The intended outcome of a construction proceeding is that the court is deciding what the document actually means.

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The document proposed that Chinese partner Guangdong Provincial Highway Construction Co. agree to the transfer of the extra cost from Hopewell's balance sheet to that of the project in the form of shareholder loans.

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The strategy document follows a recent industry survey which suggested a quarter of Scottish construction businesses expected their business to grow over the next year, despite the economic downturn.

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Construction court proceedings, generally, are used to correct an ambiguity in the will or the trust document, or when there are no provisions for a particular contingency.

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