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CommentMandatory cost budgeting: Counting the cost
Construction legal experts debate the highly controversial subject of mandatory cost budgeting
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CommentMuseum of Liverpool: Picking up the tab
Another interesting aspect of the Museum of Liverpool case is that the architect had to pay an adjudicator鈥檚 fee for an adjudication it wasn鈥檛 involved in. Does this set a precedent?
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CommentWill collateral warranty standard clauses stand up?
Pre-recession, collateral warranties were 鈥榖elt and braces鈥� protection. All that has changed
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精东影视Labour calls for government to 'blacklist blacklisters'
Labour Party says ministers should follow Welsh government action on excluding firms from public sector contracts
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精东影视Special planning court could tackle legal delays
Government says new specialised planning court could make speedy decisions over judicial review applications for major projects
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CommentStrategic use of notices over holiday periods
Holiday seasons are often a time for time-sensitive notices 鈥� we should be grown up enough to accept this as an acceptable business activity
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CommentParkwood Leisure Ltd vs Laing O鈥橰ourke Wales and West Ltd: Collateral warranties as construction contracts
This decision may lead to contractors and subcontractors trying to limit the number of warranties being given
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精东影视Crossrail blacklist row electrician gets job back
Electrician Frank Morris returns to work after year-long dispute and campaign by Unite union
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CommentThe new state schools
Publicly funded academies and free schools offer new opportunities for the construction sector. But make sure you know who the decision makers are
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精东影视Fury at regulator鈥檚 plan to wrap retrofit work in red tape
Industry figures slam Ofgem鈥檚 plan to require two surveyors to sign off some retrofit work
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CommentGood faith clauses
As Luis Su谩rez questions his contract with Liverpool, we look at the similarities between football and construction contracts - and what they can show us about good faith clauses
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CommentArchitects in the frame
The much-debated Museum of Liverpool judgment shows us that it can be the architect鈥檚 head on the block rather than the contractor鈥檚
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精东影视Health and safety watchdog in fresh crackdown
Health and Safety Executive to make unannounced inspections of refurbishment sites
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CommentStudent accommodation LADs: Missing the start of term
Contractors and developers are used to paying LADs when a project is running late. But missing a deadline on student accommodation can lead to more complex issues
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精东影视Walkie Talkie tower is 'melting cars'
Sun鈥檚 rays reflected from Land Securities and Canary Wharf tower blamed for melted car panels
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精东影视Miller project still ablaze six days on
Major fire at police firearms training centre in Portishead was first spotted last Tuesday
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精东影视Bam Nuttall pays 拢33m to settle busway dispute
Legal battle over Cambridgeshire Guided Busway settled out of court
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CommentIndustrial strategy: Round Two
Last week, our columnist gave the government a piece of his mind over the Construction 2025 strategy. This time he explains how it should be changing its own behaviour in order to make savings
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精东影视Councils seek 鈥榳hitelist鈥� to bar blacklist firms from contracts
GMB union asked to produce list of contractors who have not been implicated in industry scandal
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CommentPick your battles: Adjudication when a party is in administration
Taking part in an adjudication will always be a risk 鈥� but even more so when one of the parties is in administration. We look at the issues you should consider