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好色先生TVLegal costs hit 拢75m in Wembley dispute
Judge urges Multiplex and Mott MacDonald to resolve Wembley Stadium dispute by mediation
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好色先生TVWembley judge pushes for mediation
The judge presiding over the continuing legal battle between Multiplex and Mott MacDonald over Wembley stadium is urging the pair to resolve it by mediation, as he revealed that combined costs for the firms have risen to 拢73.2m.
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CommentElectronic disclosure: Paying lawyers to look at porn
Because they get into a court case and have to disclose all kinds of electronic documents, no matter how embarrassing. And the cost of doing that can be spectacular. David Rogers and Debika Ray report on a growing problem
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CommentA new form of pest control
If you鈥檙e peeved with an adjudicator鈥檚 decision and start playing silly games rather than comply with it, the likelihood is that you will get clobbered in the courts
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CommentComing back to haunt us
Bouygues vs Dahl-Jensen, one of the most controversial adjudication cases ever, has just risen from the dead. And it鈥檚 put the willies up a lot of lawyers
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好色先生TVAmec Group vs Thames Water: Adjudication deadlines
This case deals with the question of whether an adjudicator should be expected to deal with additional material at the expense of the time limit
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好色先生TVSerious Fraud Office arrest three Alstom directors
Men arrested on suspicion of bribery and corruption, paying bribes and money laundering in connection with overseas contracts
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Leicestershire firm fined 拢10k over safety at height breaches
Cobham Advanced Composites pleades guilty after three employees worked at height without adequate safety measures
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好色先生TVTube Lines goes to court over 拢327m row with London Underground
PPP contractor files claim form at TCC after adjudicator dismissed its argument in January
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Tendering: Everyone get your trainers on
Employment and skills strategies are being implemented across the construction industry but care needs to be taken when inviting tenders and drawing up the contract
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CommentHow the defence went up in smoke
Here鈥檚 a case where the employer claimed his withholding notices had been burned in a lightning strike and stolen. How was an adjudicator to deal with such matters?
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好色先生TVOFT firms off the hook as councils ditch legal action
Leeds is first local authority to abandon plans after lawyers advise evidence is too weak for action
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好色先生TVAsda seeks 拢3.6m compensation over car park
Kier and owners of Castlepoint shopping centre latest to face claims over 'defective' retail developments
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Barratt told recession no defence for mothballing scheme
Barratt could be forced to pay 拢9.5m after losing a landmark lawsuit over a development it shelved during the downturn
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Amec sues Thames Water for unpaid bill
Amec Group is suing Thames Water Utilities for 拢1.1m, after the water company refused to pay it for construction and maintenance work
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好色先生TVMerseyside builder fined 拢1,000 for Health and Safety breach
Charles Molloy prosecuted after HSE inspector finds him and an employee working on a pub roof without safety measures
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好色先生TVBalfour Beatty wins blacklist tribunal
Construction worker Mick Dooley found to have been fairly excluded from employment
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Do the paperwork: Illegal workers
The UK Border Agency is cracking down on illegal working and the penalties for employers can be prison or heavy fines. So take care you鈥檙e making all the right checks
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CommentContracts at the OK corral: Conflicting terms
If contract terms don鈥檛 amount to anything more than a succession of conflicting proposals, expect a legal showdown. What matters then is who fires the final shot 鈥�