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What Will Be the Impact of Carillion’s Liquidation?

16th January 2018
Carillion, one of Britain’s largest construction companies, which has a number of high-profile public sector contracts and employs around 20,000 people in Britain alone, is set for liquidation, putting jobs and pensions at risk. The company manages over 50,000 homes for military personnel, provides 218 schools’ meal services, maintains 50 prisons, provides 11.500 in-patient hospital […]
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10 Top Surveying Tips for Conveyancers

12th January 2018
The conveyancing process usually involves the input of a chartered surveyor, often carrying out a simple mortgage valuation or a more detailed report. Here Robert Desbruslais, Director at Desbruslais Chartered Surveyors gives lawyer monthly his top ten advice points that will help conveyancers guide their clients. 1. A valuation is not a survey A residential […]
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Engineering Your Way Out of Disputes

30th November 2017
Roger Gibson has been appointed as a Planning & Programming Expert on numerous disputes up to more than £100M in value and has extensive experience working for national & international contractors in the programming and planning of major building, civil engineering and process engineering projects. Roger is also a practising adjudicator, and below he reveals […]
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World Leading Expert Speaking on Arbitration Around the Globe

1st November 2017
“Transparency, candid advice, business oriented solutions and open communication with clients are key to a successful client-attorney relationship.”, speaks renowned expert Prof. Dr. Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab. “Also, training and keeping the client abreast of recent legal developments that impact their business are of paramount importance. This could help shape corporate policies and enable clients […]
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Contracts and Construction: The Importance of Getting It Right

31st October 2017
Construction does not always run smoothly, but when it does, it is down to effective planning and detailed contracts. Frank Giunta has been in the construction consulting industry for more than 30 years and this month, he discusses how technology is changing the disputes he sees, and key principles he believes businesses should meet.   […]
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How to Avoid Disputes During Construction

31st October 2017
We now hear from Mary DeVuono Englund, a Senior Deputy in the Civil Division of the King County Prosecuting Attorneys’ Office, who represents the Department of Natural Resources Wastewater Treatment Division on their capital programme issues. We also hear from David Goodnight, a litigation partner at Stoel Rives, LLP. “When a construction contract dispute occurs […]
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Packing in Housing: The Future of Construction

29th September 2017
Because of the actual evolution in the market, a big focus of Dr Kemper’s is urban planning and monuments protection law. As an expert in administrative law regarding the problems associated with construction lots, such as: construction logistic, noise and dust, he states: “There is a great lack of places to live in the greater […]
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