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    Not just the economy, stupid: New legislation

    2008-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Last week鈥檚 Queen鈥檚 speech was a tad light on legislation 鈥� no bad thing given what else there is to think about. But here are some of the things coming up for us in 2009

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    CSC Brawhead Leisure and Capital & Regional vs Laing O'Rourke: Is that your final answer?

    2008-10-24T00:00:00Z

    When a ceiling collapsed at a Scottish cinema project, the client started an adjudication against Laing O鈥橰ourke. Here鈥檚 what happened next 鈥�

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    A step in the right direction

    2008-08-08T00:00:00Z

    To help ensure a contractor gets paid for a project, it can ask a bank to step in to remedy a situation before it terminates. The pitfalls are many 鈥� but so are the benefits

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    Identity crises

    2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Although name borrowing may seem like a simple concept, it can lead to conflicting issues for all parties involved

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    Things to take into account

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Project bank accounts are in the spotlight again. If you use one yourself, make sure you鈥檙e aware of all the pros and cons, particularly with regard to insolvency

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    Introducing McPFI

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    A new form of PPP model is being tried out in Scotland that will affect the way projects are refinanced and how profits are distributed

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    It鈥檚 just not good enough

    2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Public authorities have to treat all bidders with perfect impartiality. As perfection is quite a high standard to meet, many are judged wanting. Like this client here 鈥�

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    Top 2007 construction cases: The best of the worst

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    聽This year was a relatively quiet one for King Kong vs Godzilla contests. But there were a few 鈥� so here鈥檚 six of the longest, bitterest and most important to brighten your Christmas. Unless, of course, you were actually in them

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    Tell us all your secrets

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Did you know that the Freedom of Information Act could apply to your PFI contracts, and that all the obvious reasons why it might be a bad idea to disclose such information may be without force?

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    Is this the place for an argument?

    2007-04-20T00:00:00Z

    The Scottish Commercial Court is in decline. Some straightforward reforms can reverse that and revitalise a valuable part of Scotland鈥檚 legal landscape.

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    Can I have some more?

    2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Many PFI contracts are about to reach their first price review, when the contractor can apply for more money. This is likely to lead to some old friends falling out

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    The trouble with GMP

    1999-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Just as the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy nor Roman, parties to a guaranteed maximum price contract should realise that price is not really guaranteed or maximum. If they don’t, they could be in trouble …