Press - Articles from The Vinden Partnership http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/ Although I’m reluctant to admit it, I have been advising Contractors and Sub-Contractors on buying insurance for over twenty five years. It is a frustrating business and, quite frankly, a thankless task. No wonder I feel so old! http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/all%2520that%2520glitters....htm Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998 makes clear that an Adjudicator can only deal with one dispute at any one time. Of course, it is open to the parties to agree differently but it is a rare occurrence when parties actually co-operate with each other, let alone the Adjudicator, in an adjudication. http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/adjudication%2520and%2520multiple%2520disputes.htm Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT We are told by experts that the first green shoots of economic recovery have started to appear.It is a well-known fact that more companies go bust coming out of a recession than during the depths of a recession. Overtrading and lack of bank funding will inevitably cause companies to fail. Contractors and Specialist Sub-Contractors are no exception. http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/funerals%252c%2520liquidators%2520and%2520adjudication.htm Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Vinden Partnership (TVP), a leading North West property consultancy, has launched Vindemnity a unique insurance product for the construction industry following the appointment of Steve Padley. http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/tvp%2520launches%2520vindemnity%2520insurance%2520product.htm Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT As I look through my window on a wet October day in 2009, my thoughts turn to those Contractors and Sub-Contractors for whom holidays are well and truly over - and I am not talking about the bucket and spade variety! http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/the%2520end%2520to%2520hmrc%2520free%2520banking%253f.htm Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT If you want to know the meaning of pressure, try negotiating with a hostage taker whose demands are extremely unreasonable and whose motivations are political, racial or based on religious beliefs when a persons life is on the line - then you will really experience what it is to have a difficult conversation! http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/difficult%2520conversations%252c%2520hostage%2520negotiation%2520and%2520mediation.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT The process of Mediation is one of the most common forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution, or ADR. The Alternative referred to is the alternative to a trial and process leading up to trial. http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/what%2520is%2520mediation%253f.htm Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT Given the current economic circumstances it is hardly surprising that Vinden’s Dispute and Corporate Recovery teams are expanding rapidly. Peter Vinden, Vinden’s Managing Director, says this is down to a number of factors. http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/sharing%2520pain%2520and%2520gain%2520%2596%2520no%2520win%2520no%2520fee%2520adjudication%2520services.htm Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT North West Mediator, Peter Vinden, talks about using his hostage negotiation training in mediation. http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/difficult%2520conversations%252c%2520hostage%2520negotiation%2520and%2520mediation%2520%252801%2529.htm Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has set ambitious targets for the provision of three million new homes by 2020. Sixty percent of these homes are targeted to be built on brownfield land and by 2016 all new homes in England and Wales are to be ‘Zero Carbon’. http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/common%2520sense%2520advice%2520for%2520house%2520builders.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT Quantity surveyors (QS) are facing an increasing need to multitask to beat the recession and keep building their business, according to experts at the Vinden Partnership. http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/multitasking%2520key%2520to%2520beating%2520recession.htm Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT I recently issued my 100th Adjudicator’s Decision. Whilst this may have been a personal landmark, there were no cakes, no candles or any other celebrations for that matter. Just a little bit of quiet reflection and an intake of breath before diving into the next case in line. http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/adjudicators%252c%2520jurisdiction%2520and%2520fees.htm Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT I have heard it said on many occasions that it is never a good thing to “blow one’s own trumpet” but on this occasion, however, I just can’t resist. The reason for lifting my head above the parapets is to announce that those clever boys and girls in our insurance department have just come up with a rather useful new form of insurance policy which could soon be in great demand. http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/latent%2520defects%252c%2520trumpets%2520and%2520insurance.htm Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT My firm, The Vinden Partnership (“TVP”) spends a lot of its time advising Directors, Banks and Insolvency Practitioners on the best way to restructure and/or recover businesses involved in the construction supply chain. We have been doing this since TVP’s inception in 1994. It is true to say that over the last 15 years I can remember the Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs) I have been involved in on less than the fingers of one hand! However, for reasons that I am hopefully about to explain, things may be about to change. http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/insolvency%2520in%2520construction%252c%2520cvas%2520and%2520adjudication.htm Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Anybody reading this article who has been involved in a construction dispute will know that it can be an expensive business. Lawyers do not wear nice suits because they are cheap to hire! http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/compulsory%2520mediation%253f.htm Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT I attend a lot of settlement meetings with clients. These are invariably conducted on a “without prejudice” basis and the purpose of such a meeting is both simple and given away by its title. http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/chaired%2520solutions%2520-%2520a%2520new%2520kid%2520on%2520the%2520block%253f.htm Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Let’s face facts. Things are getting pretty tough out there and being a director of any company operating in the construction sector at present is not for the faint hearted. Rising costs and too many companies chasing too few orders leads to one thing only – reduced margins and losses! http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/getting%2520caught%2520between%2520a%2520rock%2520and%2520a%2520hard%2520place.htm Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Cowgill Holloway’s corporate finance department has advised on the merger of The Vinden Partnership Ltd and Watson Laurie Group, a group of companies controlled by Andrew Crompton. http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/cowgill%2520holloway%2520advises%2520on%2520tvp%2520merger.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT My last article dealt with the subject of an Adjudicator’s power to award interest under the Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998 (“the Scheme”). The article concluded by saying that where a contract has no provisions relating to the payment of interest, an Adjudicator has no “freestanding power” to award interest. http://www.vinden.co.uk/articles/press/scheme%2520interest%2520and%2520the%2520late%2520payment%2520of%2520commercial%2520debts.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT