05838nam 2200817 a 450 991014612110332120170810182725.01-282-03455-397866120345581-4443-0162-41-4443-0163-2(CKB)1000000000722790(EBL)416446(OCoLC)476248127(SSID)ssj0000192895(PQKBManifestationID)11186988(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192895(PQKBWorkID)10216218(PQKB)11087742(MiAaPQ)EBC416446(EXLCZ)99100000000072279020081020d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLiquidated damages and extensions of time in construction contracts[electronic resource] /Brian Eggleston3rd ed.Chichester, U.K. ;Ames, Iowa Wiley-Blackwell Pub.20091 online resource (406 p.)Includes index.1-4051-1815-6 Contents; Preface to Third Edition; References; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 General overview; 1.2 Legal developments; 1.3 Contractual developments; Chapter 2: Time in contracts; 2.1 Problems with terminology; 2.2 Conditions and warranties; 2.3 Termination; 2.4 Time for performance; 2.5 Time of the essence; 2.6 Notice making time of the essence; 2.7 Time at large; 2.8 Reasonable time; 2.9 Fixing time by reference to correspondence; 2.10 The effect of time at large on the contract price; Chapter 3: Damages for late completion; 3.1 Liquidated and general damages distinguished3.2 Principles of general damages3.3 Alternative remedies; 3.4 Can general damages exceed liquidated damages?; 3.5 Under-liquidation of damages; 3.6 Double damages; 3.7 Liability for damages in tort; 3.8 The Panatown problem; Chapter 4: Liquidated damages and penalties; 4.1 Penalties-general introduction; 4.2 Liquidated damages; 4.3 Liquidated damages and penalties distinguished; 4.4 Pre-estimates of damage; 4.5 Particular aspects of penalty clauses; 4.6 Evidential matters; 4.7 Bonus clauses; 4.8 Site occupation charges; Chapter 5: Prevention; 5.1 Principle of prevention5.2 Need for extension of time provisions5.3 Defining an act of prevention; 5.4 Prevention after the completion date; 5.5 Effect of late variations on unliquidated damages; 5.6 Prevention and time at large; 5.7 Conditions precedent and time-bars; 5.8 Steria Ltd v. Sigma Wireless Communications Ltd (2007); Chapter 6: Legal construction of liquidated damages clauses; 6.1 Rules of construction; 6.2 Contra proferentem rule; 6.3 Restrictions on implied terms; 6.4 'Catch all' phrases; 6.5 Inconsistencies in drafting; Chapter 7: Effects of determination; 7.1 The question of continuing responsibility7.2 British Glanzstoff7.3 Contractual provisions; 7.4 Novations; 7.5 Summary on liquidated damages; 7.6 Determination and limitation on liability; Chapter 8: Problems with sectional completion; 8.1 Discovering the parties' intentions; 8.2 Proportioning down clauses; 8.3 Provisions for sectional completion; 8.4 Requirements not fully specified; Chapter 9: Application to sub-contractors; 9.1 Effect of 'stepping-down' provisions; 9.2 Can there be a genuine pre-estimate of loss?; 9.3 Commercial considerations; 9.4 Nominated sub-contracts; Chapter 10: Recovery of liquidated damages10.1 When do liquidated damages become payable?10.2 Meaning of completion; 10.3 Certificates and conditions precedent; 10.4 Methods of recovery; 10.5 Time limits on recovery; 10.6 Interest on repayment; 10.7 Withholding notices; 10.8 Decisions of adjudicators; Chapter 11: Defences / challenges to liquidated damages; 11.1 Benefits of precedents; 11.2 Extension of time due; 11.3 Completion achieved earlier than certified; 11.4 Certificates not valid; 11.5 Conditions precedent not observed; 11.6 No date for commencement; 11.7 Prevention; 11.8 Penalties; 11.9 Provisions void for uncertainty11.10 Waiver / estoppelLiquidated damages and extensions of time are complex subjects, frequently forming the basis of contract claims made under the standard building and civil engineering contracts. Previous editions of Liquidated Damages and Extensions of Time are highly regarded as a guide for both construction industry professionals and lawyers to this complex area.The law on time and damages continues to develop with an increasing flow of judgments from the courts. Alongside this, the standard forms of contract have also developed over time to reflect prevailing approaches to contractual relationships.Construction contractsEnglandPerformance (Law)EnglandBreach of contractEnglandDamagesEnglandTime (Law)EnglandConstruction contractsWalesPerformance (Law)WalesBreach of contractWalesDamagesWalesTime (Law)WalesElectronic books.Construction contractsPerformance (Law)Breach of contractDamagesTime (Law)Construction contractsPerformance (Law)Breach of contractDamagesTime (Law)343.41343.41/078624Eggleston BrianCEng.877289MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910146121103321Liquidated damages and extensions of time in construction contracts2201550UNINA