Construction and Engineering Law

Suitable for students and practitioners of estate management, surveying, valuation, planning and law, this title provides a comprehensive outline of the law relating to development and planning.

The book explains the legal rules governing the use of land and buildings as well as material changes of use, setting out the rules that apply to the use of land generally and to material changes of use. It explains the provisions of the Use Classes Order in detail. and includes Permitted Changes of Use, Unlawful Uses and Lawful Use Certificates.

Construction projects are beset with disputes. This book deals with all types of conflicts that lead to disputes in construction projects. It shows readers how to avoid, manage and resolve conflicts before they become serious disputes.

This is a comprehensive review of the issues that readers need to be aware of when negotiating the minefield of professional services contracts in the construction industry.

"This fully revised and updated edition of Construction contracts: Questions and answers includes 300 questions and incorporates 42 new judicial decisions, the JCT 2016 updates and the RIBA Building Contracts and Professional Services Contracts 2018 updates"--

This book examines 200 contractual problems which regularly arise on building and engineering projects and provides a detailed explanation of their solutions, citing standard contract conditions and key parts of legal judgements as authority. A succinct summary is provided at the end of each detailed solution.

Prescribed Form of Record for a Large Raised Reservoir is fully updated to incorporate the latest amends to the Reservoirs Act.

The Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement - CESMM - has been well established for over 40 years as the standard for the preparation of bills of quantities in civil engineering work. This revised fourth edition, CESMM4 Revised, brings the method into line with the most recent developments in the railway industry.