All Legal articles – Page 17
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SNC-Lavalin arm pleads guilty to Libya fraud
Subsidiary of Canadian firm which owns Atkins fined more than £160m
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Adjudication and liquidation: Meadowside vs Hill Street Management Company
Legal director Stuart Thwaites discusses the implications of a new ruling by the Court of Appeal
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A very appealing year: Court of Appeal’s impact on construction law in 2019
Rupert Choat reviews the past 12 months in construction law – and finds that the Court of Appeal featured heavily in 2019
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Can you share the pain? Doosan, Interserve and the TCC
Kate Jones explores a new ruling which highlights potential issues with target cost contracts under joint ventures
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Alliancing with excellence: the JCT’s Constructing Excellence Contract
Alliancing can improve quality as well as productivity – and the JCT Constructing Excellence Contract is just the ticket.Â
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Number of High Court disputes jumps again
Carillion collapse blamed as annual figure heads towards 400 mark
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Case in focus: Everwarm Ltd vs BN Rendering Ltd
Ted Lowery on the perils of indifference to contract formation
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Laser pointers: Collateral warranties and construction projects
Is it possible for a party to provide a collateral warranty without realising it, asks Francis Ho
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Don’t let them keep your money
Retention clauses in some housebuilders’ contracts could be illegal and subcontractors should challenge them
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Camden council makes £130m High Court claim against tower block contractors
Legal action centres on Chalcots Estate evacuation in June 2017
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Lessons in delay analysis
Debates over methodology can take on a life of their own and lose sight of the facts
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The ties that bind: When 'subject to contract' backfires
Adding tags such as ‘subject to contract’ can fail to have the desired effect – and might even backfire
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Tall towers and trade marks
Louise Popple considers intellectual property rights in iconic buildings
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Construction contracts: Maintaining good relations
What does it mean if a contract is classified as a relational contract? And how does this relate to a duty of good faith?
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Legal abroad: Doing business in West Africa
The second of our new series on the legal issues to consider when operating abroad
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Fire safety: Are you covered?
Complying with Approved Document B on fire safety doesn’t guarantee you’re meeting the ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Regulations
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Don’t touch those defects
Steven Carey examines the feasibility of applying for an injunction to restrain a replacement subcontractor from rectifying defects
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Case in focus: Dickie & Moore Ltd vs Trustees of The Lauren McLeish Discretionary Trust
Ted Lowery considers whether, in a recent case, the pupil had become the master
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What it takes to crystallise a dispute
And how the concept works in the context of adjudication
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No bar, black sheep: Construction Act adjudication prevails
Mistakes and omissions on payment or adjudication that fall foul of the Construction Act can be expensive