All Legal articles – Page 91
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Return of the Judge: Lord Dyson
Few people have had greater influence over construction disputes than Lord Dyson, presiding judge of the TCC from 1998 to 2001. Now he’s been made Master of the Rolls
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Changes to employment law
The government appears to be attempting to reduce the burden on employers. Here are five changes to employment law that are worth keeping an eye on
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BIM: Who does what and when?
Central to the introduction of BIM level 2 will be a protocol that ensures that everyone knows what they can expect from the other parties on the project
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Watchdog poised to identify hundreds of blacklist victims
Exclusive: Information Commissioner’s latest move could ‘massively’ swell High Court action against contractors
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MPs slam Information Commissioner over blacklisting
Scottish Affairs select committee questions why 95% of Consulting Association’s written files not examined
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Operational risks on power station projects
Construction contracts on power projects contain a host of operational requirements, but the testing of the plant’s performance can cause sparks to fly
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Wind farms and misleading photomontages
Concern is growing that some wind farm developers are using misleading photomontages to support their planning applications
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Pitfalls of converting commercial to residential
In the current economic climate converting commercial premises into residential property may seem like a sensible option. But beware some of the pitfalls
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Contesting an arbitration award
If you are going to contest an arbitration award, it is important to be aware of the 28-day time limit - and when those 28 days begin …
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The CIL needs urgently addressing
If two technical issues are not resolved, the Community Infrastructure Levy could actually hinder new development
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Firm fined after worker loses leg at Sellafield
¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ services firm ordered to pay out over £70,000
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M&S sues Lend Lease for £1.4m
Retailer suing contractor after the failure of glass works in a store in Manchester
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Litigation: Winning isn’t everything
The successful party in litigation used to nearly always get their costs paid by the loser. How things have changed…
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Once more unto the breach
When does a delay to a project become sufficiently serious to incur a repudiatory breach, allowing the contract to be terminated?
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Housing: Death of section 106?
The government’s housing and growth initiative may have hammered another nail in the coffin of the traditional means of paying for affordable housing
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Brookfield sues the Pinnacle for £16m
Exclusive: Contractor launches High Court claim to recover unpaid fees for work on stalled £1bn Pinnacle tower
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£124-an-hour HSE charging regime set to kick in
Controversial ‘Fee for Intervention’ scheme comes into effect on Monday
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Indemnity: Rust revisited
A problematic case on the interpretation of an indemnity has so far exercised the minds of eight of our most senior judges
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Amending contracts: Tweak havoc
Amending an existing contract can make commercial sense, but the procuring party needs to take care not to open itself up to claims from the other original tenderers
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Adjudication: Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag
Adjudication is supposed to be a quick-fix solution at a reduced cost. Down in the trenches, however, the parties are expecting a judge-like quality of reasoning to resolve their disputes