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CommentRoad to Morocco
With Africa a future engine of global growth, Morocco is a potential gateway to the continent for UK construction companies
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NewsHigh Court blocks Halcrow pension restructure
Potential transfer into new scheme deemed illegal
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CommentTime is money
A recent case highlights the complexities of the subcontractor relationship compared to that of employer and main contractor, in terms of extensions of time and delays
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CommentIs cashflow still king?
Adjudication is supposed to ensure that payments are made quickly to keep the money flowing. Is this always the case or do two recent decisions show the TCC to be at odds with itself?
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Comment1984 revisited
As one of our longest-serving columnists prepares to bow out, she looks back at how things have changed in construction law since she wrote her first column for the magazine
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NewsBalfour fined 拢2.6m for worker trench death
Fine is one of largest ever imposed on a contractor for a fatality
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CommentFIDIC forms: Engineering anxiety
FIDIC forms of contract outline an engineer鈥檚 role in making determinations but how can you be sure that their decision is fair and impartial?
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CommentDAB decisions: Pay now, argue later
Some interesting points from a case where a DAB decision was enforced in arbitration by way of a final partial award
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NewsCarillion sues Rolls 黑洞社区 subcontractors over delays
Main contractor claims it incurred liquidated damages as a result of handing the project over late
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CommentAdjudication: The list鈥檚 the thing鈥�
As we celebrated 400 years since the Bard鈥檚 death last month, a High Court case reminds us how important it is to ask the right questions
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CommentBehind schedule
A recent judgment in the TCC looks at what can go wrong when parties add scheduled payments into a construction contract
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CommentLow pay? It鈥檚 criminal
It is an offence for employers not to pay the National Living Wage. Construction firms will have to examine contractual arrangements
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CommentLand Registry: Land grab
Two important consultations on how property is registered in this country are currently under way. Can we risk the Land Registry being run by private sector firms?
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NewsThree-quarters of blacklist claimants take payout
Contractors鈥� spokesperson says more than 450 claimants have settled out of court
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CommentContracts: Contra movement
In this case from the oil and gas industry, a contractor tries to recover costs for its own negligence
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NewsHalcrow pensioners hire top lawyer to prepare for fund row
Members of engineer鈥檚 scheme advised by Maxwell scandal veteran as parent firm hints at pension restructure
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CommentMind the insurance gap
JCT鈥檚 attempts to simplify construction insurance still has its limitations
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CommentSingapore: The Lion City roars
Can Singapore rival London as the forum of choice to resolve construction contract disputes?
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CommentPanama Papers: Blind data
The Panama Papers should serve as a wake-up call for the industry and how it treats data. It鈥檚 time for contract drafting to move into the 21st century
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CommentDiversity: All there in black and white
Black graduates earn on average 23% less than white graduates - so what鈥檚 the industry got to do to improve its record on equality and diversity?