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Construction & Engineering

D&W Construction & Engineering : May 2008    
Client Questions Answered
Hamish Lal and Emily Busby answer some "Client Questions". These include questions on liquidated damages, Practical Completion, damages for defective workmanship and termination of contract on grounds related to breach of the CDM Regulations 2007.
   
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D&W Construction & Engineering : February 2008    
Nuclear Sector Update
Emily Busby talks about the latest nuclear issues with Hamish Lal and Andrew Renton of D&W. She is also joined by Adam Dawson (Director of New Nuclear at BERR) who discusses fixing the price for 'waste', Funded Decommissioning Programmes as well as the next steps for the Private Sector.
   
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D&W Construction & Engineering : December 2007    
D&W Construction Law RoundUp 2007
Hamish Lal and Emily Busby provide an update on the construction law highlights of 2007. They are joined by leading Adjudicators Tony Bingham and Matt Molloy and by leading Delay Expert David Barry of Navigant Consulting who discuss practical problems with adjudication and the thorny area of global claims.
   
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D&W Construction & Engineering : July 2007    
What next for Nuclear?
D&W is joined by Adam Dawson (BERR, formerly DTI) and Keith Parker (Chief Executive, NIA) who reveal the "insider's view" of the Consultation Process and Energy White Paper.
   
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D&W Construction & Engineering : April 2007    
Adjudication: Is a late decision a valid decision?
Hamish Lal and Emily Busby discuss recent case law on the controversial subject of the timing of Adjudicator's Decisions. D&W is joined by leading adjudicator Tony Bingham.
   
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Employment

D&W Employment Vox: April 2008  

 

This month's Employment news headlines:
Transsexual Trucker wins Sex Discrimination Case, EAT upholds Constructive Dismissal claim against manager who gave the hairdryer treatment and Age Matters - the Benefits of Retaining Older Workers.
   
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D&W Employment Vox: March 2008    
This month's Employment news headlines:
Homophobic banter is not harassment of heterosexual employee, Beware! Unions adopt alternative approach to targeting employers and teenager wins age discrimination case for being too "young".
   
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D&W Employment Vox: February 2008  

 

This month's Employment news headlines:
Key judgement on agency workers; CIPD survey reveals time spent dealing with disciplinary and grievance procedures; and finally Love is in the Air - how to deal with office romances.
   
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D&W Employment Vox : January 2008  

 

This month's Employment news headlines:
Straight bouncer wins claim against gay-club employer; Damages awarded to pregnant employee who was told she ' never be the same again'; and finally Which? warns that employers continue to ask inappropriate questions at job interviews.
   
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D&W Employment Vox : December 2007  

 

This month's Employment news headlines:
Disability - the challenge of changing attitudes; texting in sick - should it be tolerated and final 2007's Top 10 Workplace Christmas tips.
   
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D&W Employment Vox : November 2007  

 

This month's Employment news headlines:
EAT rejects claim that employer discriminated because of dreadlocks; Education worker wins damages for being sent to sham IQ test; For our regular listeners, we reveal the outsome of the nose stud case and finally CEHR, RHEC or EHRC? solving the Anagram.
   
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D&W Employment Vox : October 2007  

 

This month's Employment news headlines:
An employee is sacked for wearing a religious nose stud; tribunal decides that failure to nominate employee for awards is not constructive dismissal and problems with absence management - why not offer a cash prize !
   
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D&W Employment Vox : September 2007  

 

This month's Employment news headlines:
an employee who wins a YouTube unfair dismissal case; damages awarded for sex discrimination following a Council ban on breast feeding; and spying on sick employees - should you be doing it?
   
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D&W Employment Vox : August 2007  

 

This month's Employment news headlines:
dyslexic policeman wins disability claim; employee loses stress at work case and text messages sent at work – can an employer be liable?
   
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D&W Employment Vox : July 2007  

 

This month's Employment news headlines:
resign or be sacked; Governement announce launch Vulnerable Worker Enforcement Forum; a waitress is awarded damages for 'ginger discrimination' and would you lie on your CV to get your dream job?
   
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D&W Employment Vox : June 2007  

 

This month's Employment news headlines:
fathers to receive 6 months paid leave; personal blogs; the European Court of Human Rights upholds a Union's right to expel a BNP member and if you thought teaching was the only way to achieve long holidays, why they might just be a ferry ride away
   
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D&W Employment Vox : May 2007  

 

This month's Employment news headlines:
privacy at work; when do informal overtime payments become contractual? and charisma training - can anyone learn to be charming?
   
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D&W Employment Vox : April 2007  

 

This month's Employment news headlines:
a blogger wins her unfair dismissal case in Paris; a white witch claims she was unfairly dismissed; do employers have to give their part timers holidays in lieu of bank holidays; and status issues resurface
   
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D&W Employment Vox : March 2007  

 

This month's Employment news headlines:
calls for an extension in flexible working; atheist teacher wins religious discrimination claim and employee goes to court to stop suspension
   
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D&W Employment Vox : February 2007  

 

This month's Employment news headlines:
excessive workload and workplace stress; managing conflict at work - do you mediate?; preparing to compete - when does entrepreneurial activity become unlawful? and from astronauts to lawyers - the perils of the workplace relationship
   
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D&W Employment Vox : January 2007  

 

This month's Employment news headlines:
pregnant women to receive employment guidance direct from their midwife; associated discrimination; flexible working for carers and biblical concerns; another airline faces a religious discrimination claim
   
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D&W Employment Vox : December 2006  

 

This month's Employment news headlines:
race discrimination, stress related absence, is it time to scrap the employment procedure?; and Christmas parties - legal risk or workplace fun
   
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