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Delays: A likely story

2013-02-22T06:00:00Z

Deciding whether a party causing a delay was responsible for the fall in the market value of a property boiled down to whether that loss was ‘not unlikely’

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Employment law: The modern apprentice

2013-02-22T06:00:00Z

There is new legislation designed to boost support among potential employers for apprenticeships. We look at how this affects apprentices’ employment status

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Police watchdog announces blacklist investigation

2013-02-21T15:30:00Z

Exclusive: IPCC agrees to oversee investigation into claim that information on blacklisted workers came from the police

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Nasty, brutish and short

2013-02-18T15:30:00Z

A sad tale of what began as a house extension but ended up involving fraud, personal liability and a murder charge

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Procurement: Old ways are the best

2013-02-15T00:00:00Z

Two surveys on construction procurement show that although the traditional and design and build routes are still favoured, there’s plenty of scope for refinement

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Reducing an adjudicator's award

2013-02-15T00:00:00Z

If an adjudicator tells you to pay up, can you issue a withholding notice and demand a big cheque instead? Tony Bingham examines a recent judgment

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Labour government 'ignored' warnings on blacklisting

2013-02-14T15:46:00Z

BBC investigation details 2007 meeting between senior civil servant and whistleblower Alan Wainwright

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Skanska among biggest users of blacklisting firm

2013-02-14T06:00:00Z

Exclusive: Analysis of documents shows Skanska used blacklisting organisation more than any other contractor in final four years

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Call for action over workers’ rights on 2014 Winter Olympics

2013-02-14T06:00:00Z

Human Rights Watch releases report claiming migrant workers were cheated out of wages and coerced to remain in exploitative jobs

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IChemE contracts: All part of the process

2013-02-11T14:00:00Z

The IChemE contracts covering procurement for chemical process plants have had their first update in years, bringing some important modifications

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Sellafield sent nuclear waste to landfill

2013-02-11T06:00:00Z

Firm that runs Sellafield faces fine after pleading guilty to illegally sending bags of nuclear waste to a landfill site

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Two more contractors to face blacklist inquiry

2013-02-07T09:05:00Z

Skanska and Balfour Beatty set to give evidence to House of Commons investigation

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Adjudication: The Jitter Bug

2013-02-06T11:45:00Z

Can the loser of an adjudication refuse to pay if they’re nervous the money may disappear – never to be seen again – into the winner’s debt pile?

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Northern Ireland rolls out project bank accounts

2013-02-05T09:31:00Z

Administration races ahead of the rest of the UK in adoption

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A lawyer’s privilege

2013-02-05T07:00:00Z

Only legal advice given by a lawyer is exempt from disclosure requirements, according to the Supreme Court. But parliament will need to make a final decision

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Pickles may face judicial review over 'conservatory tax' decision

2013-02-04T09:37:00Z

Communities secretary told to change course on consequential improvements or face legal action

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Power projects: Dealing with defects

2013-02-04T09:36:00Z

How and when defects in power projects are corrected depends much on the exact terms of the contract

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2012 marketing ‘gag’ lifted

2013-02-01T07:00:00Z

Campaign victory with a ‘landmark deal’ that allows construction firms to promote work on venues

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Police dismiss claims of blacklist collusion

2013-02-01T00:01:00Z

Blacklist Support Group to appeal to Met and IPPC after complaint dismissed

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The presumption of regularity

2013-02-01T00:00:00Z

Challenges to an adjudication in a Scottish court demonstrate the difference between an adjudicator and a lawyer – an adjudicator can act on gut instinct