200 Contractual Problems and their Solutions - J. Roger Knowles

200 Contractual Problems and their Solutions

Buch | Hardcover
480 Seiten
2012 | 3rd edition
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-0-470-65831-4 (ISBN)
113,37 inkl. MwSt
200 Contractual Problems and their Solutions This book examines 200 contractual problems which regularly arise on building and engineering projects and provides a detailed explanation of their solutions, citing standard contract conditions and key parts of legal judgements as authority. A succinct summary is provided at the end of each detailed solution.

It covers problems together with their solutions in respect of:



Procurement matters
Tenders and bidding
Design issues
Letters of intent
Contractor’s programme
Contractor’s float
Delays
Concurrent Delays
Extensions of time
Liquidated/delay damages
Unliquidated damages
Variations
Loss and expense/additional cost claims
Acceleration
Global claims
Payment
Damage to the works
Exclusion clauses
Retention of title
Practical completion
Defect correction
Adjudication

This book deals with a broad range of construction contracts including JCT Standard Form and Design and Build, New Engineering Contract NEC3, ICE and GC/Works/1.

This book was first published under the title of One Hundred Contractual Problems and Their Solutions, with a second edition entitled One Hundred and Fifty Contractual Problems and their Solutions. This third edition adds 50 new problems and replaces 15 of those in the last edition. Of the remainder half have been the subject of revision.

“Deserves a place on every site and in every office as the standard handbook on contractual problems”
Construction Law Digest

About the Author Roger Knowles is a chartered surveyor, chartered arbitrator, barrister and CEDR-accredited mediator. He left school at 16 years of age and commenced work as a trainee quantity surveyor, following which he secured his qualifications through distance learning courses. His early career was that of a quantity surveyor, when he gained a great deal of experience of working on construction sites. He founded James R Knowles in 1973, a company of dispute resolution consultants, as a sole practitioner. Roger built up James R Knowles until it was a world renowned brand and in 1998 became a quoted company on the AIM market. He sold his interests in James R Knowles in 2006, since which time he has acted as an independent disputes resolution consultant. His career has involved representing clients in many parts of the world, including East Asia, the Middle East and throughout the United Kingdom. His work includes the preparation and resolution of construction claims, representing parties in arbitration and adjudication and acting as arbitrator, adjudicator and mediator. Roger has been involved in training for many years. His specialist subjects include construction law, contract administration, arbitration, adjudication and ADR and he has lectured at over 1,300 seminars at locations all over the world. Since the mid-1970s, Roger has been a regular contributor to technical journals, with more than 400 published articles to his name. His career has also included representing trade associations and he is a former member of the Joints Contract Tribunal which publishes JCT contracts. Roger was the founder of Quantity Surveyors International and joint author of the Public Sector Partnering Contract.

Foreword xxi Preface xxiii

1 Procurement 1

2 Tenders and Bidding 27

3 Design 49

4 Letters of Intent 71

5 Programme 83

6 Delays and Delay Analysis 93

7 Extensions of Time 117

8 Liquidated/Delay Damages 137

9 Variations 167

10 Loss and Expense/Additional Cost 185

11 Payment 239

12 Practical Completion and Defects 303

13 Rights and Remedies 325

14 Adjudication 383

Table of Cases 433

Index 445

Verlagsort Hoboken
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 244 mm
Gewicht 1066 g
Themenwelt Technik Bauwesen
ISBN-10 0-470-65831-2 / 0470658312
ISBN-13 978-0-470-65831-4 / 9780470658314
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