Construction Contracts: Law and Management

by Hughes; Will

• ISBN13: 9780415393683
• ISBN10: 041539368X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-26
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This established text introduces and comprehensive covers the law governing construction contracts and the management and administration of those contracts. Study of these aspects of construction law forms a core part of most building and construction courses in the UK. New material in this fourth edition includes significant new material on procurement, tendering and developments in dispute resolution. Fully revised and updated, the book contains commentary on all key legislation, case law and contract amendments up to 2005, and is brought in line with new thinking in construction management. research.

Table of Contents

Table of cases Statutes and statutory instruments

Glossary

UK construction industry context

Roles and relationships

General contracting

Design and build

Management contracting

Construction management

Procurement methods and risk allocation

Contract choice

Tendering and contract formation

Liability in contract and tort

Contractor's obligations

Employer's obligations

Responsibility for design

Time

Payment

Contractors' claims for loss and expense

Insurance and bonds

Role of the contract administrator

Sub-contracts

Employer-selected sub-contractors

Financial remedies for breach of contract

Defective buildings and subsequent owners

Suspension and termination of contracts

Non-adversarial dispute resolution

Adversarial dispute resolution

References

Author index

Subject index

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