More demonstrations over foreign workers
Posted: 11 February 2009Demonstrators were outside power stations again today as the row over foreign workers refused to die.
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Overheads and profit: Wraight v PH&T Holdings
Posted: 10 February 2009The recovery of overheads and profit in the event of a contract dispute. By David Goodman, Brewer Consulting.
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Union wins low pay battle on hospital site
Posted: 09 February 2009Ucatt has won a fight to stop employment agencies paying below rates agreed in the Working Rule Agreement.
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Contractors warned to check contracts for snow-delay clauses
Posted: 04 February 2009Construction companies who have suffered snow-enforced delays have been warned to check their contracts to see if they are entitled to time extensions.
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Enforcement of decision: Westwood -v- Blyth
Posted: 04 February 2009The effect of determination on the enforcement of an adjudicator's decision.
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SEC Group hunts new peers to table Construction Bill amendments
Posted: 30 January 2009The Specialist Engineering Contractors (SEC) Group is being forced to rely on other peers to table amendments to the Construction Bill after SEC president Lord O’Neill was forced to withdraw his proposed changes amid the "cash for amendments" scandal.
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Angry homeowner sues Balfour Beatty over leaky moat
Posted: 28 January 2009Country house owner sues Balfour and HA for £300,000 over the impact a new bypass had on the property's ancient moat.
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Drainage subcontractor jailed for payment row shooting
Posted: 28 January 2009A drainage subcontractor who tried to sort out a row over payment by firing two shots has been jailed for four years and five months.
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Ramboll Whitbybird to sue Shepherd Construction over payment row
Posted: 28 January 2009Structural engineer Ramboll Whitbybird has launched a legal battle against Shepherd Construction following a row over payment.
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Defences in adjudication: Quartzelec -v- Honeywell
Posted: 26 January 2009Adjudicators are obliged to consider all relevant defence by a responding party.
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Hundreds protest over Staythorpe foreign labour
Posted: 19 January 2009Hundreds of union members are protesting at Staythorpe power station over claims that British workers are losing out to workers from overseas.
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Resisting an adjudicator's decision: Air Design -v- Deerglen
Posted: 19 January 2009Resisting enforcement of an adjudicator's decision on the basis of an alleged lack of jurisdiction.
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Bovis Lend Lease sues Harley St hospital for £4.2m
Posted: 15 January 2009Bovis Lend Lease has embarked on a £4.2m legal battle with the trustees of the London Clinic Ltd, a charity which runs a Harley Street hospital.
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Morgan Est facing £6.6m claim from Welsh Assembly
Posted: 14 January 2009The Welsh Assembly government has launched a £6.6m legal claim against Morgan Est in the High Court in a row over improvement works to the A5.
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Why failure to plan is at the root of many project failures
Posted: 13 January 2009Actions that can reduce uncertainty in planning and programming of construction projects.
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Cash disputes soar as credit crunch bites
Posted: 09 January 2009The number of court disputes between contractors and developers is starting to rise as cash rows flare-up across the industry.
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Busy 2008 for dispute resolution specialist PJ English
Posted: 19 December 2008Dispute resolution specialist Peter English says he has won £8m for his clients this year, and he anticipates that figure jumping to £11m in 2009.
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Multiplex launches record £250m claim against Mott MacDonald
Posted: 18 December 2008Multiplex has launched a £250m High Court claim against Mott MacDonald, as the fallout from the Wembley stadium debacle rumbles on.
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OFT issues new guidelines on busting cartels
Posted: 17 December 2008Cartel busters at the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) are making it easier for contractors to report on anti-competitive behaviour.
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Winding-up notice issued to Strand developer as subbies left unpaid
Posted: 15 December 2008Knight Build has issued an insolvency notice against Urvasco in the latest chapter of the Strand hotel dispute.
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