Building contract claims for more time on projects represent one of the largest sources of dispute within the industry. However, identifying the causes of delays, and the effects they have on the project, is often difficult and the burden on the party seeking to prove delay is a heavy one. This book provides the construction professional with an analysis of how construction projects become delayed, the practical measures which can be taken to avoid such delays, and how the parties can protect their positions in the face of delays. It goes on to look at the requirements for producing a successful claim. It provides a straightforward guide to the legal issues, and also considers how the effects of delays can most practically be addressed. The Second Edition takes account of new case law since 1999, and has new sections on adjudication, risk allocations and the Society of Construction Law Delay Protocol. Very well received when it was first published, the book is aimed particularly at contractors, project managers and senior surveyors, but will also be of interest to construction lawyers.

Building contract claims for more time on projects represent one ofthe largest sources of dispute within the industry. Howeveridentifying the causes of delays, and the effects they have on theproject, is often difficult and the burden on the party seeking toprove delay is a heavy one.This book provides the construction professional with ananalysis of how construction projects become delayed, the practicalmeasures which can be taken to avoid such delays, and how theparties can protect their positions in the face of delays. It goeson to look at the requirements for producing a successful claim. Itprovides a straightforward guide to the legal issues, and alsoconsiders how the effects of delays can most practically beaddressed.The Second Edition takes account of new case law since 1999, andhas new sections on adjudication, risk allocations and the Societyof Construction Law Delay Protocol.Very well received when it was first published, the book isaimed particularly at contractors, project managers and seniorsurveyors, but will also be of interest to constructionlawyers.

Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Time is money; Planning the project; During the works; Completion dates; Claim preparations - preliminary considerations; Legal considerations; Analysing the causes of delay; Presentation; Proceedings - arbitration, litigation and alternative dispute resolution; Appendices; Notes; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; Bibliography; Index.