Opinion

Marc Giles Ryden Planning Partner Marc Giles discusses.

Toby Withall Toby Withall, office agency partner at property consultants Knight Frank’s Edinburgh operation sets out his views on what he thinks the Edinburgh City Deal should focus on

Gail McEwen To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day, site engineer Gail McEwen tells her inspiring story of achieving career goals against the odds.

Stacey McArdle Graduate quantity surveyor at Balfour Beatty, Stacey McArdle, discusses her journey into engineering in celebration of International Women in Engineering Day.

Charlene McLaughlan Tackling negative perceptions of this scheme are vital, says Charlene McLaughlan from DLA Piper.

Mike Barlow Mike Barlow from MacRoberts details a case regarding compensation event provisions of NEC contracts.

Jennifer Gibson Jennifer Gibson, who left school not knowing what she wanted to do and worked in a shoe shop before becoming an apprentice with Cruden, tells SCN about the value of apprenticeships and what it’s like being a woman in construction.

James Forbes What price will we pay for cheaper heat? James Forbes from Burness Paull looks at district heating schemes, fuel poverty and regulation.

Steven Black By Steven Black, planning director at JLL in Scotland

The NAS Cullum Centre delivered by Richardson & Peat in Surrey to give students on the autism spectrum specialist support to reach their potential in a mainstream school By Martin Peat, director, Richardson & Peat

Steven Todd Head of EQ Property & Construction Steven Todd provides tips to protect your construction business from bad debt.

John McHugh The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has recently issued a useful decision in relation to NEC3 terms. For Harper Macleod’s John McHugh, the case provides a welcome guideline as to how far the obligation to act in the spirit of mutual trust and co-operation in NEC3 goes, and the

Examples of projects that have included the Active House vision into their design parameters By Martin Peat, director, Richardson & Peat

Julie Scott-Gilroy New requirements for commercial actions highlight a change in emphasis for alternative dispute resolution in Scotland, writes Julie Scott-Gilroy.

Jonathan Hyndman Jonathan Hyndman reviews the findings in the High Court case of Signature Realty Ltd v Fortis Developments Ltd and proposes some steps which property developers can take to avoid infringing copyright law.