Defective construction work and the project team / Kevin Barrett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barrett, Kevin, LLB, FCIArb

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Construction contracts--England.

Construction contracts.

Premises liability.

Liability for building accidents.

England.

Liability for building accidents--England.

Premises liability--England.

Great Britain. Defective Premises Act 1972.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

x, 214 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008.

Contents:

1 Definition and Categorisation of Defects 1

1.1 Definition of 'defect' 1

1.2 Qualitative defects 2

1.3 Patent/latent defects 3

1.4 Reasonable examination 4

1.5 Importance of the distinction between patent and latent defects 6

1.6 The 'purchaser', the 'project team' and other terminology 6

2 Common Law, Statutory and Contractual Rights 8

2.1 Common law 8

2.2 Statute 10

2.3 Contractual rights 11

3 Contracts: An Overview 13

3.1 Function 13

3.3 Express terms 15

3.4 Implied terms 16

3.5 Exclusion of implied terms 20

3.6 Exclusion clauses 21

3.7 Risk allocation 22

3.8 Model conditions of contract 22

4 No Contract/Restitution 24

4.1 Restitution 24

4.2 Restitution and defects 25

5 Letters of Intent 32

5.1 Function 32

5.2 Legal analysis 32

5.3 The implications where defects occur 34

6 Tort: An Overview 36

6.1 Negligence 36

6.2 Complex structures 38

6.3 Economic harm 42

6.4 Builders and professional consultants 46

7 The Defective Premises Act 1972 52

7.1 Application 52

7.2 Fitness for habitation 54

7.3 Exclusion 55

8 Third Party Rights 56

8.1 The exception 57

8.2 Agency 58

8.4 Novation 59

8.5 Statutory third party rights 60

8.6 Collateral contracts 63

8.7 Tort 64

9 Statutory Requirements 66

9.1 The Building Act 1984 66

9.2 Building regulations 67

9.3 Construction products 68

9.4 Workplace safety regulations 68

9.5 CDM regulations 69

9.6 The relationship with contractual obligations 70

10 The Builder's Obligations: Design, Workmanship and Materials 73

10.1 Buildability, durability and maintenance 74

10.2 Workmanship 75

10.3 Materials 82

10.4 Design 90

11 The Builder's Obligations: Defects Before Completion 93

11.1 Temporary disconformities 93

11.2 Opening up the work 98

11.3 Defects and interim payment 100

12 The Builder's Obligations: Defects at Completion 106

12.1 Scope of work to be completed 106

12.2 Completion 109

12.3 Snagging 113

12.4 The effect of practical completion 114

12.5 The ICE, NEC3 and MF/1 conditions 115

12.6 The JCT Major Project Construction Contract 115

12.7 The provision of information prior to practical completion 116

13 The Builder's Obligations: Defects Post Completion 118

13.1 The common law 118

13.2 Defects liability period 119

13.3 Retention money 124

13.4 Retention bonds 127

13.5 Final certificates 127

14 The Professional Team 132

14.1 Membership of a professional body 132

14.2 The structure of the team 133

14.3 Duties 135

14.4 Buildability, durability and maintenance 140

15 Architects and Engineers 142

15.1 Design 143

15.2 Selecting builders and other specialists 146

15.3 Supervision 146

15.4 Periodic inspection 148

15.5 Certification 150

15.6 Design review 152

15.7 Defects investigations 155

15.8 Honest reporting 156

15.9 Termination of performance 157

16 Project Managers, Surveyors and Others 158

16.1 Project managers 158

16.2 Quantity surveyors 160

16.3 CDM coordinators 163

16.4 Clerk of works/engineer's representative 163

17 Compensation 164

17.1 Abatement 164

17.2 Set-off 166

17.3 Compensation 167

17.4 Betterment 172

17.5 Mitigation 173

17.6 Parasitic losses 174

17.7 Distress and inconvenience 176

17.9 Contributory negligence 178

17.10 Enforcement of performance 178

18 Termination 180

18.1 Breach of condition 180

18.2 Repudiation 180

18.3 Express termination provisions 181

19 Limitation 183

19.1 Contract 183

19.2 Tort 184

19.3 Contractual limitation provisions 188

19.4 Limitation and contribution proceedings 189

19.5 Defective Premises Act 189

20 Dispute Resolution 190

20.1 Litigation 190

20.2 Arbitration 192

20.3 Adjudication 193

20.4 Expert determination 194

20.5 Alternative dispute resolution 194

Regulations, Directives, Reports, Rules of Court, Treaties 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 196) and index.

ISBN:

9780632059294

063205929X

OCLC:

223370011