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ICE manual of construction law / edited by Sir Vivian Ramsey ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- ICE manuals.
- ICE manuals
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Construction industry--Law and legislation--Great Britain.
- Construction industry.
- Construction industry--Law and legislation--European Union countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 554 p.) : ill.
- Other Title:
- Construction law
- Place of Publication:
- London : Thomas Telford, 2011.
- Summary:
- Written for those without legal training, by acknowledged experts from within the construction industry and specialist construction law firms, the most important construction law issues are addressed: from planning, financing and procurement, through operational issues and general law, to claims and dispute resolution.
- Contents:
- SECTION 1: Legal issues arising during the course of the construction project
- Chapter 1 The planning system
- Chapter 2 Financing the project
- Chapter 3 Public sector projects
- Chapter 4 Public–private sector partnerships
- Chapter 5 Facilities management contracts
- Chapter 6 Procurement route
- Chapter 7 The construction contract
- Chapter 8 Tender process
- Chapter 9 Construction insurance
- Chapter 10 Bonds, parent company guarantees and other security
- SECTION 2: Operational issues in an engineering practice
- Chapter 11 Ways of operating
- Chapter 12 Joint ventures
- Chapter 13 International offices
- Chapter 14 The consulting engineer's appointment
- Chapter 15 Collateral warranties
- Chapter 16 Professional indemnity insurance
- Chapter 17 Employment law
- Chapter 18 Intellectual property
- SECTION 3: General law
- Chapter 19 The law of contract
- Chapter 20 Construction health and safety I: Enforcement, HSW Act and management duties
- Chapter 21 Construction health and safety II: Industry and hazard-specific regulations, work equipment and workplace safety
- Chapter 22 Insolvency in construction
- Chapter 23 Law of tort
- Chapter 24 Environmental issues
- SECTION 4: Construction disputes
- Chapter 25 Administration of claims
- Chapter 26 Litigation for the construction industry
- Chapter 27 Arbitration
- Chapter 28 Adjudication
- Chapter 29 Alternative dispute resolution
- Table of Statutes and Statutory Instruments and Table of European Legislation
- Table of cases
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62870-398-9
- 0-7277-4174-8
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