All Payment articles
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News
Cabinet Office rips up existing rules and orders public sector to pay up
Clients told to do their bit as range of initiatives introduced to keep firms afloat
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Payments in construction: Find every milestone
When setting out staged payments in terms of milestones rather than value, take good care with the wording
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Fresh attempt to tackle late payment with new laws
Bill being introduced in House of Lords today by Labour peer
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Archive Titles
SNP MP presses government on retentions
Overdue review on retentions due to be published shortly
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Comment
The value of PI: How can you lower your insurance premiums?
Quotes for professional indemnity insurance can vary by 300% between insurers, and cost up 25% of your fee. So you really need to understand how the market works …
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Comment
Set-off on the right foot
The law governing situations where two parties owe each other money is murky. But a recent Court of Appeal case sheds some useful light
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Hidden agenda: the weakness of adjudication
Because it takes place in private, adjudication is preventing judges from developing construction law - and lawyers aren’t improving the contracts they draft
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Litigation insurance: Run for cover
Lawyers are becoming increasingly savvy about insurance options for those entering construction disputes. Matthew Amey urges litigants to seek advice as early as possible
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Anti-fraud: The taxman cometh
The Revenue has begun an anti-fraud campaign, and any firms that don’t follow the letter of the law on paying subcontractors are going to be in a world of pain
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Comment
‘Valid’ doesn’t mean ‘true’: withholding payment
A party that doesn’t want to pay another needs to issue a withholding notice with a reason why it’s not paying – but does this reason need to be reasonable?
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Comment
Prove your worth: Net worth test
Money matters Banks looking to safeguard funding have a new test for construction projects’ guarantors, but how will it affect contractors?
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How do I... issue a statutory demand?
Kicking off Berwin Leighton Paisner’s series on making the most of the legal process, Melissa Moriarty explains the use of a powerful money-extraction tool
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News
Seven ways to get paid in Dubai
What to do if you are asked to retender or you aren’t getting paid by a UAE client
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News
Oundle SciTec uses eco features as educational tools
Architect Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios' design for a innovative technology, art and aesthetics school incorporates onsite renewables
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Northern Arizona University: Platinum record
Sustainable architect of the year at the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Sustainability Awards 2008 Hopkins owes its success to this bold project in America. The research building is one of the most environment-friendly in the US
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News
Waveney Campus by Aedas
Regeneration scheme in Suffolk is aiming for BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating
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Falmouth school: sustainable child's play
A new school in Cornwall claims to be an eco-triumph borne out of input in the design from the pupils
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Features
Brislington Enterprise College: Light and airy or a prison?
The pupils of Brislington Enterprise College give their verdict on Bristol’s £34m ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Schools for the Future project. Photography by Neill Menneer
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Features
Flatpack schools: St Agnes primary school, Manchester
No need for wishful thinking: using solid timber panels as a construction material will bring speed and sustainability to the government’s school building programme. Stephen Kennett looks at a down-to-earth solution
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Comment
Construction Act: Pay up or else
Today is the last day to respond to the draft bill amending the Construction Act. The bill tries to clarify payment procedures – but will it lead to a battle of notices?