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Love thy neighbour

2011-01-28T00:00:00Z

The Scottish planning system encourages inclusivity and good relationships between developers and communities. Now, that approach will be backed up by law

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How losers win

2011-01-28T00:00:00Z

It truly is a topsy turvy world when some companies manage to profit from failing to win a bid for a contract. But that’s European regulations for you …

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How to stay out of hell

2011-01-28T00:00:00Z

If we treated design as a risk management issue, we’d probably save ourselves vast amounts of time and money sorting out the mess at the construction phase

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Face the music

2011-01-28T00:00:00Z

Passing the liability parcel is a favourite party game, but a judgment in the TCC shows how important it is to get the contract right

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Mears wins damages after losing out on £400m job

2011-01-27T12:36:00Z

Contractor wins compensation after questioning transparency of Leeds council’s tender process

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Councils in court to fight scrapping of schools programme

2011-01-24T08:55:00Z

’Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ has been snatched away, say councils seeking to overturn BSF decision

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RICS cracks down on members’ misdemeanours

2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

Questions raised over body’s right to impose fines and costs in previously decided court cases

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Common mistakes in ... tiered dispute resolution clauses

2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

The fourth in a series on dos and don’ts on major projects discusses tiered dispute resolution clauses, which can save you time, money and paper hankies

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THE NAME’S BOND

2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

Bonds are a crucial part of contractual relationships, but do you know your on-demand bond from your conditional bond? A recent case should help you

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Coming back for seconds

2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

A first adjudicator’s decisions are a no-go area for a second adjudicator. But it’s open season on the bits that didn’t actually decide the dispute

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Can we be of any assistance?

2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

Like it or not, lawyers are tending to intrude into the adjudication process. Perhaps the industry should stop resisting and treat them as a guiding hand

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Mears sues Leeds council after failed bid

2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

Contractor takes legal action over repairs and maintenance tender

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How paternity rights and abolition of retirement age will hit construction

2011-01-19T14:06:00Z

The Coalition government’s new paternity rights will cause major headache for employers in the male-dominated building industry

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Winning on penalties

2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

You may have agreed a sum for breach of contract, but there’s an old common-law doctrine that could see it struck down as a penalty. Fortunately this does not happen often, says Tim Elliott

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It's PFI, Jim, but not as we know it

2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

Reports of the death of PFI are exaggerated, but the funding model is going to have to change to reflect a time of public sector austerity

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This is never going to work

2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

Retention funds waste everybody’s time and achieve nothing of value. Here’s a case that shows, yet again, why we should ditch them

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How to claim compensation for the snow

2011-01-12T09:49:00Z

If the recent snow has caused disruption to a construction project you can make a claim, but you need to know how the various contract forms work first …

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Alstom denies bribery allegations

2011-01-11T14:26:00Z

French engineer denies reports it used bribes to win contracts

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Firm fined £5,000 after three workers fall through skylights

2011-01-10T13:58:00Z

HSE prosecutes Bizspace Investments after successive incidents leave one worker paralysed

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Too much information

2011-01-07T00:00:00Z

Freedom of information legislation can expose firms contracting with public bodies to commercial disadvantage. A recent appeal court ruling recognises this