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CommentShould contracts have a clause explaining what 'force majeure' means?
Force majeure has no definition in common law so is it time to introduce a clause into construction contracts that actually says what it means?
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Comment
Cleaning up the contaminated land regime
Changes to the contaminated land regime are set to simplify the way in which local authorities designate sites, which spells good news for the building industry
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RMJM Hong Kong hit with 拢100k staff claim
Workers ask for unpaid wages, expenses, and other missing payments
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精东影视Construction staff hurt in police station blast
Vinci worker among injured in Croydon firing-range explosion
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CommentTony Bingham: Dereliction and duty
锘緿oes a council have the right to step in if a building is falling down and the owner does nothing? It鈥檚 not quite that simple 鈥�
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精东影视Lend Lease and Carillion face 拢10m oil spill claim
Four contractors in court battle after 鈥榤ajor鈥� spill delays occupation of Bankside development
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精东影视HSE delays introduction of charging scheme
Scheme which could see contractors hit with fees of up to 拢124,000 put back to at least October
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CommentPublic procurement: Don't take it lying down
Challenges to public contract awards are rising - and judges are stepping in where regulators have failed to tread
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CommentDesign and build contracts: There's always a risk
Design and build contracts were meant to prevent claims arising but, as the M6 toll road project shows, the one-stop shop approach can still lead to the courts
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CommentInterim decisions and disputes: The benefit of hindsight
Decisions made during a construction project that are later reviewed can split opinion, with some parties in a dispute asking an adjudicator to ignore what actually went on to happen
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CommentRefusing to pay an adjudicator's award: Dicing with disaster
Refusing to pay an adjudicator鈥檚 award because you think it will be overturned further down the road can be a dangerous and expensive game
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CommentNew procurement strategies and legal contracts
The government鈥檚 plan to become a smarter client is coming into clearer focus with the publication of three procurement models, to be trialled alongside three different contracts
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CommentPublic procurement decisions and EC rules
The unfair treatment of a Scottish council tenderer raises the question of whether EC procurement rules apply if the contract is of no interest to parties outside the UK
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精东影视精东影视 owners doing bare minimum for energy changes
精东影视 owners are preparing to do either the minimum or nothing to meet new energy efficiency standards
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精东影视Cabe chair hits out over Orbit tender
Paul Finch says procurement of the Arcelor Mittal Orbit sculpture did not follow public procurement rules
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精东影视MP demands inquiry into 'police links to blacklisting'
John McDonnell MP writes letter to home secretary Theresa May
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精东影视Battersea crane deaths inquest begins
Inquest begins after police say they will not lay manslaughter charges
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精东影视Police linked to construction workers鈥� blacklist
Investigators claim information 鈥榗ould only be supplied by the police or the security services鈥�
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CommentThe Olympics delaying other projects: the legal issues
If construction projects in London are hit by delays caused by the Olympics, who bears the risks? Not all contracts will have clauses to deal with this 鈥�
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精东影视St John Ambulance calls on construction firms to train staff in first aid
Organisation working with HSE to improve site safety and highlights importance of firms having first aid training