ABSTRACT

Construction law can be a minefield of complications and misunderstandings in which professionals need answers which are pithy and straightforward but also legally rigorous. In Construction Contracts: Questions and Answers, specialist in construction law David Chappell answers architects' and builders' common construction contract questions.

Questions range in content and include:

  • extensions of time
  • liquidated damages
  • loss and/or expense
  • practical completion
  • defects
  • valuation
  • certificates and payment
  • architects' instructions
  • adjudication and fees.

Chappell's authoritative and practical advice answers questions ranging from simple queries, such as which date should be put on a contract, through to more complex issues, such as whether the contractor is entitled to take possession of a section of the work even though it is the contractor's fault that possession is not practicable.

In answering genuine questions on construction contracts, Chappell has created an invaluable resource on which not only architects, but also project managers, contractors, QSs, employers and others involved in construction can depend.

chapter 1|17 pages

Pre-contract issues

chapter 2|19 pages

General contractual matters

chapter 3|9 pages

Contractor’s programme

chapter 4|8 pages

Contract administration

chapter 5|15 pages

Architects

chapter 6|10 pages

Fees

chapter 7|6 pages

Inspection

chapter 8|11 pages

Defects

chapter 9|7 pages

Design

chapter 10|5 pages

Possession of the site

chapter 11|6 pages

Architect’s instructions

chapter 12|14 pages

Valuation and payment

chapter 13|16 pages

Certificates

chapter 14|4 pages

Sub-contracts

chapter 15|12 pages

Extensions of time

chapter 16|11 pages

Liquidated damages

chapter 17|6 pages

Loss and/or expense

chapter 18|6 pages

Sectional completion

chapter 20|7 pages

Termination

chapter 21|6 pages

Disputes