Construction Law: From Beginner to Practitioner

Jim Mason is Associate Head of Department Built Environment Programmes in the School of Architecture and Engineering at the University of the West of England.

Chapter 1 Legal systems Chapter 2 The law of contract Chapter 3 Aspects of commercial law Chapter 4 Aspects from the law of torts Chapter 5 Construction and the Law of Property Chapter 6 Parameters of construction industry practice Chapter 7 Procurement Chapter 8 Tendering and risk management Chapter 9 Standard forms of contract and subcontract Chapter 10 Construction contract law Chapter 11 Other aspects of construction contract law Chapter 12 Construction law in the wider sense Chapter 13 Causation, the recoverability of damages and global claims Chapter 14 Delay and disruption Chapter 15 Loss and expense Chapter 16 Choices for dispute resolution and features of claim preparation Chapter 17 Mediation and other forms of ADR Chapter 18 Litigation Chapter 19 Arbitration Chapter 20 Adjudication Chapter 21 The agenda for change Chapter 22 Ethical improvement and the duty of good faith Chapter 23 Conclusions and future directions