Legal – Page 76
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Planning approvals for new homes dip
But approvals up by over 40% on same period last year.
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Comment
Claims under collateral warranties
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
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Archive Titles
Rachel Barnes' first column: February 1997
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
HMRC launches taskforce as Labour pledges to tackle bogus self employment
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Comment
Withholding payment after adjudication
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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Comment
No stay of execution
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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Scotland gives details of move to 'blacklist blacklisters'
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
Labour Party’s governing body tells firm it can no longer exhibit at the party’s conference in Brighton
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Comment
Disaster management: Saving your business and your reputation
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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Comment
JCT in non-UK markets: Going global
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
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Comment
Mandatory cost budgeting: Counting the cost
Construction legal experts debate the highly controversial subject of mandatory cost budgeting
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Comment
Museum of Liverpool: Picking up the tab
Another interesting aspect of the Museum of Liverpool case is that the architect had to pay an adjudicator’s fee for an adjudication it wasn’t involved in. Does this set a precedent?
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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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Will collateral warranty standard clauses stand up?
Pre-recession, collateral warranties were ‘belt and braces’ protection. All that has changed
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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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Comment
Strategic use of notices over holiday periods
Holiday seasons are often a time for time-sensitive notices – we should be grown up enough to accept this as an acceptable business activity
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Comment
Parkwood Leisure Ltd vs Laing O’Rourke 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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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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Comment
Good faith clauses
As Luis Suárez 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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Comment
Architects in the frame
The much-debated Museum of Liverpool judgment shows us that it can be the architect’s head on the block rather than the contractor’s