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CommentA quick pull of the plug: Terminating a contract
State your case聽If you intend to terminate, it鈥檚 no good hanging around for ages before you break the news, or you may find the decision is no longer yours
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Threats of legal action rise by 70%
Law firms have noticed a sharp rise in threats of legal action as construction firms struggle to recover debts
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Stuart Barnett vs Inventec Bank: Personal guarantees
Property developer Stuart Barnett is facing a legal battle after guaranteeing to personally pay back money lent to his company.Barnett is a director at developer Wherry Road Developments (Norwich). In September 2006, when Investec Bank provided a loan to the company, he agreed to guarantee the obligations - including ...
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FeaturesDisputes in the Middle East - how best to get a happy ending
Local culture and customs must be taken into account when dealing with disputes in the region
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NewsAmec vs Universal Steels: Withholding documents as bargaining tool
Fenwick Elliott discusses a case in which Amec tried to obtain an injuction to make Universal deliver quality assurance document
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NewsBDP faces 拢4.6m claim over Wimbledon media centre
Tennis club demands cash from architect and subcontractor for remedial work on 鈥榙efective鈥� building
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CommentHow to look good in public: Public Contracts Regulations
If you want to venture into public sector work without falling flat on your face, then you鈥檇 do well to have a few evenings in with the Public Contracts Regulations
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CommentTell me why: Give reasons for your decisions
Here鈥檚 a warning to all you adjudicators out there: if you give your reasons for a decision, then you have to address all the issues. If you don鈥檛, the whole thing may be thrown out
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Don't just twiddle your thumbs: Colleges delays
If you have a project funded by the Learning and Skills Council, you鈥檙e probably wondering how best to handle the delay and uncertainty. What follows should help
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NewsPC Harrington pleads guilty to Wembley worker death
Case will now go to the Old Bailey after contractor admits health and safety breaches
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NewsBarnsley man sues for 拢500k after brain damage
Christopher Kaye demands compensation from Euro Dismantling after accident on site
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NewsEngineering firm sues Persimmon for 拢250k
Jacobs takes legal action against developer in row over fees for 50-acre Cornwall scheme
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CommentIt's a jungle out there: How to survive the recession
What with battling the birds of prey and the ravenous alligators 鈥� not to mention the swine with the money 鈥� you may have picked up more survival skills than you realise
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Before you jet off: Contracting abroad
If you鈥檙e thinking of heading abroad to find work, make sure you read through this list of tips so you don鈥檛 find yourself in trouble over a contract
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CommentYou'll never walk alone: Representing yourself
If your recessed budget doesn鈥檛 stretch to legal fees and you decide to represent yourself, you should at least go in armed with these expert tips 鈥�
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CommentCut costs, not jobs: Lower HR costs without redundancies
Tempting to reach for the P45s when your business is suffering, isn鈥檛 it? But the wisest companies are finding alternative ways of reducing costs 鈥�
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NewsCrane companies found guilty of fatal health and safety breach
Firms will be sentenced for crane collapse that led to death of two workers and one injury
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Pay talks stall over blacklist issue
Ucatt has stopped this year鈥檚 round of pay talks in order to force through wage agreements that outlaw the blacklisting of construction workers
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CommentLet's get it right this time: Construction Act changes
The government looks set to oppose any amendments to their changes to the Construction Act, but some of these weren鈥檛 fit for purpose anyway
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CommentYou can't just do what you want: Adjudicator's guidelines
聽What are the legal guidelines that an adjudicator has to stay within? This frequently asked question just became a little bit clearer thanks to a recent case in the Scottish courts