Opinion – Page 256
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West Tankers vs Allianz Spa and others: Declaratory award
This case highlighted the court’s power to allow an arbitral award to be entered as judgment, a broader interpretation of section 66 of the Arbitration Act
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A quick guide to creditors' voluntary liquidation
A quick guide to the process of creditors’ voluntary liquidation (CVL) of an insolvent company under the Insolvency Act 1986
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Playing global
How do you apply the UK QS model to an international one? The complexity of global client management is about the only thing everyone agrees on
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New refurbishment funding is a missed opportunity for energy efficiency
A pot of £70m is being distributed to bring empty properties into use - and what better opportunity to undertake a deep low carbon retrofit?
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'History of mis-selling could threaten Green Deal success'
Careful oversight of the Green Deal is needed to prevent breaches of the code of conduct leading to the swift discrediting of the concept
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Dicing with disaster
Refusing to pay an adjudicator’s award because you think it will be overturned further down the road can be a dangerous and expensive game
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Hansom: We happy few
It’s a good news week with tales of a chuffed chief exec, punctual projects, a royal baking challenge and a party for the lucky teams that made it onto the exclusive ڶ Awards shortlist
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Inbox: Unbelievable
This week, readers are incredulous at the suggestion that consultants may be replaced with civil servants to lead projects and in total disbelief at the mess the school building programme is in
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Sustainability: Nothing but 'faddy ideology' for the government?
Verbal faux pas are just one symptom of the coalition’s growing apathy towards the promotion of the green agenda in construction, says Richard Steer
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Wonders & blunders with Rod Taylor
For Rod Taylor the sense of space in Rome’s Pantheon is awe-inspiring, but the empty seats in the second halves of Wembley matches leave the stadium bereft of any atmosphere
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The future's green
This year’s Ecobuild is the biggest so far and the green agenda is more relevant than ever
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At Mipim the divide between the 'Haves' and the 'Have Nots' is stark
Things are looking steady for firms active in the capital but concerns over opportunities outside London are a talking point
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Does Part L 2013 spell death for renewables?
A focus on building fabric instead of renewables is the most cost effective approach for housing, says Mel Starrs
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Optimism rebased – or how we learned to be less pessimistic about things getting worse
There’s a lot of confusion over how well construction is doing, but there seems to have been an upswing in optimisim
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Five minutes with ... Ken Shuttleworth at Mipim
Founder of Make Architects talks to ڶ about the buzz around the London and China and Ecobuild event later in March
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Five minutes with ... Andrew Altman
Olympic Park Legacy Company chief executive tells ڶ what the rest of the world is making of London 2012’s post-games preparations
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Why calling for housing QE is not special pleading: Part 2
Brian Green concludes his arguments for the government to introduce quantitative easing into the housing sector … and adds a timely royalist flourish
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Five minutes with ... Dennis Hone
Olympic Delivery Authority chief executive says he has “every confidence” in LOCOG now baton has been handed on
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Council bonds could hold the key
Resetting the balance between Whitehall and city halls is crucial for the future of infrastructufe funding, argues Alexander Jan