Construction Contracts: Law and Management

by Hughes; Will

• ISBN13: 9780415393690
• ISBN10: 0415393698
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-03-27
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The fourth edition of this unparalleled text has been thoroughly revised to provide the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the legislation, administration and management of construction contracts. Introducing this topic at the core of construction law and management, this book provides students with a one-stop reference on construction contracts. Significant new material covers: procurement tendering developments in dispute settlement commentary on all key legislation, case law and contract amendments up to July 2007. In line with new thinking in construction management research, this fourth edition of an authoritative guide is essential reading for every construction undergraduate and an extremely useful source of reference for practitioners.

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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