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The new Construction Act: Get your act together

2011-09-30T00:00:00Z

The new Construction Act is coming, and I’m afraid you’ll have to get used to it - flaws and all

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M&S fined £1m for asbestos failings

2011-09-27T17:19:00Z

Willmott Dixon and Styles and Wood also fined after public ‘put at risk’

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Council lawyers challenge Gove conduct in BSF affair

2011-09-23T12:59:00Z

Sandwell council questions Gove’s use of private emails

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Contracts in writing and SMEs

2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

The rule that contracts have to be in writing is about to be scrapped, but SMEs in particular may mark its passing with regret

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Hackney Empire wins High Court battle

2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

Took insurer Aviva to court over surety bond

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Agreeing costs in adjudication: This one's on me

2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

The new section 108A in the Construction Act allows parties to agree their costs in adjudication - surely this is more worrying than the anti-Tolent amendment?

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Adjudication: When the going gets rough

2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

Adjudication is supposed to be a 28-day dash over the hurdles, but there are some cases where the justice is a bit too crude to be enforced

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Police investigate property fraud at Edinburgh council

2011-09-21T13:00:00Z

Council calls in auditors and suspends half its property department as BBC alleges serious wrongdoing

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Supreme Court to hear Stewart Milne land row

2011-09-20T15:18:00Z

Britain’s highest civil court will decide if the housebuilder must pay £1.7m to Aberdeen City Council

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Estimates and quotation: Rough justice

2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

Is a judge qualified to price up a building job? Don’t quote me on this, but he might have a pretty good go

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Changes to legislation for sewers and drains

2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

New legislation will transfer responsibility for most private sewers and drains to water companies. Here’s how the latest developments will affect contractors and developers

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Part 36 offers: It's all in the timing

2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

Part 36 offers are made by a party as a way of settling a dispute. But if you’re planning to use one, be aware that they are not time-limited and apply until they are withdrawn

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The retrofit market part 1: A stalled market

2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

In the first of two articles looking at the retrofit market in the UK, Chris Hill explores the reasons why the market is stalling and points out some examples to follow

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Ministry of Sound threatens to sue over tower blocks

2011-09-13T11:52:00Z

The nightclub’s lawyers say they will hold council responsible if noise complaints imperil the business

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A quick guide to collateral warranties and third party rights on construction projects

2011-09-12T14:51:00Z

Tips on what collateral warranties and third party rights mean in practice

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Shifting standards: new JCT contracts

2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

New standard form JCT contracts are on their way, in line with the government’s construction strategy. But don’t worry, help is at hand to understand the changes

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The Riot Act: it takes a village

2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

Last month’s riots implicated every one of us - especially those at the top. It also brought to mind an old community-minded rule of law

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Reading the Riot Act

2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

If your project suffered a loss as a result of the riots this August you may be able to claim compensation under a JCT contract or even from the police through a 125-year-old statute

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Complaints over public contracts rise by 55%

2011-09-05T11:15:00Z

Competition for public contracts sees rise in disuptes more than double

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Reading the riot act

2011-09-05T09:56:00Z

If your project suffered a loss as a result of the riots this August you may be able to claim compensation under a JCT contract or even from the police through a 125 year old statute