsMPs question value for money of PFI projects
Public-sector 鈥渦ndermanagement鈥� of project changes is costing too much, says public accounts committee
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NewsDemolition firm fined 拢15k after electrician suffers serious injuries
HSE warns companies to undertake risk assessments properly after a fall from height
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Industry payers get even worse
Firms are paying their subcontractors three weeks late, compared with an average of two weeks a year ago.
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CommentSo you want to be a judge, eh?
Here鈥檚 the strange case of the bullock that burned down a house 鈥� and presented a judge with a prize conundrum. This is how he went about solving it
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Disputes in the desert
With construction wrangles in Dubai likely to increase, you鈥檒l need to know how to go about resolving them 鈥�
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News拢250m Rochdale scheme stalls after legal challenge
Losing bidders protest after council and development agency fail to disclose full selection criteria
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NewsUcatt targets ministers in pleural plaque campaign
Abestos activists and union members will take fight for compensation to the constituencies of Jack Straw and Hilary Benn
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NewsCost of living drives Britons into cowboys' arms
Survey reveals 60% of UK homeowners prefer cash-in-hand builders
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CommentGalliford Try vs Mott MacDonald: A sense of loss
If a consultant causes a contractor economic damage, does it have to compensate the wrong party even if there is no contract between them?