July 2011
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"Project Management: The Liability and Standards Expected of a Project Manager"
Click to download PDF"Case study: Equiano Centre, Sierra Leone"
November 2009
Jeremy Glover, in a paper given at the latest Fenwick Elliott Capital Projects in the Education Sector Seminar, discusses the work being done by CODEP, in relation to the construction of a new learning and literary resource centre in Waterloo, Sierra Leone.
"Managing disputes: is adjudication the best or only way?"
23 April 2007
Jeremy Glover, in a paper prepared for the 13 th Adjudication Update Seminar, considers the different ways in which disputes can be managed and thereby avoided. The paper includes a discussion about how the NEC form of contract has adopted a form of early warning procedure designed to help minimise actual disputes and also looks at some of the alternatives to statutory adjudication including Project Mediation and the Adjudication Board.
"Discussion points on the Disability Discrimination Act"
August 2004
In a paper prepared for construction programme Video TEN (the Einstein Network), Simon Tolson considers the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act and, in particular, looks at the steps which need to be taken from 1 October 2004 to ensure that premises comply with that legislation, the aim of which is to curb discrimination against disabled people in their access to the provision of services and employment. The paper includes practical advice on compliance.
"The interventionist Judge"
7 May 2010
Simon Tolson in an article first published in Building considers the crucial role judges can play in litigation, focussing on the decision of Mr Justice Coulson in the Brookfield v Mott MacDonald case
"Bonds, Warranties and Guarantees"
17 October 2008
David Bebb in a paper given to the Sweet & Maxwell Construction Law 2008 conference, discusses what you really need to know about bonds and guarantees. In doing so, he highlights the basic legal principles, reviews what some of the key provisions mean and asks why they are needed and finally considers some common pitfalls when drafting these documents.