Delay-related losses: Biffa Waste Services -v- Maschinenfabrik
Posted: 20 August 2008Are liquidated and ascertained damages a remedy for delay-related losses?
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Construction employers urged to sign up for new health card
Posted: 20 August 2008Employers are being urged to sign up for a new occupational health service membership scheme.
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Warning for construction firms with Iraq connections
Posted: 19 August 2008UK construction firms which dealt with Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq under the Oil-For-Food Programme need to brace themselves for possible criminal investigations.
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Bid-rigging: OFT probe leads to book changes
Posted: 19 August 2008Move by Office of Fair Trading is to ensure graduates know cover-pricing is illegal.
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Construction bosses warned over legal costs of mass redundancies
Posted: 18 August 2008Construction bosses have been warned to approach decisions on mass redundancies with caution to avoid costly legal mistakes.
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Housing group Places for People sues Wokingham for £150k over tree damage
Posted: 14 August 2008A social housing group is suing Wokingham District Council for more than £150,000 after it was forced to spend 12 months repairing major structural damage caused to one of its properties.
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Mabey & Johnson 'may' have made payments to Saddam
Posted: 12 August 2008Bridge manufacturer Mabey & Johnson admits it may have made payments to Saddam Hussein's Iraq regime in 2002.
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Makers wins High Court appeal against Camden
Posted: 08 August 2008Makers has won a High Court judgement which enforces an earlier adjudication verdict that had gone in its favour.
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Developers face 'wave' of lawsuits from subbies and suppliers
Posted: 06 August 2008Subbies and suppliers could slap developers with a wave of lawsuits after losing out on lucrative contracts.
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Buy-to-let investors face CIS tax headache
Posted: 06 August 2008Contractors could be hit by a planned clampdown by the taxman on buy-to-let investors.
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Assessing a claimant's damages: Transafrik -v- Venus Corporation
Posted: 05 August 2008In a recent case in the Technology and Construction Court, useful guidance was given on how the courts would assess damages in the event that a claimant's quantification of damages was unopposed by the defendant.
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The rejection of goods: Whitecap Leisure -v- John H Rundle
Posted: 30 July 2008When is a buyer entitled to reject goods provided by the seller?
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Time for JCT to embrace sustainability
Posted: 23 July 2008As sustainability continues to move up the business agenda and with around 70% of construction contracts let on JCT standard agreements, contractors are seeking clearer guidance on green issues. Paul Howard discusses sustainability contracts.
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Builder jailed after conning pensioner out of life savings
Posted: 16 July 2008A builder has been jailed after conning a pensioner out of over £120,000 of his life savings.
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Expert determination: Owen Pell -v- Bindi (London)
Posted: 16 July 2008The grounds for setting aside an expert determination.
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Bid rigging: CC blasts OFT over 'unsubstantiated claims'
Posted: 14 July 2008The Construction Confederation has fired a fresh broadside at the Office of Fair Trading over its investigation of the industry.
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Contract interpretation: assessing liquidated and ascertained damages
Posted: 09 July 2008Alex Warrender discusses liquidated and ascertained damages.
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Contract formation: the importance of pre-contract meetings
Posted: 01 July 2008The potential importance of pre-contract meeting agendas and minutes.
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Formation and conclusions of contracts
Posted: 25 June 2008The dangers of proceeding with work before a contract has been concluded.
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Platform death firm found guilty
Posted: 18 June 2008A cradle firm is facing massive fines after being found guilty of failing to maintain a platform that collapsed, killing a painter in Sheffield.
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