1. Background to the construction sector in the United Kingdom 2. Roles and relationships 3. General contracts 4. Design and construction 5. Construction management 6. Collaborative contracts 7. Risk allocation and procurement decisions 8. Choice of contract 9. Call for tenders and conclusion of the contract 10.
Liability arising out of contract and tort 11. Obligations of the entrepreneur 12. Obligations of the employer 13. Responsibility for design 14. Deadline 15. Payment 16. Cost of delay and interruption of contractors 17. Insurance and sureties 18. Role of the contract administrator 19. Subcontracting 20. Financial remedies in the event of breach of contract 21. Defective buildings and subsequent owners 22.
Suspension and termination of contracts 23. Non-adversarial settlement of disputes 24. Rather, the purpose of adversarial dispute resolution is to allow those who are not lawyers to resolve simple construction disputes before they are challenged and to determine when issues require professional legal advice. We are particularly indebted to Jan-Bertram Hillig, who patiently and conscientiously guided us through the recent changes to the model contracts and also made many other useful suggestions. Therefore, although we most often rely on JCT SBC 05 for our illustrations of certain points, this only reflects the prominent position that this particular form of contract occupies in the CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY in the UK. In line with new thinking in construction management research, this authoritative guide is a must-read for any construction student and an extremely useful reference source for practitioners. The goal of every construction student should be to understand the legal framework to the extent that they can teach and inform specialized lawyers, and construction contract law and management book should help them understand this. The Construction Management and Contract Book is primarily aimed at students for whom the study of construction or civil engineering contracts is part of a construction-based curriculum. Nevertheless, our fundamental objective is identical to that underlying the first edition: to provide an explanation of the fundamental principles of construction contract law, rather than a clause-by-clause analysis of a particular standard contract. Although the aspects of these topics that are particularly relevant to the construction industry are covered here, the reader must therefore look elsewhere for the general legal context. This book introduces this topic to the heart of construction law and management and provides students with a central reference to construction contracts. Important new material covers: We conclude with a repeat of our previous warning about the dangers associated with a little learning.
Neither the law of construction contracts and the management book, nor the courses for which it is intended, are intended to train construction lawyers. The fifth edition of this successful manual has been completely revised to provide the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the legislation, management and administration of construction contracts. It now includes work comparisons with JCT, NEC3 and FIDIC contracts. We kept an eye on the curriculum requirements for initial degrees in civil engineering, architecture, quantity surveying and building surveying, as well as for postgraduate courses in construction management and project management. Ronan Champion is a partner at Sureveying Champion Pearce LLP. Most VitalSource eBooks are available in a wrap-around EPUB format that allows you to adjust the text size to suit your needs and enable other accessibility features. If the content of the eBook requires a specific layout or contains mathematical characters or other special characters, the eBook is available in PDF format (PBK), which cannot be redistributed. For both formats, the features available depend on how you access the eBook (via Bookshelf Online in your browser or via the Bookshelf app on your PC or mobile device). John Murdoch is Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Reading, UK. . Routledge & CRC Press eBooks are available through VitalSource. With the free VitalSource Bookshelf app®, you can access your eBooks anytime, anywhere.
We have also assumed that these students have already been introduced to the general principles of English law, particularly with regard to contracts and torts. . Will Hughes is Professor of Construction Management and Economics at the University of Reading, UK. . When creating this fourth edition, we were again greatly supported by the many useful comments from reviewers and users of the predecessor. .