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Rebuilding post-Sandy: the quandary posed by FEMA’s new “advisory base flood elevations”

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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December 20 2012

This Alert hopes to sensitize readers to the issues that are emerging in the post-Sandy rebuilding process and to urge both caution and patience when considering the finite alternatives and funding resources out there

Ninth Circuit upholds state building code provision under EPCA preemption exemption

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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July 13 2012

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld energy-efficiency provisions in Washington state’s building code under a preemption-exemption provision in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA

General counsel update

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mongolia, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
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July 11 2012

This is the thirtieth in our series of general counsel updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

Prevailing wage update: charter city public works projects are not subject to prevailing wage requirements

Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
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USA
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July 5 2012

Charter cities are not required to comply with California’s prevailing wage law with respect to construction contracts for public buildings, according to a July 2, 2012, California Supreme Court decision

House approves appropriations bill without project labor agreement restrictions

Littler Mendelson
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USA
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June 4 2012

On May 31, the House of Representatives agreed to remove language contained in an appropriations bill that would have restricted the use of project labor agreements in military construction contracts

Strict interpretation of Local Government Act will lead to practical difficulties for local government prosecutions recent important Court of Appeal decision

Corrs Chambers Westgarth
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Australia
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May 10 2012

This In Brief examines the recent case of Ipswich City Council v Dixonbuild 2012 QCA 98, where the Court of Appeal dispelled the long accepted practice of public officers bringing complaints in their own name on behalf of the local government by whom they are employed

2012 Florida legislative session recap

Holland & Knight LLP
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USA
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April 12 2012

HB 13 provides for the lease of sovereignty submerged lands for private residential single-family docks and piers, private residential multifamily docks and piers and private residential multislip docks

Oregon's Prompt Pay Acts strengthened and clarified in 2012

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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March 22 2012

Parties to construction contracts take notice: the legislature enacted new consequences and contract restrictions to Oregon’s Prompt Pay Acts starting in 2012

Change in revenue treatment of a board of management for school building projects

Mason Hayes & Curran
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Ireland
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February 2 2012

If you are commencing a school building project (including emergency works, summer works, additional accommodation or major buildings and extensions), the board of management need to be aware of and ensure compliance with this recent legislative change which came into effect on 1 January 2012

Act now to influence changing asbestos regulations

Reed Smith LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 11 2011

Marks & Spencer and its contractors had unwelcome press recently when convicted and fined more than £1.15m for putting members of the public, staff and construction workers at risk of exposure to asbestos

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Rebuilding post-Sandy: the quandary posed by FEMA’s new “advisory base flood elevations”

Ninth Circuit upholds state building code provision under EPCA preemption exemption

General counsel update

Prevailing wage update: charter city public works projects are not subject to prevailing wage requirements

House approves appropriations bill without project labor agreement restrictions

Strict interpretation of Local Government Act will lead to practical difficulties for local government prosecutions recent important Court of Appeal decision

2012 Florida legislative session recap

Oregon's Prompt Pay Acts strengthened and clarified in 2012

Change in revenue treatment of a board of management for school building projects

Act now to influence changing asbestos regulations

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