Legal – Page 77
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Comment
Museum of Liverpool: Picking up the tab
Another interesting aspect of the Museum of Liverpool case is that the architect had to pay an adjudicator’s fee for an adjudication it wasn’t involved in. Does this set a precedent?
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News
Labour calls for government to 'blacklist blacklisters'
Labour Party says ministers should follow Welsh government action on excluding firms from public sector contracts
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Comment
Will collateral warranty standard clauses stand up?
Pre-recession, collateral warranties were ‘belt and braces’ protection. All that has changed
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News
Special planning court could tackle legal delays
Government says new specialised planning court could make speedy decisions over judicial review applications for major projects
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Comment
Strategic use of notices over holiday periods
Holiday seasons are often a time for time-sensitive notices – we should be grown up enough to accept this as an acceptable business activity
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Comment
Parkwood Leisure Ltd vs Laing O’Rourke Wales and West Ltd: Collateral warranties as construction contracts
This decision may lead to contractors and subcontractors trying to limit the number of warranties being given
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News
Crossrail blacklist row electrician gets job back
Electrician Frank Morris returns to work after year-long dispute and campaign by Unite union
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Comment
Good faith clauses
As Luis Suárez questions his contract with Liverpool, we look at the similarities between football and construction contracts - and what they can show us about good faith clauses
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Architects in the frame
The much-debated Museum of Liverpool judgment shows us that it can be the architect’s head on the block rather than the contractor’s
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Comment
The new state schools
Publicly funded academies and free schools offer new opportunities for the construction sector. But make sure you know who the decision makers are
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News
Fury at regulator’s plan to wrap retrofit work in red tape
Industry figures slam Ofgem’s plan to require two surveyors to sign off some retrofit work
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Health and safety watchdog in fresh crackdown
Health and Safety Executive to make unannounced inspections of refurbishment sites
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Comment
Student accommodation LADs: Missing the start of term
Contractors and developers are used to paying LADs when a project is running late. But missing a deadline on student accommodation can lead to more complex issues
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News
Walkie Talkie tower is 'melting cars'
Sun’s rays reflected from Land Securities and Canary Wharf tower blamed for melted car panels
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Miller project still ablaze six days on
Major fire at police firearms training centre in Portishead was first spotted last Tuesday
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Bam Nuttall pays £33m to settle busway dispute
Legal battle over Cambridgeshire Guided Busway settled out of court
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Comment
Industrial strategy: Round Two
Last week, our columnist gave the government a piece of his mind over the Construction 2025 strategy. This time he explains how it should be changing its own behaviour in order to make savings
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News
Councils seek ‘whitelist’ to bar blacklist firms from contracts
GMB union asked to produce list of contractors who have not been implicated in industry scandal
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Comment
Pick your battles: Adjudication when a party is in administration
Taking part in an adjudication will always be a risk – but even more so when one of the parties is in administration. We look at the issues you should consider
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Comment
Verbal agreements: Is your word your bond?
The use of an oral or verbal contract in non-construction activity is commonplace, so is there any reason why we should not extend it into construction works?