Building Contract Claims Hardback - 2011 - 5th Edition

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ISBN: 9780470657386

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From the rear cover

Many building projects are the subject of claims - the assertion of a right, usually by the contractor, to an extension of the contract period or an additional payment under the terms of the building contract. Many of these claims are unsound or ill-founded, often because the basic principles are misunderstood.

This highly regarded book examines the legal basis of claims for extensions of time and additional payment, and what can and cannot be claimed under the main forms of contract. It includes chapters dealing with direct loss and expense, liquidated damages, extension of time, concurrency problems, acceleration, time at large, common law and contractual claims, global claims, and heads of claim and their substantiation. With the publication of the fifth edition, Building Contract Claims has been thoroughly revised to ensure it is fully up to date with the latest contracts, court judgments and building practice. Changes include:

Coverage of over 60 additional relevant court cases
Coverage of the 2005 JCT contracts suite
Coverage of changes to the NEC contract
Coverage of additional contracts such as Constructing Excellence; Measured Term Contract and the ACA PPC2000 contract together with the 2005 relevant JCT sub-contracts
Important changes to liquidated damages and to extensions of time, and the giving of notices
Appendix 1 has been substantially revised

Like its predecessors, the fifth edition of Building Contract Claims will be essential reading for architects, contract administrators, project managers and quantity surveyors, as well as contractors, contracts consultants and construction lawyers.

Details

Title Building Contract Claims
Author David Chappell
Binding Hardback
Edition number 5th
Edition 5
Pages 544
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Wiley
Publication date 2011-10
Features Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
ISBN 9780470657386 / 0470657383
Weight 2.4 lbs (1.09 kg)
Dimensions 9.7 x 7 x 1.9 in (24.64 x 17.78 x 4.83 cm)
Category Legal Reference / Law Profession
Library of Congress subjects Construction contracts - England, Damages - England
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011013763
Dewey Decimal Code 343.410

About the author

David Chappell BA(Hons Arch), MA(Arch), MA(Law), PhD, RIBA with 50 years experience in the construction industry has worked as an architect in the public and private sectors, as contracts administrator for a building contractor, as a lecturer in construction law and contracts procedure and as a construction contracts consultant. He is currently Director of David Chappell Consultancy Limited, is a Specialist Advisor to the RIBA and RSUA and frequently acts as an adjudicator. He was Professor of Architectural Practice and Management Research at The Queen's University of Belfast and Visiting Professor of Practice Management and Law at the University of Central England in Birmingham. He regularly acts as an adjudicator and is author of many books for the construction industry.