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NewsOFT uncovers 拢3bn of rigged construction bids
Fifty seven offices were raided during two-year investigation into construction cartels
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CommentIt鈥檚 quiet 鈥� but is it too quiet?
It鈥檚 odd, says Steven Williams, but even though PFI schemes are invariably complicated and expensive, few seem to end up in court. So why is that? And how long will it last?
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CommentPulling a fast one
Tony Bingham聽A court in Scotland was asked to give summary judgment against a builder. The judge refused because he said it was too soon to make a binding decision. What would the adjudicator have done?
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CommentIf at first you don鈥檛 succeed ...
A lot of firms seem to think that if they lose an adjudication, they can try again with a different adjudicator. Ah, but what happens when they finally win and the other side won鈥檛 pay?
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Orange sues contractors
Mobile phone company Orange is suing contractors Kier Regional and Haden Young after a flood in one of its data centres.
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Ascot rules out legal action against Laing O鈥橰ourke
Ascot racecourse this week ruled out legal action against Laing O鈥橰ourke over problems with its 拢185m grandstand refurbishment.
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NewsDispute hits Bovis in Leeds
Bovis and Exterior Profiles argue over troubled Bridgewater Place project
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CommentKeep it together
Judges often have to 鈥榰nwind鈥� adjudicators鈥� decisions to rule on them. When they do, they must consider the whole decision, not just the bit one side wants them to, as this Scottish case shows
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CommentLet there be more darkness
Milestone though it was, the EU鈥檚 Sustainable Energy Week showed that we are still not doing simple things to cut carbon emissions 鈥� like turning lights off.
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CommentBoth ends against the middle
Tony Bingham聽Is it the dispute decider鈥檚 job to pick one of the warring parties鈥� positions and declare it the right one? Or can they come up with a solution that neither party argued for?
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CommentA modest proposal
Tony Bingham聽Rather than trying to sort out disputes when they occur, wouldn鈥檛 it be easier to just write clear and fair contracts so that rows don鈥檛 occur in the first place?
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CommentWriting wrongs
Just about any legal issue depends to some extent on the definition of terms 鈥� and definitions depend on who wins an argument in front of a judge. Take the vexed and exasperating question of 鈥榗ontracts in writing鈥�
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Waste opportunities
EU watch The European commission wants a 20% reduction in carbon emissions by 2020. To meet this goal, a variety of policies and guidelines are due this year.
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NewsWembley damages trial: first round to Cleveland Bridge
Judge Jackson rules that CBUK should not be held liable for temporary roofing costs
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CommentIt鈥檚 different this time
Adjudication is about deciding the 鈥榥ow dispute鈥� and moving on. But it鈥檚 not always so simple. In this case, a firm beefed up its arguments and came back for round two
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Labour MPs accused of breaching planning laws
Mark Prisk, the shadow minister for business and enterprise, accused ministers this week of breaching planning laws for political advantage.
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NewsAlways read the small print
Terms & Conditions may not 'protect you, the customer', says Tony Bingham, in fact they can be packed with limitations
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CommentA difference of emphasis
Letters of intent are paved with good intentions, but can trigger endless legal manoeuvres. A joyous time for lawyers but for nobody else. Here the couple to fall out were Skanska and supermarket chain Somerfield
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CommentWhat鈥檚 fair is fair
If you follow the gold rush to Dubai, what are your chances of surviving a contractual dispute with the client? Well, about the same as in Dorking ...