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High court judges are rebelling and want to send standard final accounts disputes to the countu courts. All very well, but it would be a lot quicker to get adjudicators to hear them
A recent case raises the question, how long must a letter of complaint stay unanswered before a dispute is inferred?
Here鈥檚 a case where homeowners took a builder to court for damages when cracks appeared in their homes. The question was how to calculate what compensation to pay
As one current case shows, companies are getting fidgety about the sensitive information that goes out the door when employees leave to work for rivals
It is not good for anyone that some of the sector鈥檚 most high-profile projects are bid by just two firms, writes Dave Rogers
Bold leadership, greater diversity, a circular approach and a focus on cracking the housing crisis are on my wishlist for 2025, writes Ellie Jenkins of Akerlof
There is much to like in the updated planning guidance but ministers should demand that new housing targets are delivered sooner rather than later, writes Paul Smith
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