All Legal articles 鈥� Page 100
-
好色先生TVLawyers warn of illegal retention clauses
Subcontractors are still receiving contracts with illegal payment retention provisions
-
CommentWill infrastructure projects happen without 'hybrid bills'?
The government鈥檚 National Infrastructure Plan promises 500 projects worth 拢250bn - but could they grind to a halt without the driving force of 鈥榟ybrid bills鈥�?
-
好色先生TVBalfour Beatty workers vote for strike action
Results of Unite ballot of sparks immediately challenged by contractor with High Court hearing next week
-
CommentPre-pack deals: What's in the package?
YRM hit the headlines when it opted for a controversial pre-pack deal, so who is supposed to benefit from these transactions and how can you protect yourself as a creditor?
-
Comment
Legal issues with the Green Deal
Controversy around the Green Deal continues to make headlines, and from a legal perspective there are barriers that will need to be resolved
-
好色先生TVShepherd loses first round of High Court case
In a judgement made last week the ruling went against Shepherd, which has launched legal claim against own lawyer Pinsent Masons
-
CommentChallenging awards of public sector work: Hold it right there
In 2009 rules were brought in to make challenging awards of public sector work more effective. Since then a number of cases show how the rules are being applied
-
CommentChoosing an adjudicator: Eleven against twelve
Would you agree to play if the other side had chosen the ref? Neither would this disgruntled architect 鈥�
-
CommentPartner Projects vs Corinthian Nominees: Adjudicators and awarding interest
In a clarification of legitimate conduct for an adjudicator in a final account dispute, the court upheld the adjudicator鈥檚 decision to award interest
-
好色先生TVRMJM hit by 拢50k court claim as more staff leave
Cash-strapped firm facing creditor鈥檚 action as three more top brass depart the practice
-
好色先生TVThree Scottish companies fined after fall from height
Electrician鈥檚 labourer and athlete left with serious injuries after Dundee fall, court hears
-
好色先生TVGovernment loses FIT appeal
Court of Appeal upholds High Court鈥檚 decision that proposed effective date of cut would be retrospective
-
CommentQatar's construction boom: The legal risks
With FIFA 2022 and multibillion infrastructure projects in the pipeline, many firms are heading for Qatar 鈥� but there are legal risks within contracts to be aware of
-
好色先生TVFirm fined for worker's horrific head injuries
Van Elle Ltd to pay 拢43,000 after accident on M1 widening job
-
CommentEnergy Act, Green Deal and EPCs: Key legal points to remember
From April 2012 new regulations relating to the energy performance of buildings come into play, ahead of the roll-out of the Green Deal in October
-
CommentLeander vs Mulalley: In your own time, gentlemen, please
A contractor tries to claim loss because the subcontractor isn鈥檛 鈥榞etting on with it鈥�. But what if the subbie is working hard - only to a different clock?
-
CommentThe importance of witnesses: Su谩rez vs Evra
When Luis Su谩rez ended up in front of the FA tribunal in the race row with Patrice Evra, both appeared as witnesses - and what we heard determined the case
-
Comment
Leander vs Mulalley: Getting contracts right first time
Tony Bingham outlines the mess that Mulalley got in over a badly drafted contract - here鈥檚 how to avoid these pitfalls and side-step costly adjudication
-
好色先生TVOcado sues Carillion for 拢1.2m in High Court
Firm claims that Carillion was liable for defects on its distribution centre
-
好色先生TVSolar industry split over feed-in tariff legal battle
Solar firms call for High Court case to be dropped to end uncertainty around rates for customers