All Legal articles – Page 43
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But the levy was dry …
The CITB should be a vehicle for world-class training but for over 50 years the levy has created resentment. It’s time for a rethink. However, current plans for reform do not go far enough
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Judge slams 'frankly astonishing' Amey vs Birmingham row
Preliminary judgment criticises both parties’ behaviour in legal wrangle over £2.7bn highways contract
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Rectification: Equity Syndicate Management Ltd vs GlaxoSmithKline plc
Before Mr Justice Males. Judgment delivered 23 July 2015
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Cyber security: No virtual silver bullet
The construction industry thinks cyber security is not an issue it has to worry about. It’s wrong
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Kier in court row over subbie discounts
Luxury London hotel takes contractor to court over “undisclosed discounts” secured from Mitie
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Wales: The red dragon goes green
By developing its own legislation, Wales is making sustainability central to its decision making
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Contract drafting: The things that really bug me
Poorly written and ill-considered drafting of contracts is costing our industry a fortune each year - and placing a severe strain on a man’s sense of imperturbability
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Application for payment: Caledonian Modular Ltd vs Mar City Developments Ltd
Before Mr Justice Coulson. Judgment delivered 29 June 2015
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Payment practices: Now for the stick
From next year, large companies will need to have transparent records of their payment practices, or else …
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Contractors offer six-figure blacklist compensation
Ӱ understands some defendants have offered out-of-court settlements to blacklisting victims
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URS hits back at Costain in ongoing £10m High Court clash
Engineer lodges amended defence in dispute over south London £300m energy-from-waste project
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Keep the faith
‘Good faith’ obligations pop up everywhere – you might wonder why they need to be mentioned at all
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Only one in six building services firms set for BIM
ECA survey shows only 16% are fully prepared for mandatory use of Level 2 next year
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Network Rail approves £130m Heathrow link amid review
Direct rail link from Reading to Heathrow gets green light amid review into projects in CP5 spending plan
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Legal challenge to £85m Ordsall Chord thrown out
Top judge throws out legal challenge by engineer Mark Whitby, allowing project to go ahead
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Contracts: Smooth operators
We’ve improved the efficiency of actual building no end – yet when it comes to negotiating contracts we get bogged down. It’s time to oil the wheels of contracting
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Planning system grinding to a halt, survey finds
Major schemes in London taking 34 weeks to get to a decision
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Illegal immigration clampdown begins in construction
Week-long inspection drive targets ‘rogue employers’
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Gender pay gap: Between Mars and Venus
Companies with more than 250 employees will soon be required to publish their gender pay gap data
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Arbitration and adjudication: A tale of two acts
Statutory adjudication has emulated arbitration, including its mass of case law. Is it time for an Adjudication Act?