Legal – Page 60
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F+G pays out £3.3m in Manchester tower battle
Firm pays out to settle a £9.9m High Court dispute over alleged failings on an abandoned tower project in Manchester
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Contractor makes £200m claim after failed nuclear bid
Energy Solutions files for damages after losing £7bn decommissioning job to Babcock-led consortium
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RLB slams £750m framework award as ‘complete shambles’
Pressure mounts on government over consultants’ framework as Turner Townsend lodges legal challenge
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Blacklist firms to clarify 'misleading' letter to MPs
Eight firms that set up blacklist compensation scheme to write to MPs to clarify that scheme was set up without unions backing
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Go ahead for Canary Wharf's massive Wood Wharf scheme
Tower Hamlets gives outline permission to 30 new buildings in London’s Docklands, including over 3,000 homes
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Small construction firms’ average debt reaches £484,000
Study shows small firms have up to 16% of their turnover outstanding in unpaid bills
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Minister outlines limit for zero carbon exemption
Small site exemption for zero carbons standard likely to apply to sites of less than 10 homes
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Adjudication and administration: Show us the money
You can win an adjudication but still lose out if the client goes bust before you get payment of your award. But there are steps you can take to mitigate the risk
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Assignment: We can't afford to get it wrong
With notable distinction placed on assignment. What if it’s just not an option?
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St Bart's Maggie Centre wins planning
Steven Holl-designed Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre for St Bart’s hospital has been narrowly approved by City of London planners
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Duty of care
Beware when dealing with product liability. A recent case has shown there are times when goods are not ‘goods’ and breach is not all it seems
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Climate watchdog slams weakened zero carbon homes policy
Committee on Climate Change says it sees “no rationale” for letting small developments off the standard
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A judgment on the JCT term 'appropriate deduction'
A recent case breaks new ground in dealing with how ‘appropriate deductions’ for defects can be deducted by the employer
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Aecom acquires URS for £2.3bn
Deal will create a combined company with £11.1bn in annual sales and more than 95,000 employees
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UK fraud authorities investigate Sweett
UK’s Serious Fraud Office launches investigation into bribery allegations concerning consultant’s historic operations in Morocco
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The right remedy
A recent Supreme Court decision should make it easier for developers to argue that damages rather than an injunction should be awarded in nuisance cases
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Climate watchdog calls for regulation on overheating
Committee on Climate Change warns that zero carbon homes will be more likely to overheat unless rules are introduced to tackle the problem
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Government loses £200m solar legal battle
Government faces massive pay out after judge rules solar firms are entitled to compensation after illegal cuts to solar subsidies