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Keep up to dateA dispute over who should cough up for the costs of making good defects to a penthouse hinged on a fundamental aspect of contract law: what did the contract originally intend?
This week Tony Bingham discusses 鈥榓 story about one of those back-end deals thought by the contractor to put the account and job to bed for good鈥� involving Point West and Mivan Ltd. To view the full article
A recent case raises the question, how long must a letter of complaint stay unanswered before a dispute is inferred?
Here鈥檚 a case where homeowners took a builder to court for damages when cracks appeared in their homes. The question was how to calculate what compensation to pay
As one current case shows, companies are getting fidgety about the sensitive information that goes out the door when employees leave to work for rivals
The new standard is the most ambitious attempt to limit carbon emissions from buildings to date. What is behind it, and when will it start to make a difference?
ISG鈥檚 collapse was the latest in a long line of contractor failures. The industry鈥檚 low margins expose it to greater risk of corporate failure, and suck time and energy away from the push towards greater sustainability, higher standards and the delivery of much-needed built assets. It is time for change, ...
More joined-up thinking is required if the industry is to play its role in supporting mission-led government, says Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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