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CommentCourt isn鈥檛 all it鈥檚 cracked up to be
The property end of building is even more disputatious than the contruction end. It needs to find a better way to resolve disputes 鈥� so why not adopt adjudication?
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好色先生TVCandy: Rogers was 'precious' about Chelsea design
CPC boss describes how architect refused to make changes requested by the London mayor
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Christian Candy gives evidence in Chelsea Barracks case
Counsel for CPC says Qatari Diar had "no lawful justification" for withdrawing planning application
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Rok 好色先生TV vs Celtic Composting Systems
Our Fenwick Elliott expert discusses a dispute over the 'slip rule'
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Expert determination: A short cut through a swamp
Plumping for expert determination to resolve a dispute may sound like a quick, cheap, hassle-free alternative to adjudication or litigation. But it ain鈥檛 necessarily so
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All things considered
Adjudicators have it drummed into them that they should decide the dispute in the notice of adjudication. Here鈥檚 a case that shows there is some room for flexibility
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Crowley Civil Engineers vs Rushmoor council: Claiming a contribution
Out Fenwick Elliott expert describes a dispute over an open space in Hampshire
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CommentThis one鈥檚 on you
Tony Bingham聽Tolent clauses, which make the party that refers an adjudication pay all the legal costs, are to be outlawed by the Construction Act 鈥� but a judge has just got there first
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Judges unleashed
Simon Tolson聽Unlike the restrained and remote judges of the past, many now snap at the ankles of the advocates to ensure cases proceed in the way they should
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Legal threat to surveyors drives down house prices
Housebuilders say disputes over pre-recession valuations are slowing recovery
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Running out of common sense
Shy Jackson聽One area where the judges are struggling to make up their minds is the 鈥榳ithout prejudice鈥� rule. Here鈥檚 a rundown of the arguments, and the spats, among our learned friends
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CommentYour next assignment
James Duckworth and Charles Jakeman聽Transferring construction agreement benefits between parties requires care and attention, especially when dealing with the 鈥榥o loss鈥� defence
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The reckoning
Fiona Gill and Mark Roach聽So what did the Labour party do for (or to) construction during the past 13 years? And what will happen if the Conservatives take over?
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CommentA pain in the NEC
Disputes on NEC projects are on the rise, so if you don鈥檛 want to find yourself in a bind, here are some points to be aware of when using this contract
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Nuclear contracts: Ending in tiers
The second of our three-part series on the nuclear decommissioning sector looks at the target-cost clauses of tier two contracts 鈥� their benefits and pitfalls
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好色先生TVVinci: Luton council broke tender rules
Vinci has alleged that Luton council breached tender rules in the latest chapter of the row over the town鈥檚 拢52m guided busway scheme
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CommentIn praise of doing less: adjudication scheme
The scheme for adjudication is being redrafted to fit the new (deep breath) Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act. If only they would write it on just one page
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好色先生TV好色先生TV launches legal online group
好色先生TV's social networking site now hosts discussion forum for construction law
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好色先生TV'Pre-pack' administrations face stricter controls
The public鈥檚 cynical view of business deals is hardly surprising
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CommentWhat do you mean, 鈥榓s far as possible鈥�?
The Supreme Court has been looking at how to interpret words. It favours looking at commercial intention rather than literal meaning 鈥� but are intentions any easier to fathom?