All Legal articles – Page 103
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Carillion vs Smith: Don't take part if you don't agree
If you don’t think an adjudication should take place, don’t just go ahead with it - either press pause or get out altogether
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Carillion vs Smith: Adjudicating the same dispute
The principle that the same dispute cannot go to adjudication twice has just been upheld in the court, making it clear that simply repackaging the issues is not acceptable
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Pickles rejects Manchester council bid for fire station
Council had applied for a Compulsory Purchase Order for derelict landmark
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A quick guide to starting an adjudication
If you decide you need to start an adjudication, how should you go about it? This quick guide helps you through
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Balfour Beatty slams ‘flawed’ strike vote
Contractor will seek injunction to halt strike action
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Leicestershire housebuilder fined £20,000 after eight-year-old injured
Boy suffered liver damage and abdominal bleeding when a stack of roof trusses fell on him
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Sir Robert McAlpine and others fined as worker loses leg on Arsenal job
Three contractors pleaded guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act on Emirates Stadium build
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High Court rejects Ritchie’s bid to block Ucatt election
Union members would not back injunction, judge rules
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Ucatt to launch disciplinary proceedings against Ritchie
Move comes as former general secretary continues his pursuit of a High Court injunction to halt union election
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Dos and don'ts: Settling a dispute
The last installment in our dos and don’ts series helps you avoid the pitfalls when settling a dispute and shows you how to recover your money in full
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The CITB levy: The great escape
One firm used a trick to try to escape the CITB levy but in the end it was the training board that got itself out of a jam
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Protection against insolvency: Cash back
Construction has a poor reputation when it comes to protecting itself against insolvency risk. So here are some tips on how to stay on top of cashflow
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NFDC suspends demolition contractor after site death
Trade body suspends Essex-based Micor’s membership
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Gratte Brothers HQ hit by 'violent and abusive' protest
Up to 50 angry electricians chain doors shut at contractor’s London office
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RICS investigates 'inappropriate' behaviour among staff
Two employees exit the Institution’s dispute resolution department
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Council procurement fraud rockets 441%
As Audit Commission says £14.6m reported fraud in local authorities last year is just the tip of the iceberg
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Disclosure of Incentives Forms: A help or a hindrance?
From October new rules require housebuilders to make lenders aware of incentives offered to buyers - the idea is to ensure a mortgage offer is based on a true valuation of a property
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Mediation: When's the best time?
At any stage in a dispute there are reasons to reject mediation, but, says John Redmond, that doesn’t mean you should
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Adjudication: More than the final whistle
If an adjudicator fails to decide who owes who what money, you’ll still have to pay up for all the refereeing they’ve done
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Ritchie seeks injunction to block Ucatt election
Former union boss was banned from re-running for the leadership last month