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A case of foot and mouth

2003-11-14T00:00:00Z

If you think an adjudicator has no right to decide a dispute, be careful about what you say – you can lose the right to have the court overturn the result

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Fabulous creatures

2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

This punch-up between Tesco and Costain illustrates some important points for those interested in construction law – some of them to do with slaying non-existent beasties

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Reasons to be cheerful

2003-08-08T00:00:00Z

Multiparty PFI disputes are increasing, and can end up being very costly. But now there are two methods of streamlining them that should be good for everyone concerned

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So, Mr Bond...

2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

Escaping from an on-demand performance bond can be extremely tricky – and a recent case gives little comfort to those hoping the courts will rescue them

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Dear prudence

2003-03-14T00:00:00Z

Taking pre-emptive action to avert a third-party claim may well save your insurer money. But don't expect the insurer to thank you by covering your costs

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Another fine mesh

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

Disputes in PFI cases often involve three parties. So why shouldn't they all be dealt with together before one tribunal? It might save all sorts of entanglements

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What's yours is mine

2002-10-11T00:00:00Z

Guidance has been published on what happens when a firm makes a windfall profit by refinancing a PFI. You have been warned …

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The PFI booster

2002-09-20T00:00:00Z

The new Guidance on Standardisation of PFI Contracts is something of a mixed bag for building contractors, but may succeed in giving the PFI a vital shot in the arm …

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Is there a draft in here?

2002-07-19T00:00:00Z

The draft NEC Term Service Contract is a flexible little number, but it has gaping holes in it – on completion dates and liquidated damages – that you are expected to fill in

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Have you noticed the time?

2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

Contractors can have their work cut out trying to get an extension of time. But sometimes the stringent conditions placed on them can backfire on the employer

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The pleasure principle

2001-11-02T00:00:00Z

Surveyors and architects be warned: if you don't bring your client the happiness the contract leads them to expect, you may well be liable for damages

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Three great legal myths

2001-09-28T00:00:00Z

There is a danger that some urban myths about disputes will become embedded in people's minds unless arbitrators and adjudicators take steps to expose them

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Something better change

2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

The NHS Executive says that its standard form contracts for PFI deals should be used largely unamended – but actually, there's no way the parties can do that. Here's why

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The end of the affair

2001-05-11T00:00:00Z

Ian Yule - If a client (in this case, Great Yarmouth council) drafts a clause that says it can terminate for any breach, then that's what it can do, can't it? Tell that to the Court of Appeal …

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What is the use of QSs?

2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

Ian Yule - The general public has little or no idea of what QSs do. As far as the law is concerned, they fulfil three valuable roles that are helping to shape the future of quantity surveying

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Reasonable precautions

2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

The government's new facilities management contract is flexible and reasonably fair. However, there are one or two things to beware of before you sign on the dotted line.

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Verbal remedies

2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

What happens if a contractor carries out a variation on the basis of a verbal instruction and the employer s agent then says instructions are only valid if in writing? All may not be lost.