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The TCC's new home: Roll with the times

2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

The Technology and Construction Court is an increasingly valuable resource and area of expertise. Its new home reflects this and helps it perform on the world stage

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Electricians' pay saga

2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

Disputed changes are to go ahead

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Ministry of Sound wins London planning row

2011-10-12T17:30:00Z

Southwark council votes against 41-storey residential tower

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Holloway White Allom falls into administration

2011-10-11T10:19:00Z

All 170 staff made redundant at 129-year-old builder

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Work related deaths: Swift justice

2011-10-10T12:17:00Z

The third version of the Work Related Deaths Protocol came into effect on 1 October, and it could see firms responsible for a fatality on their site prosecuted a lot quicker

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Stop charging so much in adjudication

2011-10-07T00:00:00Z

Adjudication is being treated as something it’s not - and spending all this time and money has become a joke

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Hackney Empires vs Aviva Insurance: What happened next?

2011-10-07T00:00:00Z

Act I: Hackney Empire advances its contractor 750k. Act II: the contractor goes bust. Act III: Hackney tries to recover the money under its surety bond. Now, at last, the denouement …

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Electricians demonstrate in what could be start of 'industry revolution'

2011-10-07T00:00:00Z

Union Unite says action is related to pay and conditions

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The Construction Act: Changes to NEC and ICC payment provisions

2011-10-07T00:00:00Z

The new Construction Act has sparked all sorts of changes to payment provisions in contracts - and some could be troublesome. Here’s what to look out for

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PFI projects: For fools rush in ...

2011-09-30T00:00:00Z

With PFI undergoing a possible resurgence, contractors and consultants should apprise themselves of the risks involved before they sign up

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The new Construction Act: Get your act together

2011-09-30T00:00:00Z

The new Construction Act is coming, and I’m afraid you’ll have to get used to it - flaws and all

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Right to renewable energy: Solar eclipse

2011-09-30T00:00:00Z

There is no law guaranteeing a right to energy from renewable sources, meaning that users could have their work undone by a developer plonking a building in their sunlight

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M&S fined £1m for asbestos failings

2011-09-27T17:19:00Z

Willmott Dixon and Styles and Wood also fined after public ‘put at risk’

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Council lawyers challenge Gove conduct in BSF affair

2011-09-23T12:59:00Z

Sandwell council questions Gove’s use of private emails

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Agreeing costs in adjudication: This one's on me

2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

The new section 108A in the Construction Act allows parties to agree their costs in adjudication - surely this is more worrying than the anti-Tolent amendment?

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Adjudication: When the going gets rough

2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

Adjudication is supposed to be a 28-day dash over the hurdles, but there are some cases where the justice is a bit too crude to be enforced

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Contracts in writing and SMEs

2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

The rule that contracts have to be in writing is about to be scrapped, but SMEs in particular may mark its passing with regret

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Hackney Empire wins High Court battle

2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

Took insurer Aviva to court over surety bond

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Police investigate property fraud at Edinburgh council

2011-09-21T13:00:00Z

Council calls in auditors and suspends half its property department as BBC alleges serious wrongdoing

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Supreme Court to hear Stewart Milne land row

2011-09-20T15:18:00Z

Britain’s highest civil court will decide if the housebuilder must pay £1.7m to Aberdeen City Council