All Case law articles – Page 11

  • Nick Chronias
    Comment

    Bosses beware

    2006-01-06T00:00:00Z

    his year is going to be packed with changes to employment law. This is what you need to know on age discrimination, illegal workers, TUPE and more …

  • Comment

    Not bad, not biased and not barking

    2006-01-06T00:00:00Z

    Depending on who you ask, the new NEC contract displays favouritism to contractors or employers. In fact, it is the lawyers who amend it who are causing the problems

  • News

    Proposed corporate manslaughter laws slammed by MPs and trade union.

    2005-12-22T11:53:00Z

    Amicus welcomes politicians’ demands for tighter legislation.

  • Comment

    Studying the form

    2005-12-16T00:00:00Z

    This year the JCT caused quite a stir when it decided to revamp its entire suite of contracts (see ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø, 24 June), but it’s the changes to the design contracts – Design and Build Contract and the Intermediate Contract with Design – that have created most interest.

  • Andrew Hemsley
    Comment

    Easy money

    2005-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Loopholes in the NEC’s target contract mean contractors can use their old tricks to make a profit rather than taking a share of any project savings …

  • Comment

    Sort out your papers

    2005-12-02T00:00:00Z

    The laws on illegal workers are set to get tougher, so make sure your procedures are watertight now

  • Ian Yule
    Comment

    Events, dear boy

    2005-11-18T00:00:00Z

    New rules on compensation events in the third edition of the New Engineering Contract mean it is fraught with difficulties for the unwary employer

  • Michael Conroy Harris
    Comment

    Suit yourself

    2005-11-04T00:00:00Z

    The JCT has embraced the digital age with a service promising quick, clean documents that are precisely tailored to the job they cover

  • Jill Craig
    Comment

    Red-tape rollback

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    The European commission has taken the first tentative steps in its campaign to make EU businesses more competitive by cutting regulation. And there’s a long way to go …

  • Rachel Barnes
    Comment

    Consider the evidence

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    After an accident such as Hatfield, prosecutors come under pressure to launch a case. But too often they go ahead without having a leg to stand on

  • Comment

    Handled with care

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    A new accreditation scheme is offering training and indemnity insurance to construction professionals taking on the vital role of asbestos inspectors

  • Comment

    Hitting home

    2005-09-30T00:00:00Z

    The European Commission is loath to admit that its remit includes housing policy, but the scale of housing need in Europe may require it to adopt an integrated approach

  • Rudi Klein
    Comment

    Battle tactics

    2005-09-30T00:00:00Z

    For subcontractors the day when crippling paid-if-paid clauses are outlawed cannot come too soon, but in the meantime here’s how to launch an effective counter-attack

  • Comment

    A tragedy, not a crime

    2005-09-23T00:00:00Z

    The Hatfield defendants were innocent, and would have been under a reformed law. If you want a villain in this piece, look at past and present governments

  • Comment

    Spoilt for choice

    2005-09-23T00:00:00Z

    At last we have a contract that caters for third-party rights, but this extra option in the new JCT design-and-build contract could pose a problem

  • Comment

    My slip, your fall

    2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

    The NEC Third Edition has been hailed as a friendly partnering contract, but one particular clause seems to tip the balance against contractors

  • Comment

    Margaret’s mix-up

    2005-08-26T00:00:00Z

    Margaret Beckett says a central policy of Britain’s European Union presidency is to cut carbon dioxide emissions. So why is a directive that would actually do that being scrapped?

  • News

    Lords committee backs Bolkestein directive

    2005-08-05T00:00:00Z

    A House of Lords report has backed the controversial European Union services directive. The construction industry had lobbied against the directive on the grounds that it threatened working conditions.The Lords’ committee on the European single market has issued a report backing the proposal, commonly known as the Bolkestein directive, which ...

  • Rudi Klein
    Comment

    The death penalty

    2005-07-29T00:00:00Z

    In its next session, parliament will decide if the Corporate Manslaughter Bill becomes law. Some of its proposals should be amended before that happens …

  • Comment

    Watch the skies

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Under a proposed EU directive, construction employers could face hefty claims from outdoor workers if they fail to protect them from the effects of the sun