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008			040507n2004 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u126141
100			_aBingham, T.
245			_aBlood and treasure
260			_c2004
490			_aBuilding _v269(8330) 30 April 2004, 62-63(2)
520			_aExamines the aftermath of the foot and mouth epidemic in 2001 and the bills that needed to be paid to the contractors who helped in the clean-up operations. Describes how DEFRA was eventually forced to pay up after two years. They arguably did not keep a close enough watch on the details of what was happening in the slaughter of cattle with an inadequate number of quantity surveyors employed. DEFRA had asked that the daywork sheets should be verified but did not countersign each sheet. This failure was a breach of contract and DEFRA could not escape paying by relying on its own breach.
590			_aABS
590			_aABS
650			_aFOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE
650			_aHOUSING GRANTS, CONSTRUCTION AND REGENERATION ACT 1996
650			_aPAYMENT PROCEDURES
650			_aQUANTITY SURVEYORS
690			_aBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-CASE LAW
942			_n0
999			_c117324 _d117324