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Defective construction work and the project team [electronic resource]

By: Publication details: Oxford Wiley-Blackwells 2009ISBN:
  • 9781444302370
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Partial contents:
1. Definition and Categorisation of Defects -- 2. Common Law, Statutory and Contractual Rights -- 3. Contracts: An Overview -- 4. No Contract/Restitution -- 5. Letters of Intent -- 6. Tort: An Overview 8. Third Party Rights -- 9. Statutory Requirements -- 10. The Builder's Obligations: Design, Workmanship and Materials -- 11. The Builder's Obligations: Defects Before Completion -- 12. The Builder's Obligations: Defects at Completion -- 13. The Builder's Obligations: Defects Post Completion -- 14. The Professional Team -- 15. Architects and Engineers -- 16. Project Managers, Surveyors and Others -- 17. Compensation -- 18. Termination -- 19. Limitation -- 20. Dispute Resolution
Summary: Defective construction work, whether the result of inadequate design, faulty workmanship or poor materials - or some combination of these failings - is a frequent cause of legal disputes. Someone is usually to blame, either the builder or one or more of the professional consultants, or even the entire project team. It is important therefore that the project team should possess a good working knowledge of their responsibilities and liabilities. Written by a solicitor with over twenty years of experience of building disputes, this book examines the responsibilities and liabilities of the project team when defects occur. It sets out the background role of the common law and statute and includes detailed discussion of important case law affecting the construction process from inception through to completion, together with a consideration of the impact of letters of intent, 'no contract' situations, and specific provisions of model conditions of contract.
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Book Virtual Online EBOOK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 127365-2001

1. Definition and Categorisation of Defects -- 2. Common Law, Statutory and Contractual Rights -- 3. Contracts: An Overview -- 4. No Contract/Restitution -- 5. Letters of Intent -- 6. Tort: An Overview 8. Third Party Rights -- 9. Statutory Requirements -- 10. The Builder's Obligations: Design, Workmanship and Materials -- 11. The Builder's Obligations: Defects Before Completion -- 12. The Builder's Obligations: Defects at Completion -- 13. The Builder's Obligations: Defects Post Completion -- 14. The Professional Team -- 15. Architects and Engineers -- 16. Project Managers, Surveyors and Others -- 17. Compensation -- 18. Termination -- 19. Limitation -- 20. Dispute Resolution

Defective construction work, whether the result of inadequate design, faulty workmanship or poor materials - or some combination of these failings - is a frequent cause of legal disputes. Someone is usually to blame, either the builder or one or more of the professional consultants, or even the entire project team. It is important therefore that the project team should possess a good working knowledge of their responsibilities and liabilities. Written by a solicitor with over twenty years of experience of building disputes, this book examines the responsibilities and liabilities of the project team when defects occur. It sets out the background role of the common law and statute and includes detailed discussion of important case law affecting the construction process from inception through to completion, together with a consideration of the impact of letters of intent, 'no contract' situations, and specific provisions of model conditions of contract.