A building contract casebook
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A building contract casebook
BSP Professional Books, 1990
2nd ed
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"First published 1984 by Granada publishing (ISBN 0246121084). First edition (revised) published 1987 by BPS Professional Books"--T.p. verso
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This highly regarded book brings together the leading cases on building contracts, together with many lesser known decisions which establish or illustrate the legal principles. For each case there is a succinct statement of the principle established, a summary of the facts and the decision, and for the majority of cases, a verbatim extract of the judgment. Since the book was first published there has been a substantial number of decisions on the subject of building contracts. This new edition includes the most significant.
Table of Contents
- Part I: Formation of the contract:
- Letters of intent
- Costs of tendering
- Tenders and estimates
- Incorporation of documents
- Acceptance of the tender
- Part II: Performance of the contract:
- The contractor's obligations
- The employer's obligations
- Ownership and vesting of materials
- Acceptance and defects
- Approval and certificates
- Variations
- Prolongation and disruption claims
- Liquidated damages and extensions of time
- Part III: Discharge of the contract:
- Release
- Frustration
- Illegality
- Forfeiture clauses, repudiation and determination
- Limitation
- Part IV: Sub-contracts and sub-contractors:
- Assignment and sub-letting
- Domestic sub-contractors
- Nominated sub-contractors
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