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NewsHolloway White Allom collapses with loss of 175 jobs
129-year-old firm rebuilt the Bank of England
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NewsMinistry of Sound wins London planning row
Southwark council votes against 41-storey residential tower
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NewsHolloway White Allom falls into administration
All 170 staff made redundant at 129-year-old builder
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Work related deaths: Swift justice
The third version of the Work Related Deaths Protocol came into effect on 1 October, and it could see firms responsible for a fatality on their site prosecuted a lot quicker
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NewsElectricians demonstrate in what could be start of 'industry revolution'
Union Unite says action is related to pay and conditions
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CommentHackney Empires vs Aviva Insurance: What happened next?
Act I: Hackney Empire advances its contractor 750k. Act II: the contractor goes bust. Act III: Hackney tries to recover the money under its surety bond. Now, at last, the denouement 鈥�
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CommentStop charging so much in adjudication
Adjudication is being treated as something it鈥檚 not - and spending all this time and money has become a joke
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The Construction Act: Changes to NEC and ICC payment provisions
The new Construction Act has sparked all sorts of changes to payment provisions in contracts - and some could be troublesome. Here鈥檚 what to look out for
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CommentPFI projects: For fools rush in ...
With PFI undergoing a possible resurgence, contractors and consultants should apprise themselves of the risks involved before they sign up
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Right to renewable energy: Solar eclipse
There is no law guaranteeing a right to energy from renewable sources, meaning that users could have their work undone by a developer plonking a building in their sunlight
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CommentThe new Construction Act: Get your act together
The new Construction Act is coming, and I鈥檓 afraid you鈥檒l have to get used to it - flaws and all
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NewsM&S fined 拢1m for asbestos failings
Willmott Dixon and Styles and Wood also fined after public 鈥榩ut at risk鈥�
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NewsCouncil lawyers challenge Gove conduct in BSF affair
Sandwell council questions Gove鈥檚 use of private emails
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CommentContracts in writing and SMEs
The rule that contracts have to be in writing is about to be scrapped, but SMEs in particular may mark its passing with regret
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CommentAgreeing costs in adjudication: This one's on me
The new section 108A in the Construction Act allows parties to agree their costs in adjudication - surely this is more worrying than the anti-Tolent amendment?
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CommentAdjudication: When the going gets rough
Adjudication is supposed to be a 28-day dash over the hurdles, but there are some cases where the justice is a bit too crude to be enforced
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NewsPolice investigate property fraud at Edinburgh council
Council calls in auditors and suspends half its property department as BBC alleges serious wrongdoing
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NewsSupreme Court to hear Stewart Milne land row
Britain鈥檚 highest civil court will decide if the housebuilder must pay 拢1.7m to Aberdeen City Council
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CommentEstimates and quotation: Rough justice
Is a judge qualified to price up a building job? Don鈥檛 quote me on this, but he might have a pretty good go