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精东影视Client sues Frank Gehry and Skanska USA 精东影视
Massachusetts Institute of Technology issues lawsuit over cracks in its 拢143m Stata Center
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精东影视Queen's Speech to focus on housing and energy
Government agenda is expected to include the Energy and Housing bill as well as legislation on planning, Crossrail and reducing CO2
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CommentThe simple secret of success
The expert goes to Majorca to deliver a paper about the contractual side of building 鈥� and learns a lot about how it really works from a man who doesn鈥檛 even go to his lecture 鈥�
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Builder wins appeal over tax delay
Judges overturn High Court ruling saying mistake by local tax office went 'beyond an administrative mistake'
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精东影视Worker wins payout worth up to 拢5m after fall
Court orders employer Thorne Barton Estates and scaffolding firm Gemini Riteway to pay compensation for worker with brain injury
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CommentLeave them judges alone
When a judge in a notorious Scottish murder trial dismissed the case, he was publicly criticised by the lord advocate, who was herself publicly criticised by the lord justice general. There鈥檚 a lesson for us all here 鈥�
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精东影视McCarthy & Stone takes former land buyer to court
Former employee accused of disclosing confidential information on potential sites to rivals
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CommentIts own worst enemy
The government relies on the PFI to deliver its improvements to public services. So why is it planning to wreck the systems that protect its delicate cash flow mechanism?
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Inquest into Wembley death
An inquest is finally to be held into the death of a worker during the construction of Wembley stadium more than three years ago.
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BRE accused of conflict of interest by energy assessors
Energy assessment firms may seek a judicial review of BRE鈥檚 role in accrediting energy performance assessors.
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精东影视Unions react angrily to Law Lords asbestos ruling
Workers with asbestos conditiion lose right to claim compensation from employers
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精东影视Man jailed five years for stabbing builder
Court sentences attacker for stabbing builder with kitchen knife after campaign of harassment
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Legislation may be required for councils to build new homes
Government plans to revive council housing may need to be approved by parliament before they can go ahead.
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CommentIt ain鈥檛 necessarily so
聽If a client presented with a payment certificate hasn鈥檛 paid up 14 days later, the dispute begins on day 15, right? Wrong. As this Scottish case demonstrates, you need to apply a little common sense
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CommentWhat are words worth?
You might not expect a member of Russia鈥檚 super-rich to speak the same language as a British builder. But when it came to deciding if the oral agreement they had was a binding contract, it was the English court that had the final word
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Engineer sues NHS trust in PFI dispute
The Whipps Cross NHS Trust in east London has become embroiled in a legal battle after it scrapped a 拢350m PFI redevelopment two years ago
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RIBA launches online appointment forms
A new suite of agreements for architects and consultants is now available to download
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Lend Lease axed from 拢190m job
Developer Lend Lease has been removed from a 拢190m regeneration project in Eastbourne amid fears its appointment could fall foul of competition law
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CommentA house up a well-known creek
If your home played host to the contents of your neighbours鈥� toilets 17 times in eight years, you might expect the law to offer you some redress. Remarkably, as one London householder found out, it does nothing of the sort