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050 0 4 _a343.07862 $2 22
100 1 _aBarrett, Kevin
245 0 0 _aDefective construction work and the project team
260 _aLondon
_bWiley-Blackwell
_c2008
300 _ax, 214 p.
_c26 cm.
350 _a65.00
505 2 _aDefinition 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
520 _aAnalyses 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.
590 _aKA
651 4 _aEngland and Wales
_y1543-
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING PATHOLOGY
690 _aMANAGEMENT-DISPUTE AVOIDANCE, MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION-DISPUTE MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION
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