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Main contractors non-payment blamed for M&E firm's collapse

2013-10-02T15:20:00Z

Administrator says non-payment by main contractors sent sub-contractor into administration

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UK Green ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Council seals deal with Ecobuild

2013-10-02T10:16:00Z

The UK Green ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Council and Ecobuild have signed a deal cementing a long-term partnership

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Cinema built in wrong place twice allowed to stand

2013-10-02T09:25:00Z

Council gives cinema complex in Cambridgeshire retrospective planning approval after it was built in the wrong place for a second time

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Press "send" in haste, repent at leisure

2013-10-02T06:00:00Z

Owing to the dominance of e-communications it is easier than ever to record the wrong thing

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Stop scrabbling around

2013-09-30T10:42:00Z

The losing party in an adjudication sometimes tries to come up with a reason not to pay. But, however ingenious the argument, the court is likely to enforce the adjudicator’s decision

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Legal 500 2013: ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ columnists make top-lawyer list

2013-09-27T10:40:00Z

See which of the writers in our legal section appeared in this year’s Legal 500

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Hammerson's £130m Leeds retail scheme approved

2013-09-27T09:51:00Z

City councillors award planning to Victoria Gate project

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Responsible parenting

2013-09-27T06:01:00Z

When it comes to competition law, parent companies need to keep a close eye on their subsidiaries, even if they operate independently

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Insolvency and adjudication

2013-09-27T06:00:00Z

An adjudicator decides who has to pay what to whom - a decision that is binding. But what happens when the payee is insolvent and any money paid may never be seen again?

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Labour promises blacklisting inquiry

2013-09-23T14:05:00Z

Labour has pledged to hold a full inquiry into blacklisting in the construction industry

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Planning approvals for new homes dip

2013-09-23T10:02:00Z

But approvals up by over 40% on same period last year.

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Claims under collateral warranties

2013-09-23T06:00:00Z

In her final column for ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ, Rachel Barnes looks at a case that sheds some light on the thorny question of whether a claim under a collateral warranty can be referred to adjudication

Archive Titles

Rachel Barnes' first column: February 1997

2013-09-23T06:00:00Z

As we bid a fond farewell to our legal columnist Rachel Barnes this week we dig into the archives to reproduce her first ever column from February 1997

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Crackdown on 'tax cheat' builders in London

2013-09-20T09:38:00Z

HMRC launches taskforce as Labour pledges to tackle bogus self employment

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No stay of execution

2013-09-20T00:00:00Z

A contractor tries to delay paying its subcontractor, arguing that it cannot reclaim the money later if the other firm goes into administration. What did Mr Justice Ramsey think?

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Withholding payment after adjudication

2013-09-20T00:00:00Z

Withholding payment after an adjudicator has made a decision puts you in tricky territory. But one of the parties in this case attempted to find a way to do just that

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Scotland gives details of move to 'blacklist blacklisters'

2013-09-19T09:26:00Z

Alex Salmond speaks out as London’s Tower Hamlets council issues its own pledge

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Carillion barred from Labour conference over blacklisting

2013-09-18T15:17:00Z

Labour Party’s governing body tells firm it can no longer exhibit at the party’s conference in Brighton

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Disaster management: Saving your business and your reputation

2013-09-18T06:00:00Z

Sometimes things happen in a way that could not be predicted. So when things go wrong, what’s the next step?

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JCT in non-UK markets: Going global

2013-09-17T06:00:00Z

The JCT is launching a survey to find out about people’s experiences of using its contracts abroad. Our new columnist weighs up its chances of success in an international market