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CommentPublic sector procurement: Small fish in a big pond
New rules are due to come into force this year aimed at opening up contracts to SME contractors. Here鈥檚 what you need to know
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CommentBalancing act
A judge manages to balance the need for procedural fairness while encouraging the parties to settle through alternative dispute resolution
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CommentDo I have your retention?
The attack on retentions has begun but could a total ban be tipping the balance too far?
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CommentRefurb of tenanted properties
For any tenanted property undergoing refurbishment or maintenance work, it is essential that landlords consider the effects it could have for those renting
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CommentDiscord on Concord Street
Design build contracts spell bad news, most of all for the poor blighters who buy what鈥檚 built. Design should be left to designers
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CommentConstruction law predictions: Fortune telling
Last year鈥檚 assertions on third party rights showed exactly why legal forecasts are best left well alone. But here are a couple for 2015
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CommentJust what the doctor ordered
Doctors and other healthcare professionals now have responsibility for commissioning health-related buildings. But do they have the expertise - or time - for such procurement?
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CommentSeason of goodwill (not)
This year confirmed the inexorable rise of challenges to publicly procured projects. Next year is unlikely to be any different
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CommentRIBA: High noon or the wild bunch?
For short works contracts, there鈥檚 a new sheriff in town called RIBA - plain talking, bold and ambitious. But is it going to be able to outgun the competition?
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CommentDispute resolution schemes: Easy does it
RIBA鈥檚 new dispute resolution schemes try to keep the parties from falling out with each other by making the process cheaper and less burdensome than adjudication
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CommentGood knight to adjudication: Is jousting the answer?
Adjudication can become a long drawn out and expensive affair 鈥� let鈥檚 replace it with jousting
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CommentGarden cities: Come into the garden, George
Is utopian town planning really the answer to the housing crisis?
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CommentCodifying PFI contracts: Sticking to the letter
How rigidly must you stick to completion criteria of a PFI contract when issuing a completion certificate?
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CommentWarranties: Impossibility to perform
A case regarding specific performance rather than the usual matter of damages
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CommentAdjudication: No repeats
One of Siemen鈥檚 lawyers on a case that shows once a claim has gone through adjudication it can not be adjudicated again
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CommentProcurement: New tricks?
Government guidance on new models of construction procurement covers approaches already in common practice. But confusion remains
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CommentJCT Povey lecture: The bumf machine
Our industry spews out dozens and dozens of standard form contracts which no one can keep up with or understand. Bad news for people who build - great for lawyers
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CommentEU procurement regime: Change on the horizon
Earlier this year the European Parliament adopted a number of directives to reform how public procurement is conducted
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CommentHoliday pay: Lucky break
The Employment Appeal Tribunal鈥檚 decision that UK businesses must include overtime when calculating holiday pay will increase payroll costs - but it could have been a lot worse
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CommentNEC3: Awareness is preparedness
Like most contracts, the NEC3 contract deals with risks and might present some too