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CommentThe top causes of UK disputes? Incorrect design and poor workmanship
While research reveals design errors are a top issue globally, the UK is unusually prone to poor workmanship disputes 鈥� but has fewer claims related to project management
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CommentReport on adjudication reveals growing popularity but also demand for change
A new report on statutory adjudication reveals most survey respondents want redacted decisions published and a quarter suspect adjudicator bias
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CommentAdjudication: it isn鈥檛 always pay now, argue later
The loser in an adjudication case can seek a stay of payment if it plans to appeal and the winner is financially unstable
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CommentPFI project handbacks to the public sector 鈥� what we鈥檝e learned so far
The first wave of handbacks give clear pointers for the rest of the PFI projects due to be handed back over the next few years
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CommentDefining 鈥榳ithout predudice鈥� in construction contracts
The case of AZ vs BY casts light on the principle of without-prejudice privilege and its importance
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CommentWill the Procurement Act 2023 really transform public procurement?
We now have the tools we need to make procurement fit for purpose, we all have a responsbibility to ensure this transformation happens, write Rebecca Rees
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CommentCompulsory purchase compensation in light of HS2 Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court decision earlier this year on the land for Curzon Street station could have far-reaching consequences聽
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CommentWhat are building safety remediation orders?
How the new provisions under the 好色先生TV Safety Act will work
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CommentHow retrofit impacts on procurement
How does building retrofit impact on procurement and聽do adequate standard form contracts exist for its delivery? Peter Hibberd explains
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CommentCase in focus: An unusual judgment in a multi-party PFI fire defects dispute
Ted Lowery looks at the recent聽Sheffield Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust vs Hadfield Healthcare Partnerships Ltd & Ors case
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CommentTemporary finality in adjudication: Why you must pay now, argue later
A case where timing was all 鈥� from the temporary finality of the adjudicator鈥檚 decisions to the interim account dates
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CommentA new way to make contracts greener
TLT and TCLP鈥檚 free contracting tool flags climate issues at all stages in the building lifecycle
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好色先生TVTrio of partners appointed by construction law firm Fenwick Elliott
Senior associates promoted in London and Dubai
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CommentHow to manage long-term illness: a legal guide
What are employers鈥� obligations to workers in relation to long-term sickness or disability?
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CommentDefective premises ruling likely to lead to increase in claims
Whether developers are owed duties under the Defective Premises Act 鈥� a point long uncertain in the courts 鈥� has been clarified
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CommentBeware - some things only a聽solicitor can do
A claims consultant got on the wrong side of the law 鈥� risking prison 鈥� by getting a tad too far into the legalities
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CommentHow can project teams develop and follow through on alliancing contracts?
A new guide helps firms compose a stronger construction alliance, explain Tom Burton and Edd Douglas
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CommentLegal abroad: Doing business in Vietnam
Our series on operating under foreign jurisdictions examines a promising Asian alternative to China and India
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CommentA new option for EPCM contracts
The IChemE Blue Book is a new form of contract for project services 鈥� how does it differ from the usual IChemE approach?
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CommentAn adjudicator should deal with defects disputes, not the New Homes Ombudsman
This New Homes Ombudsman is a notion that鈥檚 all well and good, but its powers should not extend into defects disputes