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ADJUDICATION ACCREDITATION
The following names were inadvertently omitted from the list of ORSA accredited adjudicators published in the November issue of CILL
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Lawrence Davies of Masons (Bristol); Charles Gardiner of Reynolds Porter Chamberlain; Linda Kent of Bristows Cooke..
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01 December 1996
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OFFICIAL REFEREE’s SOLICITORS ASSOCIATION EXPERT WITNESS – PROTOCOL
CONSULTATION DRAFT
ORSA believes that the relationship between solicitors and expert witnesses is of the utmost importance in view of the duties of both to the court or other tribunal. This protocol has been prepared with a view to assisting clarity..
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01 December 1996
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INTERNET INTEREST
Construction law firm Corbett & Co has opened two discussion forums on the Internet. Their web site includes a construction law forum and an arbitration/ADR forum. They are open to anyone in the industry to raise queries, make suggestions or..
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01 December 1996
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JUSTICE REPORT – PROTECTING THE HOUSEHOLDER AGAINST DEFECTIVE BUILDING WORK
Justice, the UK section of the International Commission of Jurists, held a meeting in the House of Lords on 4 December to review its report, “Protecting the householder against defective building work”. The main thrust of the report..
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01 December 1996
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FORM OF INJUNCTIONS - PRACTICE DIRECTIONS DATED TO 31 OCTOBER 1996
A number of new standard forms of order have been agreed for use throughout both Chancery and Queen’s Bench Divisions. The Practice Directions requires that all Orders for injunctions should, in the absence of good reason to the contrary, now..
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01 December 1996
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ADJUDICATOR TRAINING
The Official Referee’s Solicitors Association is opening up its third training and accreditation day, due to take place on 19 February 1997 in central London, to members of other professions. The normal pre-requirement is a suitable..
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01 December 1996
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THE OFFICIAL REFEREES
The Official Referees have now promulgated a standard form of Order for Directions, for use by all of the Official Referees. The form is as follows:
OFFICIAL REFEREES’ ORDER FOR DIRECTIONS 1996
ACTION NUMBER 199 ORB..
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01 December 1996
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A COMMENTARY ON “CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS” – PART II OF THE HOUSING GRANTS, CONSTRUCTION AND REGENERATION ACT 1996
RJFE
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01 December 1996
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FASTER, BETTER VALUE CONSTRUCTION – A BEST PRACTICE GUIDE TO CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
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01 December 1996
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CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN CONSTRUCTION LAW, VOLUME 1, SECURITY FOR PAYMENT
RJFE
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01 December 1996
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SUB CONTRACTS DOM-1 AND DOM
RJFE
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01 December 1996
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PROVING AND PRICING CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS
RJFE
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01 December 1996
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1996 REVIEW OF THE YEAR
INTRODUCTION
As last year, we present the following round up of cases which, for reasons of space, have not been reported earlier in the year, but which nevertheless are of sufficient interest for a brief note.
Andrews v Brock Buildings
The..
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01 December 1996
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SERIAL PAYMENTS INTO COURT BY DEFENDANTS SUED SEVERALLY – FORM OF NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE – THE LIMITS OF DISCRETION AS TO COSTS – THE EXERCISE OF DISCRETION AS TO COSTS
Carrs Bury St Edmunds Limited v Whitworth Co-partnership and Barnes Group
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01 December 1996
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ACCORD AND SATISFACTION – ADMISSION AND PAYMENT ON COUNTY COURT FORM N9B – BANKING PART PAYMENT, THEN PURSUING THE BALANCE
Ferguson v Davies
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01 December 1996
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EXCHANGE OF WITNESS STATEMENTS – EXCHANGE OF EXPERTS REPORTS – EXTENSION OF TIME – GUIDANCE AS TO THE FUTURE APPROACH
The Mortgage Corporation Ltd v Sandoes
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01 December 1996
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EDITORIAL COMMENT
1996 will be remembered as a year of huge importance for construction law, being the year both of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act and the Arbitration Act.
No firm commencement date has yet been fixed for either. The Department..
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01 December 1996
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