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The villains of the piece
Rudi Klein聽So should the 112 firms accused by the OFT be hung, drawn and quartered? Or were there some mitigating circumstances 鈥�
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Industry professionals fear illegal gangmasters are rife
More than three-quarters of construction professionals believe illegal gangmaster activity has increased in the past three years, according to a survey.
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Erinaceous could face police fraud inquiry
Failed property consultant Erinaceous could face a police investigation into fraud on a framework deal for Kent Medway council, writes Sarah Richardson.
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CommentDon鈥檛 get your knickers in a twist
In its enthusiasm to paint our industry as a bunch of dodgy operators, the Office of Fair Trading has got the whole cover pricing and bid rigging business mixed up
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SFO may reopen investigation into Mott MacDonald
Serious Fraud Office reassessing corruption allegations on Lesotho project
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Erinaceous could face police fraud inquiry
Failed property consultant Erinaceous could face a police investigation into fraud on a framework deal for Kent Medway council
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NewsReformed Construction Act to go to Parliament
Amendments to the Act to finally be pushed through parliament, says Brown
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NewsManchester council claims back 拢280k for fixing problem sculpture
Council says that controversial Heatherwick sculpture, B of the Bang, cost hundreds of thousands in remediation work
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Contractors fined 拢200k for worker death
Court fines two firms and two individuals afer fatal fall in Nottinghamshire
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Sunderland building firm fined 拢10k for employee fall
Court fines Murray Construction and Development after worker falls 2.8m onto concrete floor
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CommentAre you listening?
Put four fabulous speakers in a room and get some of the country鈥檚 top adjudicators to sit down in front of them. The result is a fascinating conference we can all learn from
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CommentExclusion clauses: A chink of light
Are exclusion clauses enforceable? Hitherto, the courts have shed little light on the matter, but a recent Court of Appeal decision makes things much clearer
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Rogue roofer gets ASBO
Antisocial behaviour order forbids cold-calling for two years after conviction under trade description and consumer protection acts
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Roofing boss jailed after teenage employee's fatal fall
North Eastern Roofing owner imprisoned for 10 months after admitting manslaughter in relation to site accident
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CommentNEC: Smooth operator
The Olympic Delivery Authority has chosen the NEC contract in the hope that it will keep the job moving efficiently. But it will only work if it鈥檚 well enough resourced
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CommentConfidentiality in mediation: Do the decent thing
It really can鈥檛 be stressed enough that what goes on between consenting parties in a mediation is nobody鈥檚 business but theirs. If you don鈥檛 believe that, consider the following case
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Manhattan firefighters sue Bovis
Five firefighters are suing Bovis Lend Lease for negligence after they suffered career-ending injuries in a fire at the Ground Zero site in New York, writes Dan Stewart.
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US legal giant offers to act for bid-rigging victims
As CMHT contacts clients, Bowmer & Kirkland and Durkan Pudelek emerge on 鈥榗ash for bids鈥� list