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Construct - The newsletter of Prettys' construction team
Issue 12 February (in conjuction NFB) - 42KB - pdf format
Issue 11 January (in conjuction NFB) - 42KB - pdf format
Issue 10 December (in conjuction NFB) - 50KB - pdf format
Issue 09 November (in conjuction NFB) 46KB - pdf format
Issue 08 October (in conjuction NFB) 47 KB - pdf format
Issue 07 September (in conjuction NFB) 48KB - pdf format
Issue 06 August (in conjuction NFB) 50KB - pdf format
CDM 1994: Rules Revised
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 (CDM 1994) have been revised. It is planned to implement them by Spring 2007. These are important regulations and govern safety in construction design.
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Architects: Material Considerations
There are a number of important contractual issues for architects to consider in relation to the specification of materials when taking an appointment.
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Mock Trial
The Mock Trial of Bob Dee (Builder) Ltd and its Director, Charles Carey, for health and safety offences in the Central Anglia Magistrates’ Court.
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Construct - The newsletter of Prettys' construction team
Issue 01 - 92KB. pdf format
Employers Facing Asbestosis/Mesothelioma Damages Claims
Asbestos related illnesses, which often lead to death, do not usually develop until 10-60 years after the exposure to asbestos. Most cases of mesothelioma are caused by asbestos.
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Quantum Meruit – getting paid where there is no contract
Quantum meruit, meaning “what he has deserved” can arise in two forms, contractual and restitutionary.
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Liquidated Damages – Case law review/Sectional Completion
Liquidated and ascertained damages are a common way of dealing with the consequences of delay in construction and engineering projects. Most standard construction contracts provide for the insertion of a liquidated damages clause.
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Letters of Intent – Case Law Review
The “Letter of intent” has become a term of art in the construction and engineering world to describe the letter that is often required to persuade a contractor to begin work without the security of an executed or signed contract.
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Adjudication - Who are you?
Rossco Civil Engineering Ltd v DWR Cymru Cyfyngedic
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Tough Competition - Tender Rigging
In March 2004 the Office of Fair Trading imposed fines totalling £300,000 on eight flat roofing companies which had been involved in a tender rigging cartel in the West Midlands area.
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Adjudication - Late Referral Notices
William Verry Ltd v North West London Communal Mikvah
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Damages for Distress and Inconvenience
Damages for distress and inconvenience caused by contractors to employers are generally meagre and only awarded in the most extreme of cases. This decision provides a further example of this approach by the court.
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Health and Safety - contractors liability for subcontractors' personal injuries
It is well known that the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 (‘the CHSW Regulations’) provide employees with a statutory right to claim damages from their employers in the event they are injured on site.
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Adjudication and Payment Review
On 17 September 2004, Sir Michael Latham completed his review of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. In particular this focused on the provisions regarding payment and adjudication.
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Procedural Fairness and Adjudication
Adjudication provides an early, fast and temporarily binding method of resolving disputes which are typically decided by an industry professional, such as a surveyor, architect or in appropriate cases, engineers.
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