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Government attacked over 拢1bn Construction Act claim
Lawyers say BERR鈥檚 figures for savings brought by reform of Construction Act 鈥榙o not stack up鈥�
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NewsBalfour Beatty in legal spat over 拢33m Blackpool mall
Contractor sues developer Modus Corovest for 拢1.2m after clash on design changes
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NewsRed tape deters small firms from hiring staff
A new report highlights the key economic role small firms play in the UK employment market
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NewsLaing O'Rourke in legal row with Irish tycoon
Division at heart of 拢22m dispute with John Magnier may be wound up
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NewsIndia told to act against corruption
Anti-corruption group advises India to act after country's poor rating in international bribery survey
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NewsConstruction Act reforms will favour subcontractors
Changes to payment provisions receive criticism from industry bodies
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CommentThe judge with a flea in his ear: When costs outweigh damages
Here鈥檚 another case in which the costs by far outweighed the damages, only this time it was a county court judge who took the flak for letting it happen
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CommentWho is he? And what is he to you: Adjudicator loyalties
Here鈥檚 a puzzle for you: if A and B hire X to decide a dispute, and A and X have a previous relationship, can B tell A to get lost if X decides in favour of A? (Answer below)
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SOM counter-sues Jacobs over 拢4.7m Qatar dispute
Architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is counter-suing engineer Jacobs over a multibillion-pound engineering scheme in Qatar.
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Cleveland Bridge driven 拢17.7m into the red by Wembley row
The Wembley stadium legal row with Multiplex has blown a 拢18.3m hole in the accounts of steelwork contractor Cleveland Bridge UK.
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NewsMore SMEs take legal action against clients
Research reveals small to medium sized businesses are getting more litigious in reponse to economic downturn
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NewsEngineer prosecuted over Buncefield oil explosion
Four other firms also face criminal charges over massive site blast in 2005
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NewsUcatt will represent sacked Kosovan workers
Six foreign nationals reportedly dismissed for trade union activity will have case heard this week
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NewsWembley row blows 拢18m hole in Cleveland Bridge accounts
Legal dispute with Multiplex pushed steel contractor 拢17.7m into the red in 2007
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CommentHell hath no fury: public sector frameworks
Scorned bidders are increasingly refusing to take rejection lying down, which means wrongly tendered public frameworks may be set aside
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CommentIt鈥檚 a lads thing: liquidated and ascertained damages
Even when liquidated and ascertained damages are totally fair, they may seem like a contractor鈥檚 worst enemy 鈥� here鈥檚 an example why 鈥�
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Insurers liable for asbestos exposure dating to fifties
Construction firms have been warned to examine the smallprint in their insurance documents after a landmark asbestos judgment in the High Court.
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NewsWorker sues after losing leg in illegal London renovation
Builder claims 拢300,000 from property owners after collapsed building trapped him for 10 hours
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NewsDubai beach-sex couple freed on appeal
UK pair deported after jail sentence for indecent behaviour replaced by 拢200 fine