Beschreibung:
This well established reference book brings together leading cases on building contracts to illustrate legal principles. It provides a statement of the principle established, a summary of the facts and the decision and, for most cases, a verbatim extract of the judgment. The latest edition includes a number of new cases since the last edition was published in 1999.
This well established reference book brings together leading cases on building contracts to illustrate legal principles. It provides a statement of the principle established, a summary of the facts and the decision and, for most cases, a verbatim extract of the judgment. The latest edition includes a number of new cases since the last edition was published in 1999.
Preface.Part I - Formation of the contract: Letters of intent, Costs oftendering, Tenders and estimates, Incorporation of documents,Acceptance of the tender;.Part II - Performance of the contract: The contractor'sobligations, The employer's obligations, Ownership and vesting ofmaterials, Acceptance and defects, Approval and certificates,Variations, Prolongation and disruption claims, Liquidated damagesand 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 andsub-letting, Domestic sub-contractors, Nominatedsub-contractors.Part V - Building Contracts and the Law of Tort.Table of Cases.Index