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好色先生TVCarillion had 'very limited involvement' in blacklisting
Contractor hits back at blacklisting campaign group which claims Carillion had much wider involvement than admitted
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好色先生TVMan killed and two injured on London building site
A man has been killed and two others injured after an accident on a building site in south-west London this morning.
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CommentDesign and build contracts: Confusion guaranteed
We have got used to thinking that there is an implied fitness for purpose warranty in a design and build contract. But a recent case has muddied the waters
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CommentCIL: Nice little earner
The Community Infrastructure Levy was brought in to speed up development but the tariffs being set seem so arbitrary 鈥� and so hard to challenge 鈥� that it could have just the opposite effect
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FeaturesInsurance special report: BIM
The rise of collaboration software has created a lot of questions for insurers - not least how to divide up and assign blame if anything goes wrong
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CommentAd-hoc adjudication: Cheque mate
An adjudicator decided that two parties had entered into an ad-hoc adjudication by dint of having paid his 鈥� rather hefty 鈥� fees upfront. But the TCC had other ideas
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好色先生TVCarillion: Trade union condoned blacklisting
Contractor claims unions were aware of database and condoned use to exclude 鈥榚xtremist elements鈥�
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好色先生TVLabour calls for watchdog to act on blacklisting
Shadow business secretary urges Information Commissioner to take 鈥渟wift and proactive鈥� action on notifying blacklisted workers
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好色先生TVSolar legal claim swells to 拢50m
More firms join legal action against government over illegal cut to solar feed-in-tariff
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好色先生TVCarillion hits back at GMB over blacklisting claims
Richard Howson condemns union鈥檚 鈥榓ppalling鈥� letter-writing campaign targeting contractor鈥檚 public sector clients
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CommentReturn of the Judge: Lord Dyson
Few people have had greater influence over construction disputes than Lord Dyson, presiding judge of the TCC from 1998 to 2001. Now he鈥檚 been made Master of the Rolls
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CommentChanges to employment law
The government appears to be attempting to reduce the burden on employers. Here are five changes to employment law that are worth keeping an eye on
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CommentBIM: Who does what and when?
Central to the introduction of BIM level 2 will be a protocol that ensures that everyone knows what they can expect from the other parties on the project
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好色先生TVWatchdog poised to identify hundreds of blacklist victims
Exclusive: Information Commissioner鈥檚 latest move could 鈥榤assively鈥� swell High Court action against contractors
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好色先生TVMPs slam Information Commissioner over blacklisting
Scottish Affairs select committee questions why 95% of Consulting Association鈥檚 written files not examined
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CommentOperational risks on power station projects
Construction contracts on power projects contain a host of operational requirements, but the testing of the plant鈥檚 performance can cause sparks to fly
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CommentWind farms and misleading photomontages
Concern is growing that some wind farm developers are using misleading photomontages to support their planning applications
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CommentPitfalls of converting commercial to residential
In the current economic climate converting commercial premises into residential property may seem like a sensible option. But beware some of the pitfalls
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CommentContesting an arbitration award
If you are going to contest an arbitration award, it is important to be aware of the 28-day time limit - and when those 28 days begin 鈥�
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CommentThe CIL needs urgently addressing
If two technical issues are not resolved, the Community Infrastructure Levy could actually hinder new development