Subjects:

Construction Law

Contents:

Part 1 Contract law

1 The English legal system

2 Legal aspects of contracts

3 Discharge of contracts

4 Remedies for breach of contract

5 Settlement of disputes

Part 2 Procurement

6 Forms of contract

7 Contract strategy

8 Contract procurement

9 Contract selection

10 Contract documents

11 Design and build

12 Procurement in the twenty-first century

13 Lean construction

Part 3 Process and parties

14 Partnering and supply chain management

15 The construction process

16 Parties involved in the construction industry

17 Site communications

18 Constructing excellence in the built environment

19 Health, safety and welfare

20 Sustainable construction

Part 4 Standard form of building contract

21 Introduction, articles of agreement, appendix

22 Quality of work during construction

23 Costs of construction

24 Time factor of construction

25 Works by other parties

26 Injury and insyurance of the works

27 Fluctuations in costs

28 Financial matters

29 Clauses of a general nature

Part 5 Subscontract Conditions

Part 6 Other Contract Conditions

Appendecies

This fifth edition of "Contractual Procedures in the Construction Industry" introduces a number of new chapters that reflect the changes in procurement, including health and safety management, partnering the supply chain, sustainability and constructing excellence in the built environment. It aims to provide the student with a comprehensive understanding of the subject and reinforces the changes that are taking place within the construction industry, such as how it is organised and the way in which consultants, contractors, subcontractors and all of those involved in the supply chain obtain work.

The key features include: four new chapters on health and safety management, partnering the supply chain, sustainability and constructing excellence in the built environment; existing chapters have been updated to include present legislation; new case studies, and a special section on legal cases; and new appendices. This new edition is suitable for students taking undergraduate courses in Building and Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, and Estate Management. It is also suitable for students on HND/C courses in Building, and Construction Management and foundation degree courses in Building and Construction Management.