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.

Offering practical guidance on the related topics of dilapidations and service charge disputes, this book bridges the gap between heavy-weight legally focussed case law publications and the lighter weight guidance notes. It provides guidance to surveyors, lawyers, landlords and tenants involved in these specialist areas of property disputes.

FIDIC 2nd Edition Red, Yellow and Silver books provides a unique drafter s-perspective clause-by-clause analysis of the 2016 editions of the FIDIC contracts. Readers will understand how each sub-clause is interlinked and how to minimise and avoid future disputes through the accurate interpretation of clauses.

Since this book was first published over ten years ago, collateral warranties have been used increasingly by funding institutions, building purchasers and tenants to create a contractual relationship between themselves and other parties involved in the project, whether architect, engineer, contractor or subcontractor.

Since it came into force on 31 January 1997 the Arbitration Act 1996 has generally been welcomed by users and practitioners in the construction industry. It has fulfilled expectations that it would provide a user-friendly and practical basis of resolving disputes arising from construction contracts in a fair, expeditious and economical way.

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.