Legal – Page 71
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Contract fatigue?
The continuing desire to bring new standard form contracts to the market is astonishing – maybe the construction industry should adopt a new year’s resolution
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Adjudicator jurisdiction: The challenge
This case is useful in exploring issues around whether an adjudicator can have jurisdiction to hear a dispute if there is no contract in writing
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Galliford Try sued by Prater over 2012 village delays
Exclusive: The £4.4m claim from cladding firm is second claim Galliford Try faces relating to athletes village
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Pickles rejects Persimmon scheme over design
Rejection sends message that sustainable development must involve good design
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Rectification of contracts: Correction facility
Rectification of contracts is not granted lightly by the courts. But where clauses have been intentionally doctored in drafting, this remedy still has an important role to play
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø maintenance: Someone to watch over me
Whatever the law says, construction folk should raise an almighty stink when buildings such as hotels are not maintained to the latest standards. Public safety may depend on it
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Expert shopping: They're not just for Christmas
Choose carefully when picking an expert to support your case – replacing them if they don’t provide the answers you want may prove difficult
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Qatar delegation says worker conditions not improving
International trade union body warns firms working there are ‘on notice’ over reputational risk
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Blacklisting High Court cases put back to Spring
Judge postpones application to roll all four High Court compensation claims into one
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Speedy Hire boss steps down as £5m hole found in accounts
The chief executive of Speedy Hire has stepped down from the business following the discovery of a £5m hole in the accounts of the firm’s international division
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Blacklist compensation scheme needs 'major overhaul'
Trade unions and Blacklist Support Group say Construction Workers Compensation Scheme proposals fall short
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Ritchie denies wrongdoing over Ucatt expenses court claim
Legal claim filed by construction workers’ union Ucatt against its former boss
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Arup asked to help investigate Latvian supermarket collapse
Structural engineers at the firm’s Moscow office asked for assistance following president’s call for international expertise
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Two killed in Brazil World Cup crane collapse
Crane falls during construction of stadium that will host opening match of 2014 World Cup
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Latvian government falls after supermarket collapse
Prime minister resigns days after president appeals for help from international construction firms
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Worth the paper it's written on?
We take a look at the difficult subject of policy wording, and how some insurers are being accused of using warranties and conditions to walk away from claims
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The class of 2018
Demand for school places is set to rise rapidly over the next few years, particularly in inner-city areas. Does the system need adjusting to free up more land for development?
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A problem shared
Net contribution clauses protect companies from taking all of the blame if another liable party has become insolvent. But it’s important to be sure whose work it covers
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Muddled indemnity
The losing party refuses to pay an adjudication award for fear that the winner will go bankrupt before they get to court. Can the winner’s insurers be of help? Don’t bank on it …
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Information watchdog to write to 1,200 blacklist victims
Unions hail victory after two years of campaigning to get information commissioner to contact individuals on infamous blacklist