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Defective construction work and the project team

By: Language: English Publication details: London Wiley-Blackwell 2008Description: x, 214 p. 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780632059294
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 343.07862 $2 22
Partial contents:
Definition and categorisation of defects -- Common law, statutory and contractual rights -- Contracts: an overview -- No contract/restitution -- letters of intent -- Tort: an overview -- The Defective Premises Act 1972 -- Third party rights -- Statutory requirements -- The builder's obligations: design, workmanship and materials -- The builder's obligations: defects before completion -- The builder's obligations: defects post completion -- The professional team -- Architects and engineers -- Project managers, surveyors and others -- Compensation -- Termination -- Limitation -- Dispute resolution
Summary: Analyses the responsibilities and liabilities of a project team in defective construction work. Outlines the background role of the common law and statute. Discusses in detail case law affecting the construction process from beginning to the final stage. Considers the impacts of letters of patent. Presents situations where no contract was signed. Provides model conditions of contracts. Written by a solicitor with over twenty years of experience in legal dispute. Contains a table of cases and of statutes.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Book London Books 343.078624 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 30076157

Definition and categorisation of defects -- Common law, statutory and contractual rights -- Contracts: an overview -- No contract/restitution -- letters of intent -- Tort: an overview -- The Defective Premises Act 1972 -- Third party rights -- Statutory requirements -- The builder's obligations: design, workmanship and materials -- The builder's obligations: defects before completion -- The builder's obligations: defects post completion -- The professional team -- Architects and engineers -- Project managers, surveyors and others -- Compensation -- Termination -- Limitation -- Dispute resolution

Analyses the responsibilities and liabilities of a project team in defective construction work. Outlines the background role of the common law and statute. Discusses in detail case law affecting the construction process from beginning to the final stage. Considers the impacts of letters of patent. Presents situations where no contract was signed. Provides model conditions of contracts. Written by a solicitor with over twenty years of experience in legal dispute. Contains a table of cases and of statutes.