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NewsSurvey reveals ignorance of asbestos regulations
Up to 40% of risk managers 鈥榮till don鈥檛 know the rules鈥�
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CommentVietnam: The legal landscape
Construction opportunities in Asia are on the up, but what about the practicalities of doing business in a country such as Vietnam? Here鈥檚 a guide to what you need to know
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NewsCouncils seek judicial review to derail HS2
Camden adds concerns about Euston station work in joint challenge to 拢32bn high-speed line
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CommentNew Libya: The impact of Sharia law on construction contracts
What do firms hoping to do business in Libya need to know about Sharia law, which may become to basis of the new constitution?
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CommentDispute boards in the UK
They鈥檙e endorsed by the World Bank and pioneered in the US, so why are dispute boards not more widely accepted in the UK?
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CommentConstruction Law, by Julian Bailey: A little light reading
New tomes on construction law and Scottish arbitration are well worth picking up - if your back can take it
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NewsRICS concludes conflict of interest probe
Institution gives dispute service clean bill of health but makes further claims against former staffer Wajid Khan
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CommentDoing business in China: The meaning of Guanxi
When doing business in China, exchanging gifts, building friendships and developing mutual trust are more important than signing the contract
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Cleaning up the contaminated land regime
Changes to the contaminated land regime are set to simplify the way in which local authorities designate sites, which spells good news for the building industry
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CommentShould contracts have a clause explaining what 'force majeure' means?
Force majeure has no definition in common law so is it time to introduce a clause into construction contracts that actually says what it means?
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CommentThe TCC and standard final accounts disputes
High Court judges are rebelling and want to send standard final accounts disputes to the county courts. All very well, but it would be a lot quicker to get adjudicators to hear them
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RMJM Hong Kong hit with 拢100k staff claim
Workers ask for unpaid wages, expenses, and other missing payments
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NewsConstruction staff hurt in police station blast
Vinci worker among injured in Croydon firing-range explosion
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CommentTony Bingham: Dereliction and duty
锘緿oes a council have the right to step in if a building is falling down and the owner does nothing? It鈥檚 not quite that simple 鈥�
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NewsLend Lease and Carillion face 拢10m oil spill claim
Four contractors in court battle after 鈥榤ajor鈥� spill delays occupation of Bankside development
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NewsHSE delays introduction of charging scheme
Scheme which could see contractors hit with fees of up to 拢124,000 put back to at least October
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CommentPublic procurement: Don't take it lying down
Challenges to public contract awards are rising - and judges are stepping in where regulators have failed to tread
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CommentDesign and build contracts: There's always a risk
Design and build contracts were meant to prevent claims arising but, as the M6 toll road project shows, the one-stop shop approach can still lead to the courts
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CommentPublic procurement decisions and EC rules
The unfair treatment of a Scottish council tenderer raises the question of whether EC procurement rules apply if the contract is of no interest to parties outside the UK
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CommentNew procurement strategies and legal contracts
The government鈥檚 plan to become a smarter client is coming into clearer focus with the publication of three procurement models, to be trialled alongside three different contracts