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Government: regional plans "re-established"
Chief planner admits effect of Cala ruling is to reverse scrapping of regional plans
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CommentCala Homes vs Eric Pickles: Who will be the ultimate winner?
The court may have ruled that scrapping regional housing targets was illegal, but that won鈥檛 change the government鈥檚 localism agenda
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精东影视Pickles 'will not appeal' regional plan ruling
Government says the intention to abolish regional plans should remain 鈥渕aterial consideration鈥� in planning decisions
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精东影视Judge rules abolition of regional plans 'unlawful'
Decision by Justice Scales will throw government planning reform into chaos
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精东影视Survey asks 'How prepared are you for the Bribery Act?'
Law firm is asking construction firms about their response to anti-corruption legislation coming into force next month
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Contracts launched for self-build projects
Suite of contracts is aimed at construction professionals working on self-build projects
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CommentStandardised prequalification form: Save while you slave
The coalition has a bright idea to save you billions of pounds on procurement. It鈥檚 a form called PAS91 and it鈥檒l only take a couple of weeks to fill in鈥�
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CommentWill I win?: Early neutral evaluation
If only there were some way of finding out if you were going to win your case before you spent 拢200,000 on it. Well, actually, there is something rather like that 鈥�
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Collaborative law: A new use for lawyers
US family lawyers have devised a dispute resolution method - collaborative law - that rethinks the roles played by clients鈥� legal advisers. Now it鈥檚 being used in commercial disputes
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Heartless: The case of a builder sued for having a heart attack
A builder suffered a heart attack during a job and could not finish the work. When his client sued him, the case turned on the rarely seen defence of frustration
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精东影视Judge delays ruling on abolition of housing targets
Judicial review of Pickles鈥� decision to scrap regional strategies held up to allow late submissions
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精东影视Industry 'blissfully' unaware of European building codes
Research finds civil engineers are not up to speed with Eurocodes leaving them vulnerable to potential litigation
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Quality of work: Outside the QS's remit
The QS is concerned with value and quantity, so it is right that the law should not require them to be held responsible for matters of quality
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Quality of work: The QS's duty
A QS has been sued for valuing work that was defective. Luckily for it, the law is clear on this point. But surely QSs have a duty to speak up if they spot something鈥檚 wrong?
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CommentPre-action disclosure: Show trial
Arbitration has often been criticised for its lack of early disclosure. But in fact arbitrators are obliged to avoid expense, and this is one good way to do it
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Don't bring back arbitration
Earlier this month Tony Bingham called for arbitration to be restored to its pedestal in construction contracts, but it was ripe for toppling
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FeaturesBribery Act: Where the buck stops 鈥�
You probably wouldn鈥檛 dream of handing over a wad of $100 notes to clinch a deal abroad. But what if a third party acting on your behalf did just that, without you knowing? Under the new Bribery Act you鈥檒l now face 10 years in prison
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CommentDid the spending review kill off PFI?
The chancellor described PFI as 鈥檉lawed鈥� last week, but it hasn鈥檛 fallen out of favour for all sectors - at least not yet鈥�
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Common mistakes in... the design development process
In the second in a series on dos and don鈥檛s on major projects, Iain Suttie discusses the design development process and where it can all go horribly wrong
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CommentBuying an insolvent firm: Risky assignment
Buying an insolvent firm to take over its contracts is a job for experts. The reason is that there is no guarantee that the other parties to those contracts will let you do the work