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CommentPick your battles: Adjudication when a party is in administration
Taking part in an adjudication will always be a risk 鈥� but even more so when one of the parties is in administration. We look at the issues you should consider
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CommentVerbal agreements: Is your word your bond?
The use of an oral or verbal contract in non-construction activity is commonplace, so is there any reason why we should not extend it into construction works?
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CommentConstruction 2025: You cannot be serious
The industrial strategy for construction asks the industry to do a lot 鈥榠n partnership鈥� with government. But why are we the ones being asked to do more work for less money?
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CommentHow to meet the deadline for HCA funding agreements
Projects must be completed by March 2015 in order to benefit from HCA funding agreements. What steps can be taken to ensure this happens?
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CommentMuseum of Liverpool case: What went wrong?
Despite being urged to settle, the architect involved in the Museum of Liverpool case chose not to. Thus follows a cautionary tale about how not to approach a trial
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CommentMozambique: Africa's new challenger
What happens when one of the world鈥檚 poorest nations discovers some of the world鈥檚 richest energy reserves?
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CommentThis is an ex-adjudication
This adjudication ran into difficulty. No wonder, when the parties involved bombarded the adjudicator with too much information for the short amount of time he had
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CommentPutting on the brakes
If someone takes out an injunction against a developer, it can cause a serious delay. What are the implications and how can you best prepare to minimise the effect?
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CommentLegal brief: ABB vs Bam Nuttall
This case provides a good example of an adjudicator being held to be in material breach of the rules of natural justice.
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CommentConstruction 2025: Making it happen
The government鈥檚 Construction 2025 strategy could revolutionise our industry. But those of us who remember the Egan report will know how easy it is to let a chance for change slip away
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CommentLegal brief: Importance of site inspections
Northumbrian Water Ltd vs Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd shows how well documented site investigations may bolster a contractor鈥檚 defence when disputing a negligence and nuisance claim
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CommentProject Horizon: The two-stage is set
Surrey council鈥檚 use of two-stage open-book procurement shows how radical changes in supply chain management can ease the pressure on the public purse
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CommentA stake in the ground
Labour鈥檚 warning to developers that they should use land or prepare to lose it may sound bold, but will it be any more effective than existing compulsory purchase powers?
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CommentTaking a penalty
Liquidated and ascertained damage clauses for delays can see a contractor lose money - unless they can argue that the amount charged is a penalty and therefore unenforceable
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CommentIndependent thinking
Next year the people of Scotland will decide whether to cut their historic ties with the rest of the UK. What effect could independence have on the Scottish construction industry?
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CommentQatar: To boldly go where Boris has gone before
From pearl fishing to being one of the world鈥檚 wealthiest countries, per capita, Qatar is on an upward trajectory. What do you need to know to do business there?
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CommentLegal brief: The airport debate
There鈥檚 a need for more airport capacity in the South-east, but most politicians would rather leave the decision in the 鈥榯oo difficult tray鈥�
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CommentCorporate manslaughter: How to avoid breaching the law
The number of corporate manslaughter cases is rising - how can you avoid a breach in the law?
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CommentLegal brief: Third party rights
Traditionally, third parties on projects have looked to collateral warranties but drafted wisely third party rights can provide security but without the time, cost and pain