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NewsLaing O'Rourke fined 拢135k over worker death
Judge says firm should feel 'ashamed' about safety breaches that led to fatal accident
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NewsNon-European QSs to be barred from UK jobs
Redundancy spike prompts committee to remove QSs and project managers from skills shortage list
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NewsKeltbray fined for fire
Firm breached health and safety regulations after it failed to ensure subcontractor did not cut through live gas pipe
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NewsBudget 2009: What it means for taxes
A legal expert considers some of the budget's implications for construction companies
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NewsFirms fined after roofer fell 25ft
Self-employed worker fell from factory building on which scaffolding did not meet requirements
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NewsOFT delays bid-rigging decision
Trading standards body will announce action on construction bid-rigging enquiry in third quarter of 2009
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NewsBole vs Huntsbuild and Money: Defective Premises Act 1972
Fenwick Elliott discusses a case involving a house in Cambridgeshire
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CommentA quick pull of the plug: Terminating a contract
State your case聽If you intend to terminate, it鈥檚 no good hanging around for ages before you break the news, or you may find the decision is no longer yours
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CommentPuzzling arithmetic: Joint liability
If two parties are jointly responsible for damage, who pays, and how much? The answer to this question is often surprising (and dismaying) for one of the parties 鈥�
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CommentWatch out for the tentacles: Defective Premises Act
Are you familiar with the Defective Premises Act? You鈥檙e not? Oh dear 鈥� well before you do any work on a house, you really ought to read the following horror story
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Threats of legal action rise by 70%
Law firms have noticed a sharp rise in threats of legal action as construction firms struggle to recover debts
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Stuart Barnett vs Inventec Bank: Personal guarantees
Property developer Stuart Barnett is facing a legal battle after guaranteeing to personally pay back money lent to his company.Barnett is a director at developer Wherry Road Developments (Norwich). In September 2006, when Investec Bank provided a loan to the company, he agreed to guarantee the obligations - including ...
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FeaturesDisputes in the Middle East - how best to get a happy ending
Local culture and customs must be taken into account when dealing with disputes in the region
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NewsAmec vs Universal Steels: Withholding documents as bargaining tool
Fenwick Elliott discusses a case in which Amec tried to obtain an injuction to make Universal deliver quality assurance document
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CommentTell me why: Give reasons for your decisions
Here鈥檚 a warning to all you adjudicators out there: if you give your reasons for a decision, then you have to address all the issues. If you don鈥檛, the whole thing may be thrown out
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CommentHow to look good in public: Public Contracts Regulations
If you want to venture into public sector work without falling flat on your face, then you鈥檇 do well to have a few evenings in with the Public Contracts Regulations
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Don't just twiddle your thumbs: Colleges delays
If you have a project funded by the Learning and Skills Council, you鈥檙e probably wondering how best to handle the delay and uncertainty. What follows should help
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NewsBDP faces 拢4.6m claim over Wimbledon media centre
Tennis club demands cash from architect and subcontractor for remedial work on 鈥榙efective鈥� building
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NewsPC Harrington pleads guilty to Wembley worker death
Case will now go to the Old Bailey after contractor admits health and safety breaches
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NewsBarnsley man sues for 拢500k after brain damage
Christopher Kaye demands compensation from Euro Dismantling after accident on site