All Legal articles – Page 131
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Cyril Sweett launches dispute resolution service in North of England
Consultant appoints regional director and associate director to head up new service based in Leeds
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Welsh firm Macob fined £110,000 for employee death
23-year old worker was crushed while operating a digger he was not qualified to drive
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At what cost?: Lord Justice Jackson's costs review
What Lord Justice Jackson's final report on the litigation costs regime may mean for construction dispute resolution
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Welsh firm fined after digger crushes worker to death
Court fines Macob Administration £80k after man killed driving mini-digger he wasn't qualified to use
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BAE Systems fined £80,000 for worker's death
Lynda Wilkins was killed in an explosion at the company’s plant in Chorley
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The home guard: Defective Premises Act
The Defective Premises Act protects the owners and occupiers of dwellings against shoddy workmanship. A recent case will help ensure that those at fault do not escape liability
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Leicester PFI hospital claim reaches £28m
The consortium on the scrapped £711m Leicestershire hospital PFI scheme is claiming £27.8m in compensation, court documents have revealed
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HSE sues four firms over asbestos regs breach
Willmott Dixon and Style and Wood among firms prosecuted for breaches of safety regulations during refurbishment work
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Judge rejects challenge to Scottish asbestos law
Insurers lose attempt to invalidate legislation giving pleural plaque victims right to seek compensation
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Joint expert witnesses: Clandestine communications
There are some grey areas to being a joint expert witness, but one thing is clear: talking to one party without the other’s knowledge is not on
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Predictions for 2010: Anyone for cold turkey?
The season of goodwill to all men is over, folks, so get ready for a year of wrangles, nit-picking, bust-ups over defects and early claims … like last year, only worse
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Capita hit with £8m West One writ
Developer Devonshire Green Holdings is suing Capita Symonds for almost £8m in the latest row over the West One mixed-use scheme in Sheffield
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Sewage companies banned from restricting connection
Landmark case by Barratt leads to High Court ruling that conditions cannot be placed on connections to public sewers
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North Midland appeals against £1.5m OFT fine
Contractor follows Kier, Durkan and Galliford Try after seeking legal advice
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Insurers to review timber-frame safety as claims soar 16%
The insurance industry has said it will launch a probe into the safety of timber-framed buildings, as concern grows over the cost of fire-related claims
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Information rules may put contractors off Scottish market
Lawyers warn that plans to extend Freedom of Information Act may be seen as a barrier to building firms
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Payment rules: Financial mechanics
The new Construction Act may be but a distant prospect, but that doesn’t mean we can’t make a few educated guesses as to how its payment rules will work
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Blacklisted worker lawsuit could cost firms millions
Class action to be brought against over 40 firms including Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke and Kier
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ACE agreements: Altogether now
The recent streamlining of the two design agreements for consultants into one brings simplicity and flexibility as well as a new take on liability