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CommentConstruction Act changes: Are you ready?
What you need to know about payment notices to avoid falling foul of the new act
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Dos and don'ts: Pre-action protocol
The latest in our dos and don鈥檛s series looks at using the pre-action protocol to settle construction disputes
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CommentHarmonising contract law: Europe's meddling
The introduction of an optional instrument to harmonise contract law throughout Europe could muddy the contractual waters and leave uncertainty in its wake
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CommentBreach of contract: A long climb to justice
If you ask someone to design and supply a staircase and it arrives as a heap and not fit for purpose, you can shout breach - but does that mean you can reject the goods?
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NewsAukett and IDA settle out of court over Russian tower dispute
The firms have said they have 鈥檃micably resolved鈥� the dispute
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Adjudication fees: Paying your dues
Instead of the losing party picking up the bill, a clause in the NEC adjudicator鈥檚 contract says parties should pay the fees in equal shares, but there are ways round it
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NewsBDP blames Galliford Try and DL for academy fiasco
Consultant hits back at education department鈥檚 High Court claim over flagship Westminster project
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CommentWho picks up the bill for the riots?
If you鈥檝e been affected by the riots check closely to see if you can recover any costs of the disturbances
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NewsResearch suggests 2.5 million disputes with cowboy builders
Watchdog survey reveals major consumer gripes
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CommentTime is money
If adjudication is used as an in-depth, sophisticated examination of a dispute, expect to pay the price for it - especially if you鈥檙e the losing party
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CommentDodgy payment practices: Save us from ourselves
Journalism isn鈥檛 the only sector guilty of abuses. Construction鈥檚 own dodgy payment practices are legendary - but to be rid of them it will have to fall back on its own resources
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NewsPoor ventilation blamed as BDP court case hots up
Education department cites temperatures of 30潞C and cost overruns in 拢3m case against consultant
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NewsHMRC cracks down on tax evading plumbers
Tax inspectors currently investigating 600 plumbers who failed to pay tax
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NewsSixteen charged with 拢6m fraud
Construction industry bosses will appear at Birmingham Crown Court
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CommentPublic procurement: Part of the service
There鈥檚 been a surge in public procurement disputes in the past six months and the court is proving itself to be the ultimate one-stop-shop for tendering problems
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Dos and don'ts: Delay tactics on infrastructure projects
The latest in our dos and don鈥檛s series looks at how employers on major infrastructure projects try to protect themselves from the consequences of late completion
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Asbestos legislation: It's a killer
Under pressure from the European Commission, the government announced earlier this month a consultation on beefing up asbestos legislation - employers take note 鈥�
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CommentAdjudicators: I've started so I'll finish
A referral may get 鈥檒ost in the post鈥� or a party may simply refuse to serve it but that doesn鈥檛 stop the adjudicator from deciding a case and making an award
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NewsLondon Underground sues tube upgrade lawyers for 拢141m
London Underground is suing lawyer for alleged negligence over PPP contract