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精东影视Redrow to appeal in fight to deny holiday pay
Housebuilder continues legal battle to deny workers holiday pay on basis of 'sham' substitution clauses
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CommentRomania: land of opportunity
Europe鈥檚 fastest growing economy is an excellent place to seek refuge from Britain鈥檚 wintery economy. So, here鈥檚 a quick guide to the legal landscape
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CommentUAE legal series: A few peculiarities
A contract is a contract pretty much wherever you are, but in Dubai there are one or two little points to bear in mind before you sign one, says Elise Gillians
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CommentDangerous defects
The CaseBirmingham Development Company (鈥淏irmingham鈥�) was a property developer. Birmingham developed a site next to land owned by Michael Jacob Tyler (鈥淭yler鈥�). Tyler had a factory on his land. During the development demolition of the gable wall of the building on Birmingham's site exposed part of the flank wall of ...
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CommentGetting paid: If the mountain won't come...
Here鈥檚 a clever way of getting your claim paid: go straight to those who owe the payer money. Unfortunately, it can be a little tricky to navigate
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Contractors' insolvency: Clean break
If your contractor becomes insolvent, you may need to terminate its engagement and finish the job some other way. But how do you make sure it doesn鈥檛 get messy?
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Ucatt: Change in asbestos law may have put workers at risk
Repair and maintenance workers are regularly risking their lives through exposure to asbestos, unions and safety groups have warned.
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精东影视CBUK and Multiplex appeal Wembley verdict
Despite reaching a verdict, four-year battle over stadium looks set to continue
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精东影视Dubai law forces building managers to reveal service charges
Strata Law obliges developers to be more open about what constitutes service charges
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精东影视Director jailed for breaking bankruptcy bar
Four years' jail for 'intrinsically dishonest' director who ran five electrical contracting firms
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精东影视Policeman 'took bribes' from building workers in Singapore
Officer alleged to have collluded with foreign onstruction workers who violated work permits
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CommentThere once was an ugly duckling
If your adjudication claim鈥檚 feathers are all tattered and torn, it ought to fail. But what if your kindly adjudicator decides that it might turn into a swan later on?
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Wobbly contractor syndrome: paying subcontractors directly
Our third article on the legal implications of the downturn looks at what happens when a main contractor risks going bust and a client wants to pay its subbies directly
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CommentThe reluctant litigant: name borrowing
Getting someone else to fight your PFI dispute battles for you can be uncomfortable for both parties 鈥� name-borrowing may be a better solution all round
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Arbitration after commencement of court proceedings
The CaseOn 21 December 2006 the claimant, Delta Reclamation (鈥淒elta鈥�), and the defendant, Premier Waste Management (鈥淧remier鈥�), signed an agreement which regulated the storage and processing of used tyre derivative aggregate replacement (UTDAR) at a quarry near Coxhoe.The agreement contained an arbitration clause submitting 鈥渁ll disputes arising out of the ...
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Galliford Try fined 拢15k for safety breach
Contractor pleads guilty after worker injured when over-inflated pipe stopper exploded
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Benfield Construction vs Trudson
The CaseThe defendant, Trudson (Hatton) (鈥淭rudson鈥�), engaged the claimant, Benfield Construction (鈥淏enfield鈥�) to carry out the design and construction of two houses and external works near Hatton in Warwickshire. The works became seriously delayed and the date for completion of 29 September 2006 past. Subsequently, on 17 August 2007, a ...
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CommentCSC Brawhead Leisure and Capital & Regional vs Laing O'Rourke: Is that your final answer?
When a ceiling collapsed at a Scottish cinema project, the client started an adjudication against Laing O鈥橰ourke. Here鈥檚 what happened next 鈥�
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CommentThe day I got a kick in the pants: The differences between adjudication and litigation
Here鈥檚 a case that should lift us up by the scruff of the neck and wring any idea out of us that adjudication is the same as litigation. It isn鈥檛 鈥� and that鈥檚 precisely why it鈥檚 so good
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Eight accused in boycotting inquiry
The Office of Fair Trading has formally accused eight construction recruitment firms of price fixing and anti-competitive behaviour.