Legal – Page 79
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Daniel collapse leaves trade firms chasing £16m
Contractual disputes, late payment and retentions led to firm’s demise
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Comment
Legal brief: A structured approach to re-structuring
Make sure you check the following points if you work with a consultant that has gone through a restructure
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MPs demand laws to end late payments
Inquiry recommends legislation to introduce a code of conduct in construction
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Comment
Witness statements: Beautiful phonies
Handcrafted witness statements represent clever pieces of advocacy - but this is not the function that they are supposed to serve. Facts are required, not opinions
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Laing O’Rourke challenged over offshore tax
Exclusive: Firm challenged as part of drive to ensure companies receiving public investment pay ‘fair share’ of UK tax
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Comment
Legal support for large infrastructure jobs
Internationalisation is affecting legal support for large infrastructure projects
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Order of precedence
Construction contracts often contain a number of contradictory documents but a clause setting out which has priority is no substitute for clear and careful drafting
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Greenpeace protestors scale the Shard
Watch live: Six campaigners from Greenpeace are climbing up the facade of the Shard
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Comment
Legal brief: Westshield Civil Engineering vs Buckingham Group Contracting
This judgment confirms when a claim has “commenced” and underlines the importance of pre-contract checks.
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'Conservatory tax' legal challenge fails
Court rejects the argument that government’s decision to scrap change to Part L of building regulations was unsound
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Comment
PPP contracts: Best practice
Three sides of A4 constitute the best practice guide aimed at making savings in public private partnership contracts. So, is it worth the paper it’s written on?
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Fresh drive to tackle on-the-job health risks
Construction Clients Group aims to tackle the “ticking time bomb” of poor occupational health
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Kier completes May Gurney takeover
Kier has completed its £221m takeover of services firm May Gurney.
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Council tax incentive could boost Green Deal
UK Green ڶ Council says council tax incentive could lead to 1.5 million more households undertaking retrofit work
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Comment
Myanmar (or Burma): The opportunity and the uncertainty
The economy could grow to $300bn by 2030 but it lacks major infrastructure. Here’s what you need to know about doing business in Myanmar
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Comment
Everyone's a loser
The players in this case saw the chance to make a big profit. But unfortunately, when the banking crisis came and they fell out, it led to both sides having to shell out
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Arrest at Laing O’Rourke and Costain’s joint venture
Exclusive: Individual connected to JV arrested as part of ongoing fraud probe into £250m Farringdon station project
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Enigmatic variations
Variations are difficult to avoid in construction work, but two recent cases show that there is plenty of scope for disagreement over how they should be valued
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Adjudication: Beat the clock
It is, of course, possible to get an adjudication overturned in court, but if the original case is heard only years after the event, things can get complicated
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Morrison faces strike ballot in Leeds
Mears-owned contractor faces action from three unions over proposed changes to pay and conditions