From: Norton Rose at www.nortonrose.com
United Kingdom
March 1 2007
“Contractual adjudication provisions
In the following case, two issues arose:
Did the contract adjudication provisions comply with the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (the “Construction Act”)?
What were the consequences if the adjudication provisions were non-compliant?
Epping Electrical Co v Briggs and Forrester [2007] EWHC 4 (TCC)
The contract between the […]

Contributed by Shearn Delamore & Co
March 08 2007
 
“On April 20 2006 the High Court delivered judgment in Shamelin Holdings Sdn Bhd v Mohd Anhar Bin Ahmad (trading as ABA Architect) ([2006] 6 MLJ 135 (HC)).
Facts
By an agreement dated May 19 1995 Shamelin Holdings appointed Mohd Anhar Bin Ahmad to provide professional architectural services for […]

From: Herbert Smith LLP at www.herbertsmith.com
United Kingdom
February 27 2007
“On 21 February 2007, the House of Lords delivered a decision in which they requested the European Court of Justice (”ECJ”) to consider whether it is “consistent with EC Regulation 44/2001 for a court of a Member State to make an order to restrain a person […]

Disability, and the resulting loss of income, can be a major threat to your business. Most small-business owners carry casualty insurance policies to protect their companies against unexpected events — fire and other property damage, product liability and risks stemming from officers’ and directors’ errors or omissions. They may also offer employees such as life […]

By Natalie J. Armstrong
www.MarketingMediation.com  
Today’s blog is about your database.  How to build one, how to manage one, how to use one.  Your database – without an appropriate and correct database you lose the ability to focus your direct mail, e-mail and fax contacts.  Marketing without a focused database in like hunting mosquitoes with […]

By Natalie J. Armstrong
www.MarketingMediation.com 
Do you know what your position in the market place is? 
Do you enjoy the position your practice occupies?
If not, read on!
The niche you occupy determines your position.  You can create your particular
position by differing from your competition.
You can create a position for your practice based on a variety of variables. 
If you […]

Many women today are not just climbing up the corporate ladder, they’re designing and constructing the ladder itself. According to a recent story in Newsweek magazine, women-owned businesses today are growing at twice the rate of men’s. The entrepreneurial spirit clearly has a feminine side.
A 1999 report prepared by the National Foundation for Women Business […]

By Natalie J. Armstrong,
www.MarketingMediation.com
You might take a moment to reflect on the messages that have been sent to you throughout the year. How to sell; how to advertise; where to advertise; the list goes on.
Advertising will be one of your biggest expenses so you may want to remember one word in advertising, if you […]

By Natalie J. Armstrong,
www.MarketingMediation.com
The theory is that if you build it they will come.
Good luck!
The trick to creating a “word of mouse” presence on the Internet is that you must drive people to your site. You can drive folks to your site fairly easily.
One thing you might consider is a signature. Simply sign each […]

By Natalie J. Armstrong,
www.MarketingMediation.com
Do you have a website or a blog?
Here’s what you should you know.
Your content should be 80% - 90% about your viewer, their concerns, their fears, their issues, their position. It’s all about them and what’s in it for them if they hire you. Speak to their problems and provide them […]