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See also: Simon Tolson's Building Magazine columns
- "The legalities of being sustainable"
23 February 2010
Barry Hembling presented this paper, written by Simon Tolson at the RICS Sustainability Conference, in which he deals with the sustainability requirements for new build and re-fits contracts.
- "The Little Ceausescu"
Simon Tolson comments on Planning Policy in regard to listed and historical buildings.
- "Sustainability: a case of overpaid, oversexed and over here or something completely different?"
23 November 2009
Simon Tolson, in an article which formed part of a sustainability supplement in the Guardian, Sustainability and Innovative Construction, discusses the extent to which construction contracts are addressing sustainable development.
- "Gagged development = stunted growth = stagnation"
November 2009
Simon Tolson, in an article prepared for the ICES Journal looks at the planning, conservation approval and listed building consent processes.
- "Let there be light: fiat lux"
January 2009
Simon Tolson explains exactly what a right to light is and how that right can be enforced.
- "Bonds, Warranties and Guarantees"
17 October 2008
David Bebb in a paper given to the Sweet & Maxwell Construction Law 2008 conference, discusses what you really need to know about bonds and guarantees. In doing so, he highlights the basic legal principles, reviews what some of the key provisions mean and asks why they are needed and finally considers some common pitfalls when drafting these documents.