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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019874703321

Autore

Furmston M. P

Titolo

Powell-Smith and Furmston's building contract casebook / / Michael Furmston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

West Sussex, U.K., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

9786613425362

9781119963882

1119963885

9781283425360

128342536X

9781119963905

1119963907

9781119963875

1119963877

Edizione

[5th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (505 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Powell-SmithVincent

Disciplina

343.41/07869

Soggetti

Construction contracts - England

Construction contracts - Wales

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Letters of intent -- Costs of tendering -- Tenders and estimates -- Incorporation of documents -- Completion of the contract -- The contractor's obligations -- The employer's obligations -- Ownership and vesting of materials -- Acceptance and defects -- Approval and certificates -- Variations -- Damages for breach of construction contracts -- Prolongation and disruption claims -- Liquidated damages and extensions of time -- Release -- Frustration -- Illegality -- Forfeiture clauses, repudiation and determination -- Limitation -- Assignment and sub-letting -- Domestic sub-contractors -- Nominated sub-contractors -- Building contracts and the law of tort.

pt. 1. Formation of the contract -- pt. 2. Performance of the contract -- pt. 3. Discharge of the contract -- pt. 4. Sub-contracts and sub-contracting -- pt. 5. Building contracts and the law of tort.



Sommario/riassunto

The interaction between general principles and the provisions of the standard building and construction contracts is a central feature of construction law. The major part of the law is laid down in decided cases, and construction professionals should be familiar with these cases but the information is scattered throughout a large number of law reports. The fifth edition of Powell Smith and Furmston's Building Contract Casebook is designed to help construction professionals become familiar with those key cases.  It brings together a wide range of cases on the main aspects of the law of con