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Unethical Behaviour and Criminal Acts (inc discussion draft of the TI Anti-Corruption Code, March 2005)
Neill Stansbury and Catherine Stansbury
March 2005
A paper presented to a meeting of the Society of Construction Law in London on 14th March 2005 including a discussion draft of the Transparency International (UK) 'Anti-Corruption Code for Individuals in the Construction and Engineering Industry' by Neill Stansbury and Catherine Stansbury, March 2005.
The Place of Standard Forms of Building Contract in the 21st Century
Professor Peter Hibberd
November 2004
A paper based on a talk given at a Society of Construction Law conference in Wakefield on 11th March 2004
The author, Secretary-General of the Joint Contracts Tribunal, discusses the history and background of the JCT forms. He then looks at the purposes of standard forms generally, the way they have developed and criticisms of them.
A Commentary on the 2004 Construction Act Review
Christopher Dancaster
October 2004
A paper given to a meeting of the Society of Construction Law and the Adjudication Society in London on 5th October 2004
Putting the SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol into Practice - is it what the industry wants?
Keith Pickavance
September 2004
A paper based on a talk given to the Society of Construction Law in London on 8th June 2004
Insights from beyond construction: collaboration - the Honda experience
Richard Bayfield and Paul Roberts
September 2004
A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law in Oxford on 15th June 2004
The paper takes as a case study the construction of a new European care plant at Swindon for Honda of the UK (Manufacturing) Ltd. The authors explain in some detail Honda's philosophy and collaborative approach to construction, and the impressive results achieved. The paper also seeks to answer the question: 'T
The Future of Adjudication
Her Honour Judge Frances Kirkham
September 2004
A paper based on a speech given to the Society of Construction Law in London on 27th February 2004
In this speech, given on the occasion of the Society's Annual Lunch at the Brewery Chiswell Street London in February 2004, Judge Kirkham takes a thoughtful look at adjudication as it was initially envisaged, as it is practised some five years later, and how it might be adapted in the future. In particular she questions the use of the current procedure for post completion disputes.
The PIX Protocol: A risk reduction tool for construction projects
Peter W Goodwin
May 2004
A paper given to a meeting of the Society of Construction Law in London on 6th April 2004
The paper sets out a case for the development and adoption of a Project Information eXchange (PIX) Protocol (a set of rules, agreed and committed to by the client and project team, defining how information is to be exchanged on a project) as a tool for risk management on construction projects. It also describes the Protocol Guide & Toolkit (guidance notes, forms and checklists) that have been developed.