Construction Law

Understanding Construction Law, 2nd edition in a concise overview of the Australian construction law system. by Jeremy Coggins BSc, LLM (Author), Tom Davie LLB (Author), Tony Earls LLB (Author), Phil Evans LLB PhD (Author)

This book deals with the law relating to building contracts. It discusses the key legal principles applicable, and is extensively illustrated with decisions from court cases.

This book presents a summary of the principles on construction adjudication and the extracts of the leading decisions on the subject that bring up to date the materials considered in the leading textbook.

The materials for this book were developed from firstly the perspectives of a project manager who is tasked with the management of projects placed on the design and build model and secondly the observations of advisors and consultants who have to consider the common issues presented by the Contract in arbitration and adjudication. The book includes a review of the principles arising from the design and build model and a chronology of the development of this construction procurement model in Singapore.

Contract Administration Guide to the REDAS Design and Build Conditions of Contract is a must-have guide and an indispensable practical roadmap for all users of the REDAS Design and Build Conditions of Contract on the contract management and administration of this standard form.

This important work is a clause-by-clause commentary on the articles and conditions of 7th edition of the Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract.

Construction Industry: Procurement, Contracts Administration and the Law is more suited to the construction professional who needs to manage construction contracts and who does not have a legal background.

This book deals with all aspects of construction law.  It discusses key legal principles applicable to construction contracts, and the legal issues that are commonly encountered.  It is extensively illustrated with decisions from court cases, and provides lessons that can be drawn from them.  References are also made to the latest industry standard forms of contract such as those from the SIA, PSSCOC and REDAS. 

It is the first book of its kind comparing selected domestic and international standard forms of building contracts.

This book provides a straightforward approach to the statutory adjudication process under the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (Act 746) (CIPAA 2012). The book guides the reader through the process of adjudication pursuant to CIPAA 2012 from its initiation to beyond the delivery of the adjudication decision. In this book, nearly 100 common issues have been identified that commonly crop up during various stages of the adjudication process. This title focuses on a growing body of domestic cases, providing a clear exposition and discussion of the relevant case law. Utilising a problem-based approach, the Q&A format of the book provides answers to the common issues in Malaysian adjudication. Preceded by an introductory section, the reader is also provided with an overview of the construction process and the disputes that may arise, taking the reader from inception of construction work right to completion of a project.