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CommentTalking yourself out of a job
Alright, love, I鈥檒l rebuild your bungalow in 17 weeks for 拢130k. Agreed. What, you want a kitchen? That鈥檚 extra. And where鈥檚 my dosh? All of it! Of course I need more time, I can鈥檛 work in the rain, can I? I鈥檝e been what? !!拢**@!!!*
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精东影视JCT launches new framework agreement
Joint Contracts Tribunal set to publish new edition of framework agreement on 10 December
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精东影视Multiplex wins another legal spat over Wembley stadium
Multiplex has won the right to go ahead with an adjudication against concrete firm PC Harrington, which could lead to a 拢2m payout
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CIC set to publish consultants' contract
Lawyers welcome Construction Industry Council contract, released on 10 December, but warn clients of cap on consultants' liability
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CommentTreasure & Son Ltd vs Martin Dawes: The riddle of existence
If you get into an adjudication based on a variation to a contract that is agreed but not signed, is the adjudication valid? The High Court has just given us a clear answer to that one 鈥�
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OFT may use criminal powers in cartels investigation
The Office of Fair Trading may launch criminal proceedings against directors if the construction industry does not co-operate with its investigation into cartels in the sector.
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Last-ditch bid to change act
Nick Raynsford, the former construction minister, has launched a last-ditch attempt to ensure that changes to the Construction Act are considered by MPs in the current session of parliament.
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CommentTime wasters
One thing a legal dispute is good for is kicking a claim for payment into the long grass, which means all the time spent being fair to both parties is very unfair to the one that wants its money
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CommentFlogging a dead parrot
Here鈥檚 a trip down memory lane 鈥� back to the early seventies and Monty Python鈥檚 Flying Circus. But what could a hilarious, abusive, surreal sketch show possibly have to do with the modern construction industry?
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Government rules out inquiry into Metronet 鈥榗orruption鈥�
The government has rejected calls for an inquiry into the collapse of Metronet following an MP鈥檚 claims of corruption.
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Six arrested after cable is stolen from Atkins rail project
Between 拢200,000 and 拢300,000 worth of cable has been stolen from the Basingstoke resignalling project
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CommentWhat the Fiona tells us
The House of Lords has just decided a case that鈥檚 been around long enough to acquire its own nickname. And although it鈥檚 about a huge shipping dispute, it will have a big impact on construction
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精东影视Construction Act fails to make the cut
The reform of the Construction Act may have to wait another year before it is made law.
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精东影视Client sues Frank Gehry and Skanska USA 精东影视
Massachusetts Institute of Technology issues lawsuit over cracks in its 拢143m Stata Center
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精东影视Queen's Speech to focus on housing and energy
Government agenda is expected to include the Energy and Housing bill as well as legislation on planning, Crossrail and reducing CO2
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CommentThe simple secret of success
The expert goes to Majorca to deliver a paper about the contractual side of building 鈥� and learns a lot about how it really works from a man who doesn鈥檛 even go to his lecture 鈥�
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Builder wins appeal over tax delay
Judges overturn High Court ruling saying mistake by local tax office went 'beyond an administrative mistake'
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精东影视Worker wins payout worth up to 拢5m after fall
Court orders employer Thorne Barton Estates and scaffolding firm Gemini Riteway to pay compensation for worker with brain injury
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CommentLeave them judges alone
When a judge in a notorious Scottish murder trial dismissed the case, he was publicly criticised by the lord advocate, who was herself publicly criticised by the lord justice general. There鈥檚 a lesson for us all here 鈥�