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Contractors fined 拢200k for worker death
Court fines two firms and two individuals afer fatal fall in Nottinghamshire
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Sunderland building firm fined 拢10k for employee fall
Court fines Murray Construction and Development after worker falls 2.8m onto concrete floor
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CommentAre you listening?
Put four fabulous speakers in a room and get some of the country鈥檚 top adjudicators to sit down in front of them. The result is a fascinating conference we can all learn from
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CommentExclusion clauses: A chink of light
Are exclusion clauses enforceable? Hitherto, the courts have shed little light on the matter, but a recent Court of Appeal decision makes things much clearer
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Rogue roofer gets ASBO
Antisocial behaviour order forbids cold-calling for two years after conviction under trade description and consumer protection acts
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Roofing boss jailed after teenage employee's fatal fall
North Eastern Roofing owner imprisoned for 10 months after admitting manslaughter in relation to site accident
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CommentNEC: Smooth operator
The Olympic Delivery Authority has chosen the NEC contract in the hope that it will keep the job moving efficiently. But it will only work if it鈥檚 well enough resourced
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CommentConfidentiality in mediation: Do the decent thing
It really can鈥檛 be stressed enough that what goes on between consenting parties in a mediation is nobody鈥檚 business but theirs. If you don鈥檛 believe that, consider the following case
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Manhattan firefighters sue Bovis
Five firefighters are suing Bovis Lend Lease for negligence after they suffered career-ending injuries in a fire at the Ground Zero site in New York, writes Dan Stewart.
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US legal giant offers to act for bid-rigging victims
As CMHT contacts clients, Bowmer & Kirkland and Durkan Pudelek emerge on 鈥榗ash for bids鈥� list
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精东影视Legal bill to fight OFT probe: 拢5.6m and counting
Firms caught up in the cover pricing investigation face rapidly rising legal costs
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精东影视Don't be caught out by employment law changes
Employers need to be aware of altered maternity and sex discrimination rights
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Barclays bank launches project bank account
Second high street bank to offer construction industry a central payment system
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JCT to make 'green contracts' proposals in the autumn
Legal body to form working group with British Property Federation, the Construction Confederation and the RIBA on embedding sustainability on construction contracts plans after consultation period ends
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精东影视Unpaid builder demolishes customer's porch and conservatory
After two bounced cheques, Sussex builder takes drastic action against council house owner by knocking down his own work
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Small firms lose out through rivals' unfair sales tactics
Government to tackle unfair trading practice through new consumer protection regulations that come into force next month
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Amey Mouchel workers jailed for racist bullying
Three-year sentence follows 10-month campaign of 鈥渄angerous鈥� harassment at motorway maintenance depot
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CommentA sackload of trouble
Can a party to an adjudication introduce evidence that wasn鈥檛 previously disclosed if it fundamentally alters the original claim? The answer used to be no, but a recent judgment may have reversed this
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CommentSplendid isolation
Mediation is an excellent alternative to court proceedings, but these days the two forms of dispute resolution are getting mixed up. Mediation should be left to its own devices
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Highways Agency wary of firms involved in OFT inquiry
Contractors found guilty of bid-rigging may face loss of public sector work